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For Alan Calder, “Blowing Up Stars is Fun”

Alan Calder, associate professor of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences Sciences and a core faculty member of the Institute for Advanced Computational Science (IACS), does research in nuclear...

November 25, 2019

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Advancement News Highlights Research

Grant and Gift Totaling More than $11M Will Accelerate High-Performance Computing at IACS

A $6.3 million anonymous donation and a $5 million NSF grant promise to accelerate cutting-edge research in the field of high-performance computing at Stony Brook’s Institute for Advanced Computational Science...

August 16, 2019

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News Highlights Research Sustainability

Hummingbird Study Shows How Genetic Changes Could Be Predicted

Multiple hummingbird species have adapted to high altitudes in the Andes Mountains through genetic mutations that affect the same biochemical pathways, a study by Stony Brook researchers finds. Creatures that transition...

July 31, 2019

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Awards and Honors Faculty/Staff Research Sustainability

Heather Lynch Receives Prestigious Blavatnik Award

Heather Lynch, associate professor of Ecology & Evolution in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a winner of the Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists in the category of Life Sciences. The...

June 26, 2019

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News Highlights Research Student Spotlight

High-Performance Computing is Music to her Ears

“Get involved in research as early as you can,” advises URECA Researcher of the Month Nicole Soder ’19.”Just keep looking until you find the right match.” Soder, an Applied Mathematics and...

April 1, 2019

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