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Advocacy Corps Students Meet with Congressional Members and Staff in D.C.

Stony Brook University’s (SBU) Advocacy Corps students recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to participate in The American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) 2023 Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and...

April 12, 2023

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Advocacy Corps Discusses SBU Federal Priorities with Rep. Garbarino Staff and Senator Gillibrand Staff

Stony Brook University’s Advocacy Corps recently met with Dominick Porcella, Rep. Andrew Garbarino’s education staffer, to urge Congressman Garbarino to continue to work with his congressional colleagues on the...

November 21, 2022

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Leadership Student Spotlight

Advocacy Corps Students Use Experience to Land Congressional Jobs and Internships

Advocacy Corps members participate in policy briefings related to federal financial aid, scientific research, diversity and inclusion, immigration reform, and other priorities in higher education.

August 24, 2022

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Stony Brook Presents Rep. Grace Meng with The Science Coalition’s Champion of Science Award

On Wednesday, May 11, Congresswoman Grace Meng of New York received The Science Coalition’s (TSC) prestigious Champion of Science award recognizing her commitment to advancing scientific research and innovation. “I am...

May 11, 2022

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SBU Advocacy Corps meets virtually with DC-based SBU alumnus Arun Seraphin.

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Advocacy Corps Meets with DC-based Alumnus and Alan Alda Center Graduate Program Director

In February, Stony Brook University’s (SBU) Advocacy Corps met virtually with Arun Seraphin, who just completed a very successful tenure at the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services as a professional staff...

February 28, 2022

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SBU Advocacy Corps members met virtually with Anneliese Marcojohn, Deputy Long Island Regional Director to U.S. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Stony Brook alumna.

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Advocacy Corps Meets with Schumer Staff and SBU Alumna

SBU's Advocacy Corps met virtually with alum Anneliese Marcojohn, Deputy Long Island Regional Director to U.S. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, to push for passage of the Build Back Better Act.

November 10, 2021

3 min read

SBU Advocacy Corps members meet virtually Congresswoman Kathleen Rice.

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SBU Advocacy Corps Meets with Congresswoman Rice

The group discussed SBU’s and SUNY Farmingdale’s new Fundamentals of Offshore Wind training program and critical infrastructure for higher education and hospitals.

July 22, 2021

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U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa.

Diversity Faculty/Staff STEM

Stony Brook Plays Crucial Role in Launch of First Congressional Women in STEM Caucus

Strengthening diversity in STEM research fields is essential to expanding our economy, spurring innovation, and maintaining our nation’s global competitiveness.

February 5, 2020

3 min read

Faculty/Staff

SBU Advocates to Transform Federal Work-Study Jobs to Increase Student Career Success

The University is leading conversations across the country around the need to transform traditional work-study jobs to experience-based learning.

February 3, 2020

2 min read

Academics Faculty/Staff Medicine School of Dental Medicine

SBU Urges Congress to Fund More Oral Health Training Programs and Increase Funding for Dental Research

On Wednesday, September 18, Dr. Dan Colosi, Associate Professor in the Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine and Director of the Division of Diagnostic Imaging, visited Capitol Hill in conjunction with the American...

September 25, 2019

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Rep. Zeldin touring the laboratory of Vascular Simulations.

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Congressman Zeldin Tours LIHTI during Congressional Recess

During the 2019 Congressional recess, Congressman Lee Zeldin toured the Long Island High Tech Incubator (LIHTI) located on Stony Brook University’s (SBU) campus. SBU’s Senior Vice President of Research Richard Reeder...

September 24, 2019

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James Vassallo was recently named Graduate Student Government President of the Year.

Academics Awards and Honors Graduate School Student Spotlight

Graduate Student Government President Wins Award, Plans Big Changes

James Vassallo was recently named Graduate Student Government President of the Year by the State University of New York Student Assembly. “We’ve done a lot of work this year at Stony Brook Graduate Student Organization...

May 15, 2019

3 min read

(L-R): President of USG Justas Klimavicius; Chief Deputy to the President Judy Greiman; U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer; President Samuel L. Stanley, Jr.; President of GSO James Vassallo; and 2018 Wolfie Tank Winner Yark Beyan.

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SBU Leadership Discusses Science & Security, Higher Education and Funding for Science Research in Washington, DC

On Tuesday, May 7, Stony Brook University President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD and Chief Deputy to the President Judy Greiman met with the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Kelvin...

May 15, 2019

2 min read

Representatives of Senator Gillibrand and Congressman Zeldin met with MicroRid Technologies Inc. co-founders at the I&E showcase.

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Stony Brook Startup Featured at University and Innovation Entrepreneurship Showcase in Washington, DC

Stony Brook University (SBU) School of Medicine Professor Maurizio Del Poeta and SBU alumnus Brian McCarthy were selected to feature their startup company, MicroRid Technologies, Inc. at the University Innovation and...

April 29, 2019

3 min read

Awards and Honors Faculty/Staff Leadership President Stony Brook Matters

President Stanley Makes Top 10 of Higher Education Power 50 List

Stony Brook University President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD, made the City & State New York inaugural Higher Education Power 50 list, which honors the 50 most powerful New Yorkers working in higher education...

April 18, 2019

2 min read

Academics Graduate School Student Spotlight

Stony Brook Grad Students Empowered to be Science Advocates at AAAS CASE Workshop

Stony Brook University graduate students Ilana Heckler and Matthew Cifone participated in the Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering (CASE) program that took place on March 24 through March 27, 2019 in...

March 29, 2019

2 min read

Faculty/Staff Leadership Research

SBU Energy Expert Urges Congress to Invest in Energy Resilience Research to Maintain US Leadership in Innovation and Security

On Tuesday, March 19, David Hamilton, Stony Brook University’s Executive Director for the Clean Energy Business Incubator Program (CEBIP) and Director of Operations for the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center...

March 25, 2019

2 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff

Professor Chris Sellers to Testify at Congressional Hearing on EPA

Christopher Sellers, Professor of History at Stony Brook University and Director of the Center for the Study of Inequalities, Social Justice, and Policy, will testify at the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s...

February 25, 2019

1 min read

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Advocacy Corps Students Meet with Congressional Members and Staff in D.C.

Advocacy Corps Discusses SBU Federal Priorities with Rep. Garbarino Staff and Senator Gillibrand Staff

Advocacy Corps Students Use Experience to Land Congressional Jobs and Internships

Stony Brook Presents Rep. Grace Meng with The Science Coalition’s Champion of Science Award

Advocacy Corps Meets with DC-based Alumnus and Alan Alda Center Graduate Program Director

Advocacy Corps Meets with Schumer Staff and SBU Alumna

SBU Advocacy Corps Meets with Congresswoman Rice

Stony Brook Plays Crucial Role in Launch of First Congressional Women in STEM Caucus

SBU Advocates to Transform Federal Work-Study Jobs to Increase Student Career Success

SBU Urges Congress to Fund More Oral Health Training Programs and Increase Funding for Dental Research

Congressman Zeldin Tours LIHTI during Congressional Recess

Graduate Student Government President Wins Award, Plans Big Changes

SBU Leadership Discusses Science & Security, Higher Education and Funding for Science Research in Washington, DC

Stony Brook Startup Featured at University and Innovation Entrepreneurship Showcase in Washington, DC

President Stanley Makes Top 10 of Higher Education Power 50 List

Stony Brook Grad Students Empowered to be Science Advocates at AAAS CASE Workshop

SBU Energy Expert Urges Congress to Invest in Energy Resilience Research to Maintain US Leadership in Innovation and Security

Professor Chris Sellers to Testify at Congressional Hearing on EPA

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