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Scientists Probe How the Brain Creates Taste Aversion

The discovery could have broader implications in the area of neurobiology intervention for helping people to break addictions to harmful substances.

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Scientists Confirm Age of Universe is 13.8 Billion Years

The universe is about 13.8 billion years old, according to new research published in a series of papers by an international team of astrophysicists, including Stony Brook’s Neelima Sehgal. Using observations from the...

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Taking on Social Justice in the Wake of the George Floyd Killing

“The names we’ve all heard, but we need to say them — Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Mike Brown, Tamir Rice, Sandra Bland, Walter Scott, Philando Castile, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd — and understand...

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Bernard Essuman ’21 Tackles COVID-19 Research

The study will help researchers understand how COVID-19 interacts with 3D-printed face shields, cotton, skin and hair, and could predict how long it sticks to surfaces.

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Historian Paul Kelton Tells a Tale of Two Pandemics

Paul Kelton was working on a book about the cholera pandemic of the 1830s when coronavirus emerged. “It’s been a surreal experience writing about a pandemic while one is going on,” said Kelton, professor...

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University Funds 17 COVID-Related Research Projects

Investigators begin critical research to address urgent healthcare challenges, including prognostic and therapeutic studies, as well as the far-reaching social impacts of the pandemic.

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Bat Study Could Provide Clues to Coronavirus

The research, funded by the NSF, will look at how viruses affect cells upon entry into the bat host’s nasal passages to explain why symptomatic disease does not occur.

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Stony Brook Researchers Explore Moiré Patterns Beyond 2D Materials

Beyond producing interesting and beautiful geometric patterns, materials scientists have explored this geometrical oddity and discovered new physics in the nanoscopic world.

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From Math to Masks: Alumni Group Helps SBU During Crisis

Former students of Professor Xiuxiong Chen were both moved and concerned enough to reach out to their former teacher and mentor to offer help.

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Surita R. Bhatia Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Surita R. Bhatia, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor, Department of Chemistry, to its College of...

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Chemistry Department Gears Up to Produce Hand Sanitizer

The team made 17 gallons of hand sanitizer on March 24, the first day of the call for help, and are in the process of making more.

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Nicole Sampson Named Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Sampson, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, has developed a comprehensive vision for the future of the College that anticipates the challenges of the next decade and charts the way forward.

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Simon Donaldson Named 2020 Wolf Prize Laureate in Mathematics

Professor Donaldson is jointly awarded the prize with Professor Yakov Eliashberg from Stanford University for their outstanding contributions to mathematics over many years.

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Lucie Baumont Wins Research Support from Department of Energy

Lucie Baumont, a PhD student in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Physics and Astronomy is among 49 graduate students recently selected by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science Graduate Student...

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Dean C. Adams, PhD ‘99 to Receive 2019 Rohlf Medal for Excellence in Morphometric Methods and Applications

The 2019 Rohlf Medal for Excellence in Morphometric Methods and Applications will be presented to Dean C. Adams PhD ‘99 on Thursday, October 24, 2019 as part of the 2019 Provost’s Lecture Series, Charles B. Wang Center...

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Suparna Rajaram Receives 2019 Clifford T. Morgan Distinguished Leadership Award

The Psychonomic Society has named Suparna Rajaram a recipient of the 2019 Clifford T, Morgan Distinguished Leadership Award, which honors individuals for their significant contributions to the field of cognitive...

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Veeramah Awarded ERC Funding to Study DNA from Medieval Europe

Krishna R. Veeramah will be continuing his pioneering research into ancient DNA with funding from a $10 million grant awarded by the European Research Council (ERC). The ERC’s 2019 Synergy grants include funding for a...

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Mikhail Lyubich Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Stony Brook University Distinguished Professor of Mathematics Mikhail Lyubich has been honored with membership to the elite American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), which recognizes the outstanding achievements of...

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Tag - College of Arts and Sciences

Scientists Probe How the Brain Creates Taste Aversion

Scientists Confirm Age of Universe is 13.8 Billion Years

Taking on Social Justice in the Wake of the George Floyd Killing

Bernard Essuman ’21 Tackles COVID-19 Research

Historian Paul Kelton Tells a Tale of Two Pandemics

University Funds 17 COVID-Related Research Projects

Bat Study Could Provide Clues to Coronavirus

Stony Brook Researchers Explore Moiré Patterns Beyond 2D Materials

From Math to Masks: Alumni Group Helps SBU During Crisis

Surita R. Bhatia Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite

Nicole Sampson Named Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

Lucie Baumont Wins Research Support from Department of Energy

Dean C. Adams, PhD ‘99 to Receive 2019 Rohlf Medal for Excellence in Morphometric Methods and Applications

Suparna Rajaram Receives 2019 Clifford T. Morgan Distinguished Leadership Award

Veeramah Awarded ERC Funding to Study DNA from Medieval Europe

Mikhail Lyubich Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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