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Stony Brook’s Sustainable Impact Rated High in Times Higher Education Ranking

Stony Brook University comes in at No. 78 in the world in the new 2019 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking, a global university ranking that aims to measure an institution’s impact on society based on its...

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At Stony Brook Medicine, Accomplished Women are Reinventing Science and Clinical Care

Stony Brook Medicine’s researchers and clinicians are leaders in their fields. They also are leading the way for students and junior faculty, by example and through teaching and mentorship. We asked six accomplished...

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Michelle Olakkengil ’17 Awarded Prestigious Payne Fellowship

Psychology and Sociology alumna Michelle Olakkengil is poised to be an agent of change in the field of global health. Thanks to her impeccable record of academic excellence and leadership at Stony Brook, she now has the...

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Symposium Explores Women’s Leadership and Empowerment

Florence DiStefano Hudson knows what it’s like to be in the minority. For decades, she’s worked her way to the top in a variety of STEM positions traditionally held by men. Hudson, an entrepreneur, aerospace engineer...

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Business Professor Cites False Assumptions as Key to Gender Pay Gap

False assumptions made by employers about gender roles, and women’s inclination to avoid conflict in negotiations, are key factors contributing to the longstanding pay gap between men and women, according to a business...

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Michael Kimmel Honored by UN Women as Champion of Change

As International Women’s Day is celebrated at UN headquarters in New York City today, leading expert on men and masculinities Michael Kimmel, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at Stony Brook...

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Historic LGBTQ* Center Opens Its Doors

Stony Brook University officially opened its brand new LGBTQ* Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house on Friday, March 2. The center, located on the second floor of West Side Dining, is a 1,967 square-foot...

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Stony Brook Celebrates the Vital Role of Women in American History

Stony Brook University salutes Women’s History Month with educational and social programs that commemorate the historical achievements of women and address the contemporary issues that affect them. Below are some...

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Register for the Women’s Leadership Symposium, March 14

The 2018 Women’s Leadership Symposium, “Life, Health and Leadership: A Conversation on Women in the Workplace,” will be held on Wednesday, March 14, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm in the Student Activities Center. Register Now...

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President Stanley Calls for True Gender Equality at Third Annual HeForShe Event

President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD, told a group of leaders in combating gender bias worldwide that he has a critical goal for Stony Brook University: to use the power of scientific research to create true gender...

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President Stanley to Participate in Upcoming HeForShe Meeting

President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD, will represent Stony Brook University at the HeForShe IMPACT 10x10x10 Parity Report Launch event in New York City on September 20. Created by UN Women — the United Nations entity for...

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Ruchi Shah ’16 Joins Governor’s Council on Women and Girls

Stony Brook alumna Ruchi Shah ’16 has been named to Gov. Cuomo’s New York State Council on Women and Girls. The Council provides a coordinated State response to issues that particularly impact the lives of...

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Graduate Engineering Student Receives Kokes Award for Her Research

Nusnin Akter, a PhD student in the Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, won the Richard J. Kokes Award sponsored by the North American Catalysis Society and administered by the North American...

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Charles Taber Awarded for Promoting Diversity and Inclusion

Charles Taber, Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education, has received the 2017 Giving Back Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity and inclusion...

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University Names Top 10 Stories of 2016

In 2016, Stony Brook University was once again an academic hotbed of innovation, diversity, cutting-edge research and groundbreaking discoveries with real-world impact. Stony Brook experts and events were featured in...

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CEAS Grad Student Awarded for Her Research Presentation

Nusnin Akter, a Materials Science and Chemical Engineering graduate student, won the first place poster award for her research, “2D-Zeolite for the Argon Trap,” at the fifth annual Brookhaven National Lab...

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For Jessica Flores ’17, Undergraduate Research is Global

For Jessica Flores ’17, the collaborative nature of doing science is compelling — something that’s motivated her from the day she first joined the McKinnon-Rosati research lab in her freshman year through her...

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SBU Panel to Share HeForShe Lessons at SXSW

A panel from Stony Brook University, led by President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD, will deliver a presentation outlining the University’s experience with the UN HeForShe initiative at the SXSWedu Conference, taking place...

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At Stony Brook Medicine, Accomplished Women are Reinventing Science and Clinical Care

Michelle Olakkengil ’17 Awarded Prestigious Payne Fellowship

Symposium Explores Women’s Leadership and Empowerment

Business Professor Cites False Assumptions as Key to Gender Pay Gap

Michael Kimmel Honored by UN Women as Champion of Change

Historic LGBTQ* Center Opens Its Doors

Stony Brook Celebrates the Vital Role of Women in American History

Register for the Women’s Leadership Symposium, March 14

President Stanley Calls for True Gender Equality at Third Annual HeForShe Event

President Stanley to Participate in Upcoming HeForShe Meeting

Ruchi Shah ’16 Joins Governor’s Council on Women and Girls

Graduate Engineering Student Receives Kokes Award for Her Research

Charles Taber Awarded for Promoting Diversity and Inclusion

University Names Top 10 Stories of 2016

CEAS Grad Student Awarded for Her Research Presentation

For Jessica Flores ’17, Undergraduate Research is Global

SBU Panel to Share HeForShe Lessons at SXSW

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