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Kiana Lom ‘21 Writes – and Illustrates – a Novel

Not everything goes according to plan, or so Kiana Lom ‘21 found out. Born in Oceanside, New York, but raised in Costa Rica, Kiana dropped out of school in ninth grade. But she always had an interest in art and...

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Christopher Hayes ’19 Researches Solar Energy at Brookhaven National Lab

Chemistry was the subject in school that Christopher Hayes enjoyed the most. However, the Long Island native entered Stony Brook University unsure of his course of study. This past spring, he graduated with degrees in...

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Matthew Murphy ’20 Unlocks Puzzles in Astronomy

For URECA Summer Researcher Matthew Murphy, doing research “feels like solving puzzles.” “I’ve always loved doing that,” he said. “I’ve loved looking at things unconventionally. Every day when I sit at my...

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Zaynab Ubaid ’19 Blazes a Trail in Communications

Growing up in a sheltered, religiously conservative household, Stony Brook psychology major and University Scholar Zaynab Ubaid ’19 was determined to make her mark at Stony Brook. “When I enrolled, there were so many...

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Hayley Rein ’19 Channelled Personal Loss Into Service

Imagine being a sophomore in college and losing your father — just a year after your mother died. That was Hayley Rein’s reality. The Stony Brook University psychology and sociology double major, who will graduate in...

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Learning to Ask for Help Launched Elle Butler Basner ’19

Sometimes it takes a little adversity to teach you how to win. This is what biochemistry and applied mathematics and statistics major Elle Butler Basner ’19 learned when she received a disappointing grade in an...

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Mechanical Engineering Students Make an Impact with ‘Go Baby Go’ Project

By Patrick O’Donnell ’19 The Stony Brook University Student Chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) strives to help students develop professionally and to familiarize students with the...

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Undergraduate Researcher Emily Chen Unlocks the Secrets of Carbyne

“Research is a huge challenge for me,” says Emily Chen ’20, named July’s Researcher of the Month by the Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URECA). “I enjoy having...

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Engineering Student James Haggerty ’19 Builds Carbon-Neutral Motorbike

James Haggerty ’19 is saving the planet one vehicle at a time. The engineering major, who credits a building manager for helping him decide to enroll at Stony Brook University, is part of a design team that converted a...

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Graduating Seawolf Sean Deery Has Advice for New Students: Get Involved

College campuses can seem large and intimidating to some new arrivals, but “there’s a lot of opportunity if you go make it yourself.” That’s the advice Sean Deery ‘19 wants to share with new students, and he speaks from...

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Chris Crosby ‘19 Aims to Leave the Planet Healthier Than He Found It

Maybe it was going hunting and fishing with his grandmother. Or being glued to the Discovery Channel as a kid. Either way, Chris Crosby’s love of nature was too strong to ignore, and led him to enroll at Stony Brook...

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Stony Brook Celebrates Cherry Blossom Festival

Colorful aspects of Japanese culture were on full display in early May during the Sakura Matsuri Festival at the Charles B. Wang Center. Sakura Matsuri — the Cherry Blossom Festival — is a day-long...

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Ten Students Receive Fulbright Scholarships, Setting Stony Brook Record

Ten Stony Brook University students have been recognized by the Department of State’s prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program, a highly competitive scholarship opportunity that provides funding for American students...

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For Stony Brook Computer Science Students, Robert A. Schwartz Scholarship is About More Than Dollars

It would be easy to discuss the impact of the Robert A. Schwartz Computer Science Scholarship in financial terms. After all, the difference that Bob Schwartz ’75 and his wife, Ellen Brown, make for scholarship...

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Students Leaders to Cycle Across the Country for a Cause

Two Stony Brook student leaders are devoting their whole summer to cycling more than 4,000 miles across the country to raise awareness and funds for their respective charities. Justas Klimavicius ’19, President of...

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Stony Brook to Graduate More Than 7,500 in May 24 Commencement Ceremony

Eager to embrace a challenging but rewarding future, a record 7,535 Stony Brook University graduates will be honored as the University’s 59th annual commencement ceremony takes place Friday, May 24, beginning at 11 am...

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Three Seawolves Receive Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships

Three Stony Brook University students have been selected as recipients of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, recognizing outstanding undergraduates who intend to pursue STEM research careers. The talented trio...

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Stony Brook Student Shines at NY Business Competitions

A new technology developed by Shrish Patel, a PhD candidate in Professor Alexander Orlov’s Materials Science and Chemical Engineering lab in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has been recognized in three...

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Category - Student Spotlight

Kiana Lom ‘21 Writes – and Illustrates – a Novel

Christopher Hayes ’19 Researches Solar Energy at Brookhaven National Lab

Matthew Murphy ’20 Unlocks Puzzles in Astronomy

Zaynab Ubaid ’19 Blazes a Trail in Communications

Hayley Rein ’19 Channelled Personal Loss Into Service

Learning to Ask for Help Launched Elle Butler Basner ’19

Mechanical Engineering Students Make an Impact with ‘Go Baby Go’ Project

Undergraduate Researcher Emily Chen Unlocks the Secrets of Carbyne

Engineering Student James Haggerty ’19 Builds Carbon-Neutral Motorbike

Graduating Seawolf Sean Deery Has Advice for New Students: Get Involved

Chris Crosby ‘19 Aims to Leave the Planet Healthier Than He Found It

Stony Brook Celebrates Cherry Blossom Festival

Ten Students Receive Fulbright Scholarships, Setting Stony Brook Record

For Stony Brook Computer Science Students, Robert A. Schwartz Scholarship is About More Than Dollars

Students Leaders to Cycle Across the Country for a Cause

Three Seawolves Receive Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships

Stony Brook Student Shines at NY Business Competitions

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