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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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Physics and Astronomy Faculty Named APS Fellows, Win Physics Innovation Award

Jacobus Verbaarschot and Thomas Hemmick were elected APS Fellows and Ross Corliss received an APS Fundamental Physics Innovation Award.

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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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College of Arts and Sciences Announces 2021-22 Sir Run Run Shaw Lecture Series

The series continues on Wednesday, October 6, with “W.E.B. Du Bois at the Center: From Science, Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter.”

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Physics Postdoc Named Finalist in Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists

Irina Petrushina is a rising star and role model in accelerator physics research — a critical field for scientific research and societal applications.

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NSF Awards Nearly $3 Million for Graduate Research Training in Data Science and AI

The award will help provide cross-training to PhD students in the data sciences alongside PhD students in the human-centered sciences to detect and address biases.

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Tom Manuel Keeps the Music Playing at SBU and The Jazz Loft

Tom Manuel got his first jazz infusion at a family event when he was growing up. “I clearly remember lying on the grass and hearing a deejay play Glenn Miller’s ‘In the Mood,’” recalled the Lake Ronkonkoma, NY...

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Stephanie Kelton Named One of Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company

It’s not easy swaying a long-standing and deeply entrenched economic philosophy. For Stephanie Kelton, a professor of economics and public policy in the College of Arts and Sciences at Stony Brook University, having...

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Ecology and Evolution Undergrad Researches in Three Faculty Labs

Sarah Vaccaro ‘22 — the URECA researcher of the month for September 2021 — is a biology major specializing in ecology and evolution with a minor in anthropology. Vaccaro’s research in the laboratory of Associate...

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New Lab at Stony Brook Shines Light on the Past

Researchers in the Luminescence Dating Research Lab study the luminescence properties of minerals and applications of luminescence dating techniques with a focus on human evolution.

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Five SBU Subjects in Top 100 of Academic Ranking of World Universities

According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, Stony Brook University has placed among the top 100 in the world in several subject areas: #19 Mathematics #46...

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DOE Award Aims to Accelerate Advancements in Zero-Emissions Vehicles

Fossil-fuel powered cars and trucks are a leading cause of air pollution and carbon emissions. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, transportation is the biggest single contributor to greenhouse gas...

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Overcoming Multiple Challenges with Artful Resilience

International students add enrichment, excitement and diversity to Stony Brook University, but their struggles and hardships often go unnoticed as they seek to blend into the American way of life. Such is the case for...

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University Senate, Department of Sociology Celebrating Norman Goodman’s 56 Years as a Seawolf

Distinguished Teaching and Service Professor Norman Goodman — a true Stony Brook University legend and member of the university’s founding generation — will be honored on Friday, Aug. 20 by the University Senate...

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Stanislaus Wong Named 2021 American Chemical Society Fellow

He joins scientists who have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in chemistry and have made important contributions to ACS, the world’s largest scientific society.

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Google Doodle Celebrates Anniversary of Turkana Basin Discovery

The doodle marked the anniversary of the discovery of the "Turkana Human," a significant discovery made in 1984 that "revolutionized knowledge of human evolution."

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Biochem Undergrad Highlights Experiences Working in Research Lab

Gaurav Sharma ’22 — the URECA researcher of the month for August 2021 — is a biochemistry major in the Honors College and recipient of the Kenneth M. Nicholas Undergraduate Research Fellowship, which is an award...

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PhD Student Chosen for DOE Graduate Student Research Program

College of Arts and Sciences Announces 2021-22 Sir Run Run Shaw Lecture Series

Physics Postdoc Named Finalist in Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists

NSF Awards Nearly $3 Million for Graduate Research Training in Data Science and AI

Tom Manuel Keeps the Music Playing at SBU and The Jazz Loft

Stephanie Kelton Named One of Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company

Ecology and Evolution Undergrad Researches in Three Faculty Labs

New Lab at Stony Brook Shines Light on the Past

Five SBU Subjects in Top 100 of Academic Ranking of World Universities

DOE Award Aims to Accelerate Advancements in Zero-Emissions Vehicles

Overcoming Multiple Challenges with Artful Resilience

University Senate, Department of Sociology Celebrating Norman Goodman’s 56 Years as a Seawolf

Biochem Undergrad Highlights Experiences Working in Research Lab

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