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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.

November 10, 2020

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University Provides Online Writing Support During Pandemic

When unexpected events such as the coronavirus pandemic occur — disrupting life as we know it — people adapt by finding new ways to connect. Re-establishing community was critical for Stony Brook University students and...

September 25, 2020

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COVID-19 Diversity Featured Story Medicine

Stony Brook Experts Take on Healthcare Disparities in Virtual Town Hall

With its strong focus on the health sciences as well as diversity and inclusion, Stony Brook University has long been committed to the importance of global health and health disparities. SBU’s expertise in the area was...

August 26, 2020

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Research

Quantum Information Science (QIS) Research Center to be Established at BNL

The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Brookhaven National Laboratory to lead one of five National Quantum Information Science (QIS) Research Centers.

August 26, 2020

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Research

New Understanding of a Protein Complex May Lead to Better Disease Research

The research helps to build an understanding of the underlying causes of a number of diseases with the ultimate goal of developing new therapeutics.

August 25, 2020

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Alumni News Awards and Honors Faculty/Staff

NEH Funds Seminar for K-12 Teachers

The grant will fund a project by SBU's Andrew Newman that will guide 16 high school teachers through an exploration of the history of high school literature instruction in the 20th century.

August 20, 2020

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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...

July 15, 2020

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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...

July 9, 2020

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Awards and Honors Humanities News Highlights Student Spotlight

History Doctoral Candidate Heading to France with Chateaubriand Fellowship

Spencer Austin is the second Seawolf to be honored with this fellowship since 2015, and he will spend the Spring ’21 semester studying in France.

July 2, 2020

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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.

June 30, 2020

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Faculty/Staff News Highlights

Stephanie Kelton Cracks Best Seller List

A professor of economics and public policy, Dr. Kelton is a leading authority on Modern Monetary Theory, an approach to economics that is drawing great interest worldwide.

June 26, 2020

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Alumni Spotlight Story COVID-19 Faculty/Staff Featured Story Humanities Medicine and Research Stony Brook Matters

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...

June 23, 2020

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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.

June 19, 2020

5 min read

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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.

June 15, 2020

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Alumni Spotlight Story Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters

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.

June 9, 2020

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SBU Experts Featured on Kids’ Game Show

Several of Stony Brook’s “know-it-alls” are being tested on the Disney+ channel's educational kids' show, "The Big Fib," featuring experts and rising comedians who engage in a battle of wits.

June 3, 2020

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