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Randy Rettberg, president of the iGEM Foundation, with Stony Brook’s 2018 iGEM team

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Undergraduate Research Team Wins SBU’s First iGEM Gold Medal

Stony Brook’s 2018 team for the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition took home the University’s first gold medal at the iGEM Giant Jamboree recently held in Boston. Since 2014, Stony Brook’s...

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Research Complements Classroom Learning for SBU Undergrad

Stony Brook University senior Andrew Nwuba, majoring in Mechanical Engineering in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, began doing research in his sophomore year when he joined two different research groups...

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Scholars Share Awesome Science at SBU Postdoc Spotlight

“There’s one thing that unites people across all political and socioeconomic backgrounds,” suggested Geosciences Postdoc Steven Jaret during his talk at SBU Postdoc Spotlight. “The one thing that everyone agrees upon...

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Stony Brook Football Lineman Plans to Tackle Head Injury Disease

At 6-4, 290 pounds, Christopher Infantino has taken a lot of hits on the football field. The Stony Brook master’s student has suited up for football since he was five years old and is now playing his final season on the...

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Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Holds Court, Shares Life Lessons With Freshman Class

Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, is quick to say that she did not come from a life of privilege. She’s also the first to tell you that where your story begins doesn’t determine its...

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Seawolves Rock the Vote in Record Numbers

Stony Brook University’s students topped the All In Challenge charts with more than 1,300 students pledging to vote in the 2018 Midterm Election on Tuesday. Among the 455 universities participating in the challenge...

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Petty Officer Second Class Jane York ‘19

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Q&A with Jane York ’19, Veteran Student and Graduate Student Advocate

Jane York ’19 is this year’s Graduate Student Advocate (GSA), but offers her own unique perspective on the job as a Navy veteran. A theater major at Rutgers University, York was motivated by the human experience and art...

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Undergraduate Researchers Heed the Ocean’s Call

A pair of Stony Brook undergraduates are getting their feet wet in the world of research, leveraging opportunities at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS.) Claire Garfield ’20 became involved in a...

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Yark Beyan ’19 Gets Out the Vote

Anyone faulting today’s collegiate youth for voter apathy has yet to meet Yark Beyan ’19. Beyan can be found every Monday through Thursday at the Student Activities Center registering students to vote as a team...

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Rachel Witt ’19 Finds the Right Fit in Secondary Education Program

Like many students choosing a university, Rachel Witt ’19 knew she wanted a strong science program, but she didn’t have a clear idea of what she wanted to do with her life. “Stony Brook seemed like the perfect place for...

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Bingjie Zhang Wins Mow Shiah Lin Scholarship

Stony Brook University Student Bingjie Zhang is the recipient of the 14th annual Mow Shiah Lin Scholarship. The Asian Pacific American Association (APAA) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory...

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Undergrads at Turkana Basin Institute Use Ancient Dig Sites as Laboratory

Four years ago, Lucia Muzzarelli ’19 was drawn to Stony Brook University because of its reputation for world-class science programs and ample research opportunities. So when she heard a lecture about the Turkana Basin...

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SBU Postdoc Wins Prize as Finalist in 2018 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists

Priyanka Sharma, a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Chemistry at Stony Brook University, has been named a regional finalist in the 2018 Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists. These awards...

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Lydia Myers ’20 Digs Into the Past

“Just being where we’re finding bones, pottery, beads and other artifacts – right as it’s happening – is the coolest thing ever,” says Lydia Myers ’20, an undergraduate researcher who spent the summer...

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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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Interning with Stony Brook’s Office of Federal Relations in Washington, DC

Luigi Pesce Ibarra, a doctoral candidate in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences with a concentration in Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences, shares his experience as an intern. Before departing Long Island for my 2018...

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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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SBU Students and Alumni Sweep State Department Awards

First-ever Fulbrights to Norway and South Korea Record Number of Gilman Scholarships Stony Brook University is continuing its tradition of success in nationally competitive fellowship competitions sponsored by the U.S...

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Category - Student Spotlight

Undergraduate Research Team Wins SBU’s First iGEM Gold Medal

Research Complements Classroom Learning for SBU Undergrad

Scholars Share Awesome Science at SBU Postdoc Spotlight

Stony Brook Football Lineman Plans to Tackle Head Injury Disease

Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Holds Court, Shares Life Lessons With Freshman Class

Seawolves Rock the Vote in Record Numbers

Undergraduate Researchers Heed the Ocean’s Call

Yark Beyan ’19 Gets Out the Vote

Rachel Witt ’19 Finds the Right Fit in Secondary Education Program

Bingjie Zhang Wins Mow Shiah Lin Scholarship

Undergrads at Turkana Basin Institute Use Ancient Dig Sites as Laboratory

SBU Postdoc Wins Prize as Finalist in 2018 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists

Lydia Myers ’20 Digs Into the Past

Grad Student Brent Freestone Tackles Engineering Challenges on Campus and Abroad

Interning with Stony Brook’s Office of Federal Relations in Washington, DC

Gregory Matousek ’20 Does Big Science, Hands-On

SBU Students and Alumni Sweep State Department Awards

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