Category - News Highlights

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Journalism Students Use Capstone Course to Showcase Cultural Exchange, from Food to TikTok

The reporting capstone is a chance for upper-division journalism students to showcase their technical and storytelling skills in one project.

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Alumni Hottest Stories Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Student Spotlights News Highlights Research Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Undergrad’s Extensive Research Experience Was Supported by Several Key Programs

The biology major says that at Stony Brook he was able to get "awesome research experience, which has been super valuable to me, and to have great mentors."

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Alumni Spotlight Story Arts & Entertainment College of Arts & Sciences COVID-19 Faculty/Student Spotlights Home Page Spotlight News Highlights Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Art Students Collaborate with Long Island Explorium to Present “A Visual Dialogue on Environmental Issues”

Students in the Stony Brook Department of Art’s visual arts program recently partnered with the Long Island Explorium to present a curated digital art exhibit, “A Visual Dialogue on Environmental Issues.” A...

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Alumni Chapters & Groups Alumni Spotlight Story Black/Latino Group Business Development and Networking network Business Development Network College of Business Alumni Community Connecticut chapter Dental alumni Denver chapter Founders group LGBTQ group Los Angeles chapter New England-Boston chapter New Jersey chapter New York City chapter News Highlights Northern California chapter Nursing Alumni Philadelphia chapter Phoenix chapter Public Policy network San Diego chapter San Francisco chapter School of Professional Development Alumni Social Welfare alumni South Asian Alumni Network Spirit of Stony Brook Alumni Stony Brook Matters Student Ambassador network Tucson chapter University Washington DC chapter

The Top 10 Stories of 2021

Enjoy this look back at the Top 10 Stories of 2021, from SBU News.

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Academics Alumni Spotlight Story College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Global News Highlights Stony Brook Matters University

Paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, Chair of Turkana Basin Institute, Dies at 77

World-renowned paleoanthropologist and conservationist Richard E. Leakey, a professor in the Stony Brook University Department of Anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences and chair of the Turkana Basin Institute...

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Elevating Opportunity for Students to Follow

Founded in 1911 on the principle of achievement, the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity’s mission is at the core of the organization: to elevate young Black men and inspire them to reach higher and dream bigger. Alumni of Stony...

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Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine Medicine and Research News Highlights Newsletter-Spotlight Research School of Medicine Stony Brook Matters

Using AI to Detect Fractures on X-Rays Leads to Improved Diagnosis

Dr. Daichi Hayashi is co-investigator of a research paper which demonstrates that AI-assisted X-ray interpretation for fracture diagnosis can help improve diagnostic accuracy.

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Alumni Chapters & Groups Alumni Spotlight Story Black/Latino Group Business Development and Networking network Business Development Network College of Business Alumni Connecticut chapter Dental alumni Denver chapter Founders group LGBTQ group Los Angeles chapter Main University New England-Boston chapter New Jersey chapter New York City chapter News Highlights Northern California chapter Nursing Alumni On Campus Philadelphia chapter Phoenix chapter Public Policy network Recent Grads San Diego chapter San Francisco chapter School of Professional Development Alumni Social Welfare alumni South Asian Alumni Network Spirit of Stony Brook Alumni Stony Brook Matters Student Ambassador network Tucson chapter University Washington DC chapter

2021: The Year in Photos

View a collection of remarkable images from the past year, taken by Stony Brook University photographer John Griffin.
2021: Every Picture Tells a Story by Stony Brook University on Exposure

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Alumni Hottest Stories Community Giving Back News Highlights On Campus Stony Brook Matters University

Stony Brook Stitchers Bring Cheer to Patients at Children’s Hospital

They created more than 50 handmade snowball plush toys, bringing fun and a touch of whimsy to the patients at the Children’s Hospital.

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Alumni Spotlight Story Commencement Events Main University News Highlights On Campus Recent Grads Stony Brook Matters University

Surprise Military Homecoming Creates Special Moment at December Commencement

December graduate Alyssa O'Hara was surprised by her husband Justin O'Hara, a senior airman in the U.S. Air Force, at the ceremony.

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Alumni Spotlight Story Arts & Entertainment Giving Back Long Island News Highlights Newsletter-Spotlight Stony Brook Matters

Pollock-Krasner House Receives $25K from New York State Council on the Arts

Art history student Daneris Ortega will assist Joyce Raimondo in administering and expanding public outreach programs.

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Academics Alumni Spotlight Story Diversity Medicine Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research News Highlights Newsletter-Spotlight On Campus School of Medicine Stony Brook Matters University

Stony Brook Physicians Talk About ‘Black Men in White Coats’ Movement

Two evenings of panel discussions around the film provided insights into the Black male journey leading to medical school and experience in the medical field.

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Stony Brook journalism students with a camera.

Alumni Spotlight Story Main University News Highlights Recent Grads School of Communication and Journalism Stony Brook Matters

Stony Brook Launches Master’s in Journalism Program

Students are now able to apply for the program and begin working toward their degrees in the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Academics Alumni Hottest Stories Arts & Entertainment College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Student Spotlights Featured Story News Highlights Recent Grads Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight University

Student’s Origami Artwork Makes it to the Big Stage

Milo Mohamed ‘24 has made it into the limelight. His artwork, that is. Earlier this semester, Mohamed, a Studio Art major in the Department of Art, was assigned a project in Associate Professor Izumi Ashizawa’s ARS205...

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Stony Brook Music Department musicians spread joy to a mother and child at Stony Brook Children's Hospital.

Alumni Spotlight Story Arts & Entertainment Community Events News Highlights Newsletter-Spotlight Stony Brook Matters

Staller Center’s Instrument Petting Zoo Spreads Holiday Cheer at SB Children’s Hospital

Musicians from the Department of Music caroled throughout the hospital, spreading holiday cheer and joy to the children, families and staff.

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Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine and Research News Highlights Newsletter-Spotlight Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters

SBU Part of NASA Mission to Better Understand Tropical Storms

Data collected from the mission will help scientists better understand and predict the behavior of dangerous tropical storms and address a significant issue of climate change.

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Alumni Spotlight Story COVID-19 Medicine Medicine and Research News Highlights School of Medicine Stony Brook Matters

Windy Days May Keep Us Safer from COVID

Sean Clouston led a study showing that days with temperatures ranging from 61 to 82 degrees F where wind speed was less than 5 mph had significantly increased COVID-19 incidence compared to similar days with an average...

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Alumni Hottest Stories Athletics Athletics News Highlights Stony Brook Matters University

Seawolves Men’s and Women’s Basketball Games to Air on SNY This Season

Thirteen Stony Brook University mens’ and women’s basketball games will air on SNY this season, thanks to an agreement announced by the SBU Athletics Department. Both teams were picked as the preseason...

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Category - News Highlights

Journalism Students Use Capstone Course to Showcase Cultural Exchange, from Food to TikTok

Undergrad’s Extensive Research Experience Was Supported by Several Key Programs

Art Students Collaborate with Long Island Explorium to Present “A Visual Dialogue on Environmental Issues”

Paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, Chair of Turkana Basin Institute, Dies at 77

Elevating Opportunity for Students to Follow

Stony Brook Stitchers Bring Cheer to Patients at Children’s Hospital

Surprise Military Homecoming Creates Special Moment at December Commencement

Stony Brook Launches Master’s in Journalism Program

Student’s Origami Artwork Makes it to the Big Stage

Windy Days May Keep Us Safer from COVID

Seawolves Men’s and Women’s Basketball Games to Air on SNY This Season

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