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Genetics PhD Candidate Wins Prestigious NIH Awards

Genetics PhD candidate Alex Bott is ready to take his place in the front ranks of the fight against cancer, and he has the grants to prove it. This past year, Bott was recognized with two prestigious and highly...

July 11, 2017

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Academics School of Communication and Journalism

Scientific American and Alda Center Create Online Writing Workshop for Scientists

Expert voices are needed more than ever in conversations of national and global importance. Scientists can help people understand the many ways that science shapes our lives and our understanding of the world — and...

June 27, 2017

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Awards and Honors Faculty/Staff Stony Brook Matters

Alan Alda Receives Honorary Degree from University of Dundee

Actor Alan Alda was given an honorary Doctor of Law during the graduation ceremony at the University of Dundee in Scotland for his work promoting the communication of science. A visiting professor at Stony Brook...

June 22, 2017

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Community Main University Stony Brook Matters

“What is Energy?” – Alan Alda Names Flame Challenge Champs

“Without energy, a ball won’t roll, a car won’t drive and a babysitter won’t get off the couch. Energy is what get things moving.” Those were just some of the examples used to tackle the question “What is Energy?” in...

June 5, 2017

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Main University News Highlights Stony Brook Matters

SBU’s Communicating Science Program Expands Across SUNY

The partnership between SUNY and Stony Brook University’s Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science will broaden its reach by offering the center’s highly acclaimed training to doctoral students at up to five...

May 4, 2017

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Academics On Campus Research School of Communication and Journalism

Enhancing Research Partnerships with EU Institutions

The Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University, along with the Office of the Provost and Office of Research, hosted colleagues and partners in STEM education and research on April 20 at the...

April 26, 2017

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Academics Student Spotlight

Three Minute Thesis: The Art of the Fast Pitch

What’s arguably as important as spending years researching, developing and writing a dissertation? Learning how to share your insight and analysis of that work briefly, powerfully and creatively. That’s exactly what 15...

April 25, 2017

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Awards and Honors Featured Story Main University Research Stony Brook Matters University

Thomas Allison Wins 2017 Discovery Prize

Stony Brook postdoc to assistant professor receives $200,000 to unravel mysteries of movement within molecules How do electrons move within molecules? Thomas Allison, an assistant professor in the Departments of...

April 18, 2017

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Events Global

Flame Challenge Worldwide Assembly Live

The Flame Challenge Worldwide Assembly is a live-streamed web conference in which students around the world join Alan Alda on Monday, April 24, from 12 pm to 1 pm to discuss the six finalist entries to the sixth annual...

April 11, 2017

1 min read

Academics College of Engineering & Applied Sciences On Campus

Enter the Innovators of Tomorrow Video Contest

The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) is launching the Innovators of Tomorrow Video Contest to help budding scientists and engineers learn how to simply and effectively communicate their research. The...

March 15, 2017

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Awards and Honors Faculty/Staff Stony Brook Matters

Alan Alda Receives Double Helix Medal from Cold Spring Harbor Lab

Renowned actor, writer and science communication advocate Alan Alda was honored with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory‘s prestigious Double Helix Medal at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City on...

December 2, 2016

2 min read

Community Global Main University News Highlights Stony Brook Matters

Alan Alda Launches Sixth ‘Flame Challenge’ Science Education Contest

Reflecting Stony Brook University’s commitment to bold innovation in science education, Alan Alda’s Flame Challenge enters its sixth year with a brand new question directed toward scientists by children from...

October 24, 2016

4 min read

Academics Faculty/Staff News Highlights School of Communication and Journalism

Alan Alda to Interview Amy Cuddy on New Live Web Show

Tune in Friday, September 16, at Noon In the inaugural episode of CLEAR + VIVID, acclaimed actor Alan Alda, a visiting professor in Stony Brook’s School of Journalism, will interview author Amy Cuddy, an associate...

September 12, 2016

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Awards and Honors Faculty/Staff Main University News Highlights Stony Brook Matters

Alan Alda’s “Flame Challenge” Winners Explain Sound to 11-Year-Olds

If a tree fell in the woods and no one was around, would it make a sound? From vibrations in speakers to light reflections and pixels in a camera, those were just some of the examples used to tackle the question “What...

June 6, 2016

6 min read

Main University News Highlights On Campus Stony Brook Matters

Alda Center Now Teaches Communication Skills to Entrepreneurs

The Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, renowned for helping scientists explain their work to a general audience, is now helping CEO-entrepreneurs better communicate their businesses with key audiences. The Alda...

March 31, 2016

2 min read

Featured Story On Campus Research Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight

New Student-run SBU Frontiers Magazine Explores STEM Territory

Graduate students Matthew Borths, Yang Liu and Youran Wu began formulating SBU Frontiers Magazine in Fall 2014 after taking a class on communicating science at the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science in Stony...

February 23, 2016

3 min read

University

Alda Center Welcomes New Director, Expands Internationally

The Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University has named a new director and welcomed its first international affiliate, the Australian National University, highlighting the Center’s rapid...

February 19, 2016

4 min read

Tag: Alda Center

Genetics PhD Candidate Wins Prestigious NIH Awards

Scientific American and Alda Center Create Online Writing Workshop for Scientists

Alan Alda Receives Honorary Degree from University of Dundee

“What is Energy?” – Alan Alda Names Flame Challenge Champs

SBU’s Communicating Science Program Expands Across SUNY

Enhancing Research Partnerships with EU Institutions

Three Minute Thesis: The Art of the Fast Pitch

Thomas Allison Wins 2017 Discovery Prize

Flame Challenge Worldwide Assembly Live

Enter the Innovators of Tomorrow Video Contest

Alan Alda Receives Double Helix Medal from Cold Spring Harbor Lab

Alan Alda Launches Sixth ‘Flame Challenge’ Science Education Contest

Alan Alda to Interview Amy Cuddy on New Live Web Show

Alan Alda’s “Flame Challenge” Winners Explain Sound to 11-Year-Olds

Alda Center Now Teaches Communication Skills to Entrepreneurs

New Student-run SBU Frontiers Magazine Explores STEM Territory

Alda Center Welcomes New Director, Expands Internationally

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