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Developing the Next Generation of Particle Accelerator Talent

Stony Brook University, in collaboration with Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Cornell University and FERMI National Accelerator Laboratory, has established the Ernest Courant Traineeship in Accelerator Science...

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The National Huidong Sea Turtle Reserve in the Guangdong Province is one of the MPAs in China. Credit: Ellen Pikitch

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Study Provides First-Time Data on China’s Marine Conservation

The study, led by SBU's Ellen Pikitch, provides insight into the country’s progress toward meeting global commitments to protect marine waters.

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Storm Surge Working Group, SBU Faculty Identify Continued Need for Coastal Protection

SoMAS' Malcolm Bowman chairs the working group, which continues to push for storm surge barriers to protect the New York area.

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Daniel Knopf worked with DOE fieldwork samples on the Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscope at the Advanced Light Source at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Photo courtesy of Knopf.

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Professor Daniel Knopf Tries to Predict How Ice Forms in Clouds

Atmospheric scientist Daniel Knopf, a professor in the Department of Chemistry at Stony Brook University, and his research group pursue a wide range of aerosol-related interests, including imaging analysis, particle...

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SBU Researchers Discover Possible New Approach for Developing Antifungal Drugs

The last drug designed to more effectively treat dangerous systemic fungal infections, most often affecting immunocompromised patients, was developed more than 20 years ago. Now an interdisciplinary team of...

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Three SBU fauclty appointed to task force to study NY ocean acidification

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SBU Researchers Part of Team Driving Renewable Ocean Energy Research

Researchers from Stony Brook are working with scientists in the Northeast as part of the new Atlantic Marine Energy Center (AMEC) to conduct research and development that address ongoing needs for sustainable renewable...

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World Lemur Day Commemorative Stamps Feature SBU Alum Jonah Ratsimbazafy

World Lemur Day is October 29, and it was celebrated in Madagascar with the issuance of six new lemur postage stamps, including two honoring Stony Brook University alumnus Jonah Ratsimbazafy. Ratsimbazafy, a...

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Global Standards Created for the Ethics of Ancient DNA Research

A team of scholars, including SBU's Elizabeth Sawchuk, has articulated a set of ethical guidelines regarding aDNA as a way to govern such research globally.

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Measuring the Met: Stony Brook Researchers Study Renowned Museum’s Air Quality

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s cavernous halls and exhibition spaces were empty and silent when a small group of people entered the Egyptian wing with a 500-pound scientific device on a cart. They cracked open the...

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José Rodriguez conducts research into catalysts to improve clean-energy production and control environmental pollution.

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Chemist José Rodriguez Named Fellow of the American Vacuum Society

José Rodriguez, an adjunct professor in the departments of Chemistry and Materials Science and Chemical Engineering at Stony Brook University and a chemist at Brookhaven National Laboratory, has been named a 2021 Fellow...

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Left to right: Olivia Swanson, PhD student; Priscilla Yevoo, PhD student; Hillary Schiff, postdoc; Professor Arianna Maffei; Mowei (Vivienne) Li, undergraduate student; Melissa Haley, postdoc

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SBU Study Shows Motor Cortex Could Have Larger Role in Parkinson’s Disease

The role of neuron and dopamine loss in Parkinson’s Disease (PD) has long been recognized by neuroscientists. However, how dopaminergic modulation affects brain regions involved in the control of voluntary movement...

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AMS Professor Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award

Zhenhua Liu's research has the potential to improve the efficiency of costly computing systems, which saves energy and makes better use of existing investments.

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PhD Student Chosen for DOE Graduate Student Research Program

Stony Brook University Physics PhD student Jacob Larkin has been selected for the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program. With this award, Larkin will spend six...

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Chi-Kuo Hu Receives NIH New Innovator Award, $1.5M Grant

The assistant professor of biochemistry and cell biology received the award for his research on dormancy and effects of aging using killifish.

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SBU Leads Climate Week Discussion on Creating Green Partnerships

Stony Brook University hosted a panel of city and state officials to discuss how partnerships between government, universities, and industries can not only help New York State meet its climate goals, but also improve...

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A new study shows long-finned pilot whales in the Northeast U.S. shifted poleward during a 25-year period, as water temperatures warmed rapidly.

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Study Shows Climate Change Could Be Altering the Marine Food Web

According to SoMAS' Lesley Thorne, if climate change decouples relationships between marine mammals and their prey, this could have important implications for marine food web dynamics.

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