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Helping Underrepresented Teens Reach for the STARS

In 2018, Carol Carter, professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, crossed paths with Stony Brook alumnus Jason Williams ’04, currently...

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Diversity Entrepreneurship Home Page Spotlight Main University Medicine and Research Stony Brook Matters

University’s Center for Corporate Education Focuses on Empowering Women

Before she started her first corporate job, Anna Goldberg ’09, ’12 said she didn’t recall experiencing gender bias. All that changed when at age 24 she participated in a meeting with predominantly male co-workers and...

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Amna Haider ’18 Aspires to be Physician, Innovator

As the daughter of a civil engineer and medical doctor, Amna Haider ’18 was exposed to a barrage of ideas and information early on and learned to ask big questions. She wanted to know how things worked. She...

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Taking Flight: SBU Researchers Use Drones to Push Boundaries, Innovate and Learn

Most people still think of drones as weapons. At Stony Brook University, however, researchers and students are pioneering the peaceful use of drones – also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) – for scientific and...

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University Set to Host Final Championship of World-Wide Science Competition

On July 12, 2018, Stony Brook University is joining The Center for Science Teaching and Learning (CSTL) in presenting the Spellman High Voltage Electronic Clean Tech Competition. The event, open to the public, will take...

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Academics College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty/Student Spotlights Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

WISE Student Alexa Rockwell ’18 Understands Technology’s Potential in a World that Needs It

Alexa Rockwell wanted to learn how to code in high school, but her district didn’t offer any computer science courses. She wanted to compete in the Long Island High School Robotics competition, but her school didn’t...

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Academics Awards and Honors College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Research Stony Brook Matters

Engineering Professor Karen Chen-Wiegart Receives NSF CAREER Award for Her Research at SBU and BNL

Karen Chen-Wiegart, an assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering (MSCE) in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has been awarded the 2018 National Science Foundation...

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NSF CAREER Award: Professor Romeil Sandhu Applies Mathematics to Improve Security and Reliability of Complex Networks

Romeil Sandhu, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics (BMI) jointly administered by the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and School of Medicine, has earned a 2018 National Science...

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Academics Awards and Honors College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Giving Back Medicine and Research Medicine Today News Highlights Research Stony Brook Matters

Using Computational Biology to Fight Deadly Infections

Tom MacCarthy, Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics at Stony Brook’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institute of...

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Distinguished Lecture: The Deep Learning Revolution, May 7

As part of the Engineering-driven Medicine Distinguished Lecture Series, the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and School of Medicine will host Professor Terrence Sejnowski, Head of the Computational...

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Researchers Describe Role of Stratosphere in ‘Bomb Cyclones’

People have become familiar with “bomb cyclones” this winter, as several powerful winter storms brought strong winds and heavy precipitation to the U.S. east coast, knocking out power and causing flooding. With strength...

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New Bachelor of Arts in Biology to be Offered Beginning Fall 2018

Science or the Arts? With the latest degree program announced by the College of Arts and Sciences, students can now focus on both areas of study. The new Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Biology, recently approved by the NY...

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Faculty Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters

High-Tech Imaging of Ancient Crocs Helps Define How Species Evolve

Scientists believe that anatomical variation within and between species is the raw material for natural selection. However, the prevalence of convergent evolution, or the repeated evolution of highly similar yet complex...

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Stony Brook University Plays Key Advocacy Role on the Hill

Each March during the federal appropriations season, thousands of organizations and advocacy groups from around the country flood the halls of Congress in Washington, D.C. to advocate for their legislative and funding...

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Academics Awards and Honors College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters

NSF CAREER Award for Ya Wang to Support Neurodegenerative Disease Research

Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Ya Wang has received the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for her project, Understanding Dynamics...

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Academics College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Leadership On Campus Stony Brook Matters

Samir Das Named Chair of the Department of Computer Science

Samir Das, who has served as associate dean for research for the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences since 2016, has been appointed chair of the Department of Computer Science following a competitive national...

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Academics Awards and Honors College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights On Campus Research Stony Brook Matters

NSF CAREER Award for Anshul Gandhi Propels Cloud Computing Research

The National Science Foundation (NSF), one of the leading government research agencies in the American science realm, is once again demonstrating its support to computer science researchers in Stony Brook...

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Academics Medicine and Research News Highlights Research Stony Brook Matters

Vote for Stony Brook Research on Life’s Origins in the STAT Madness Competition

STAT Madness is an annual competition that selects the nation’s best biomedical research taking place at universities and research institutions. This year Stony Brook University Professor Ken Dill and colleagues have...

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Helping Underrepresented Teens Reach for the STARS

University’s Center for Corporate Education Focuses on Empowering Women

Amna Haider ’18 Aspires to be Physician, Innovator

Taking Flight: SBU Researchers Use Drones to Push Boundaries, Innovate and Learn

University Set to Host Final Championship of World-Wide Science Competition

WISE Student Alexa Rockwell ’18 Understands Technology’s Potential in a World that Needs It

Engineering Professor Karen Chen-Wiegart Receives NSF CAREER Award for Her Research at SBU and BNL

NSF CAREER Award: Professor Romeil Sandhu Applies Mathematics to Improve Security and Reliability of Complex Networks

Using Computational Biology to Fight Deadly Infections

Distinguished Lecture: The Deep Learning Revolution, May 7

Researchers Describe Role of Stratosphere in ‘Bomb Cyclones’

New Bachelor of Arts in Biology to be Offered Beginning Fall 2018

High-Tech Imaging of Ancient Crocs Helps Define How Species Evolve

Stony Brook University Plays Key Advocacy Role on the Hill

NSF CAREER Award for Ya Wang to Support Neurodegenerative Disease Research

Samir Das Named Chair of the Department of Computer Science

NSF CAREER Award for Anshul Gandhi Propels Cloud Computing Research

Vote for Stony Brook Research on Life’s Origins in the STAT Madness Competition

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