Category - Research

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BNL Experiment Sheds Light on Proton Spin Puzzle

New data from the STAR experiment at Brookhaven National Laboratory‘s Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) add detail—and complexity—to an intriguing puzzle that scientists have been seeking to solve: how the...

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PTSD in 9/11 Responders Linked to Dementia

There appears to be a link between chronic PTSD in 9/11 responders and dementia, according to a new pilot study led by researchers at Stony Brook University and the Stony Brook World Trade Center Health and Wellness...

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Gabrielle Paniccia ’19 Dives Deep into Molecular Biology

“Something that I’ve enjoyed about the research I’ve done is that, over time, I’ve been able to see myself grow as a scientist,” says undergraduate researcher Gabrielle Paniccia ’19. “I’ve moved...

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Alumni Spotlight Story Research Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Researchers to Test Energy-Efficient Batteries

A new type of energy-efficient storage battery will be tested by Unique Technical Services under the supervision of the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC), a New York State Center of Excellence at...

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Do Animals Think and Feel?

What, if anything, are your pets thinking? Do they value you beyond your reliability as a source of food? What cognitive traits do we share with the elephant, the wolf, primates and other so-called “higher...

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Study Probes Effect of Anesthesia on Breast Cancer Outcomes

A Stony Brook-led study will investigate where anesthesia management during breast cancer surgery affects long-term patient outcomes. Surgery offers the best hope to cure breast cancer when disease does not spread...

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Dean Fotis Sotiropoulos on Capitol Hill.

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College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Dean Makes Case for Major Federal Investment in Higher Ed for US to Lead Global AI Race

On Monday, February 4, Fotis Sotiropoulos, Dean of Stony Brook University’s (SBU) College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, briefed New York Congressional delegation staff in Washington, DC on SBU’s Artificial...

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Planetary InSight: Scott McLennan Reflects on Two Decades of Mars Research

As a young undergraduate student in Canada, Scott McLennan planned to spend his life studying the composition and characteristics of the Earth, and in 1987, he began teaching in Stony Brook’s Department of Geosciences...

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History of Universe Could Be Upended by New Findings

StonyBrook-led research suggesting an alternative history of the universe has been published in the latest edition of Physical Review Letters. The research, funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the...

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SBU Faculty Mentor 18 Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholars

Out of the 300 scholars selected this year from 1,964 entries for the Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS) — the prestigious science and math competition for high school students — 18 did research with Stony Brook...

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Leading the Future of AI: University Marries Human Ingenuity with Machines

“Smart” concrete that can predict structural repairs before they’re needed. Nanobots that can stimulate the brain to cure degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s. Programs that scan medical records to...

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Dr. Srinivas Myneni (left) and Dr. David Lam of Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine illustrate the potential use and placement of a nanomaterial-based bone regeneration device.

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SBU Dental Faculty Use High-tech Methods to Advance Research

Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine researchers are going high-tech to help solve some of the world’s leading oral health problems. Two projects totaling approximately $2 million in grant monies are being...

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Undergraduate Researcher Probes Autism

Lee Ann Santore ’19, a swim coach and undergraduate researcher in the field of autism, has some advice for students considering hands-on research at Stony Brook: “Dive right in!” “I had done a lot of...

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Medicine Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters

New Study Groups Protein Kinases as Cancer Drug Targets

Stony Brook-led research proposes a new approach to classifying protein kinases – a class of signaling molecules – that takes account of their potential as drug targets. Protein kinases regulate most cellular processes...

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Nurse Practitioners Play Vital Role in Oral Health

A national survey of nurse practitioner (NP) training program educators reveals that a large majority of responders believe graduates’ level of oral health training and competence is at a high level, and therefore NPs...

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Grant Will Aid Lynch’s Penguin Colony Research

Ecologist Heather J. Lynch, an associate professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution, has been awarded a Microsoft/National Geographic AI for Earth Innovation Grant that will support her use of artificial...

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The PHENIX detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider

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SBU Physicists Among BNL Research Group Studying the Perfect Fluid

Researchers from Stony Brook University are among a group of nuclear physicists analyzing data from the PHENIX detector at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) — a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science...

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SBU Study Shows Multidisciplinary Care Leads to Higher Survival Rates for Lung Cancer Patients

An investigation of short-term and long-term survival outcomes of more than 4,000 lung cancer patients reveals that patients treated under a multidisciplinary model of care have significantly higher survival rates at...

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Category - Research

BNL Experiment Sheds Light on Proton Spin Puzzle

Gabrielle Paniccia ’19 Dives Deep into Molecular Biology

Researchers to Test Energy-Efficient Batteries

Do Animals Think and Feel?

Study Probes Effect of Anesthesia on Breast Cancer Outcomes

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Dean Makes Case for Major Federal Investment in Higher Ed for US to Lead Global AI Race

Planetary InSight: Scott McLennan Reflects on Two Decades of Mars Research

History of Universe Could Be Upended by New Findings

SBU Faculty Mentor 18 Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholars

Leading the Future of AI: University Marries Human Ingenuity with Machines

SBU Dental Faculty Use High-tech Methods to Advance Research

Undergraduate Researcher Probes Autism

New Study Groups Protein Kinases as Cancer Drug Targets

Nurse Practitioners Play Vital Role in Oral Health

Grant Will Aid Lynch’s Penguin Colony Research

SBU Physicists Among BNL Research Group Studying the Perfect Fluid

SBU Study Shows Multidisciplinary Care Leads to Higher Survival Rates for Lung Cancer Patients

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