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Jarvis Watson to Serve as Interim Chief Diversity Officer

Stony Brook University alumnus Jarvis M. Watson, who has served as Assistant Dean for Multicultural Affairs in the Division of Student Affairs, will now serve as Interim Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) and will serve on...

January 25, 2019

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Academics College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty/Staff 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...

March 1, 2018

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Academics Graduate School On Campus Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight

Two SBU Students Elected to Help Lead National Graduate Association

Stony Brook University graduate students Shruti Sharma and James Vassallo were elected to serve in positions on the Northeast Regional Board of Directors for the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students...

September 29, 2017

4 min read

Diversity Leadership News Highlights University

Q&A with Lee Bitsóí, Stony Brook University’s First Chief Diversity Officer

Lee Bitsóí, EdM, EdD, joined Stony Brook University as our first Chief Diversity Officer on July 28, 2017. Dr. Bitsóí, proud member of the Navajo Nation, arrives with a distinguished background of more than 20 years in...

August 14, 2017

6 min read

Awards and Honors Faculty/Staff Medicine Stony Brook Matters

Flescher to Join National Committee on Ethical Issues of Organ Transplantation

Andrew Flescher, PhD, a Professor in the Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine at Stony Brook University School of Medicine, has been appointed to serve on the national ethics committee of the United...

June 29, 2017

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Academics College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Main University News Highlights On Campus Stony Brook Matters

Historian Paul Kelton Named Endowed Chair in American History

Historian Paul Kelton has been named the first Robert David Lion Gardiner Chair in American History by the College of Arts and Sciences. The endowed chair was established in the Department of History in February 2016...

May 25, 2017

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Diversity Faculty/Staff Main University News Highlights On Campus Stony Brook Matters

Lee Bitsóí Appointed to New Role as SBU’s Chief Diversity Officer

In a newly established position at Stony Brook University, LeManuel “Lee” Bitsóí has been appointed Chief Diversity Officer (CDO), effective July 28. As CDO, he will report to Chief Deputy to the President Judith...

May 17, 2017

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Academics Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty/Staff News Highlights Stony Brook Matters

Seven SBU Faculty Appointed to SUNY Distinguished Ranks

The State University of New York Board of Trustees named seven faculty members from Stony Brook University as Distinguished Faculty, SUNY’s highest honor. Petar M. Djuric, Department of Electrical Engineering; Frederick...

May 11, 2017

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Faculty/Staff Medicine Stony Brook Matters

Latha Chandran Elected to National Board of Medical Examiners

Latha Chandran, MD, MPH, the Miriam and David Donoho Distinguished Teaching Professor and Vice Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education at Stony Brook University School of Medicine, has been elected to a four-year term...

May 1, 2017

2 min read

Academics Faculty/Staff Global SoMAS

Ellen Pikitch to Advise President of Palau on Ocean Resource Management

Renowned marine fisheries scientist Ellen Pikitch has been appointed by President Tommy Remengesau of the Republic of Palau to be his special advisor on Matters on Oceans and Seas. Pikitch, director of the Institute for...

March 6, 2017

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Academics Awards and Honors Faculty/Staff Stony Brook Matters University

Internationally Renowned Physicist Appointed As Chen Ning Yang-Wei Deng Endowed Chair in Physics and Astronomy

The impact that Professor Alexander Zamolodchikov has had on the field of physics can be measured by a simple metric: 18,000. It’s the number of times his published research has been cited; one of the highest in physics...

January 23, 2017

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Awards and Honors Faculty/Staff Stony Brook Matters

Majority of Faculty Appointed to SUNY’s Distinguished Ranks Are from SBU

The State University of New York Board of Trustees appointed eight faculty — five of them from Stony Brook University — to the Distinguished Faculty Rank, now among SUNY’s 1,070 member Distinguished Academy. Manuel...

November 9, 2016

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Academics College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Diversity Faculty/Staff On Campus Stony Brook Matters

Mónica Bugallo is Inaugural Faculty Director of WISE

When the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) created a new faculty director position for the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) honors program, Mónica Bugallo was appointed to serve in the inaugural...

October 26, 2016

2 min read

Awards and Honors Faculty/Staff On Campus Stony Brook Matters

Annual University Awards Dinner Honors Faculty and Staff

On October 13, on behalf of President Samuel L. Stanley, Jr., MD, Charles Taber, Interim Provost and Vice Provost for Graduate and Professional Education, honored faculty and staff for their accomplishments at the...

October 18, 2016

4 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Stony Brook Matters

Professor Rajaram to be Next President of Association for Psychological Science

Suparna Rajaram, Professor of Psychology and former Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs in the College of Arts and Sciences at Stony Brook University, was chosen President-elect of the Association for Psychological...

May 18, 2016

2 min read

Faculty/Staff

Melissa Woo to Join Stony Brook as VP for Information Technology and CIO

Melissa Z. Y. Woo has been appointed Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Stony Brook University. She will begin her tenure on April 4 as a member of President Samuel L...

February 25, 2016

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Faculty/Staff Medicine

Jacqueline Mondros to Serve on Mayor de Blasio’s Children’s Cabinet Advisory Board

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has appointed Dr. Jacqueline B. Mondros, Dean of the School of Social Welfare and Assistant Vice President of Health Sciences at Stony Brook University, to the newly created NYC...

February 2, 2016

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Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research

Nina Maung-Gaona is New Associate Vice President for Research

Nina Maung-Gaona, an assistant dean in the Graduate School and director of the Center for Inclusive Education (CIE), will assume a new role at Stony Brook as of February 8, 2016. She has been chosen as the Associate...

January 26, 2016

3 min read

Tag: Appointments

Jarvis Watson to Serve as Interim Chief Diversity Officer

Samir Das Named Chair of the Department of Computer Science

Two SBU Students Elected to Help Lead National Graduate Association

Q&A with Lee Bitsóí, Stony Brook University’s First Chief Diversity Officer

Flescher to Join National Committee on Ethical Issues of Organ Transplantation

Historian Paul Kelton Named Endowed Chair in American History

Lee Bitsóí Appointed to New Role as SBU’s Chief Diversity Officer

Seven SBU Faculty Appointed to SUNY Distinguished Ranks

Latha Chandran Elected to National Board of Medical Examiners

Ellen Pikitch to Advise President of Palau on Ocean Resource Management

Internationally Renowned Physicist Appointed As Chen Ning Yang-Wei Deng Endowed Chair in Physics and Astronomy

Majority of Faculty Appointed to SUNY’s Distinguished Ranks Are from SBU

Mónica Bugallo is Inaugural Faculty Director of WISE

Annual University Awards Dinner Honors Faculty and Staff

Professor Rajaram to be Next President of Association for Psychological Science

Melissa Woo to Join Stony Brook as VP for Information Technology and CIO

Jacqueline Mondros to Serve on Mayor de Blasio’s Children’s Cabinet Advisory Board

Nina Maung-Gaona is New Associate Vice President for Research

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