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Child Experiences New Freedom after Innovative Cancer Surgery

Delaney Unger has always met the world with a smile. And the talented young dancer is known for her energy and drive. So it was a shock when Delaney was diagnosed with a rare type of bone cancer. For a while, it looked...

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Men’s Basketball Wins Fifth Straight

In another standout defensive performance, the Stony Brook men’s basketball team defeated New Hampshire, 62-44, at Island Federal Arena on Saturday night in front of 2,817 fans. Sophomore Elijah Olaniyi led all...

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Academics College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Diversity Featured Story Home Page Spotlight Main University Stony Brook Matters

Building a Pathway for Diversity in STEM Education

Increasing diversity in engineering and technology is a key initiative at Stony Brook University. Fotis Sotiropoulos, Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, highlighted these efforts during his recent...

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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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Kathleen Byington Named Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration

Kathleen Byington, Associate Vice President for Business Operations at Yale University, has been appointed Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration at Stony Brook University, effective October 3, 2018. In...

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Newly Minted Met Dan Zamora is Latest Seawolf in MLB

It’s been a black cloud of a season for the New York Mets, but a former Seawolf is now providing a bit of silver lining. With his recent call-up, Dan Zamora ’15 joins a small but elite pack of Seawolves — five, to be...

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President Emeritus of Stanford University and Stony Brook Distinguished Alumnus John Hennessy Creates New Endowed Professorship

It’s been quite a year for John L. Hennessy, MS ’75, PhD ’77. When the tenth president of Stanford University returned to Stony Brook University in April to be inducted into the College of Engineering and Applied...

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Grad Student Brent Freestone Tackles Engineering Challenges on Campus and Abroad

Mechanical engineering graduate student Brent Freestone is sowing seeds of hope abroad as part of Stony Brook University’s CentriSeed Innovations, a student-run nonprofit organization he co-founded in summer 2015...

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Academics Alumni Spotlight Story College of Arts & Sciences Home Page Spotlight Medicine and Research News Highlights Research Social Sciences Stony Brook Matters

Archaeologists Reveal Massive Ancient Cemetery Near Lake Turkana, Kenya

A groundbreaking study has found the earliest and largest monumental cemetery in eastern Africa built 5,000 years ago by early pastoralists living around Lake Turkana, Kenya. This group is believed to have lived without...

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Stony Brook University Named 34th Best US College by Money Magazine

Stony Brook University has been named the 34th best college in the US, as well as the 22nd best public institution, in an annual ranking released by MONEY Magazine. In the 2018 list of “Best Colleges For Your Money,”...

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Diversity Entrepreneurship Home Page Spotlight Main University Medicine and Research Stony Brook Matters

University’s Center for Corporate Education Focuses on Empowering Women

Before she started her first corporate job, Anna Goldberg ’09, ’12 said she didn’t recall experiencing gender bias. All that changed when at age 24 she participated in a meeting with predominantly male co-workers and...

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Gregory Matousek ’20 Does Big Science, Hands-On

“This whole environment, which is one big learning tank to discover more about particle physics, has been one of the most thought–provoking experiences I’ve ever had in my education,” says URECA...

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Category - Home Page Spotlight

Child Experiences New Freedom after Innovative Cancer Surgery

Men’s Basketball Wins Fifth Straight

Building a Pathway for Diversity in STEM Education

Undergraduate Researcher Probes Autism

Kathleen Byington Named Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration

Newly Minted Met Dan Zamora is Latest Seawolf in MLB

President Emeritus of Stanford University and Stony Brook Distinguished Alumnus John Hennessy Creates New Endowed Professorship

Grad Student Brent Freestone Tackles Engineering Challenges on Campus and Abroad

Stony Brook University Named 34th Best US College by Money Magazine

University’s Center for Corporate Education Focuses on Empowering Women

Gregory Matousek ’20 Does Big Science, Hands-On

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