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Undergrad’s Fascination with the Brain Leads Her to Research at SBU

Mariami Kochiashvili — the URECA researcher of the month for November — is a biology/psychology double major. She has always been deeply fascinated by the brain, its patterns, mechanisms, and its connections to both...

November 3, 2025

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Marci Lobel Receives a 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Psychological Science

Distinguished Teaching Professor Marci Lobel in the Department of Psychology was awarded a 2026 Mentor Award by the Association for Psychological Science.

September 15, 2025

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Distinguished Professor Marci Lobel Receives Fulbright Scholar Award

Stony Brook University Distinguished Teaching Professor Marci Lobel has been selected to recieve a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award for 2025-2026.

March 5, 2025

4 min read

New NSF-Funded Program to Help Disadvantaged ECE Students

Mónica Bugallo and her team are aiming to tear down barriers in STEM education at Stony Brook University with a new $2 million NSF grant.

December 30, 2024

3 min read

Federal Policies Needed to Address Behavioral Health Provider Shortage

The U.S. is facing a severe shortage of behavioral health providers — those who care for people with mental health or substance use issues. In recent years, the demand for behavioral health treatment has grown, and this...

February 22, 2024

4 min read

Study Suggests Epigenetic Age May Predict Memory Function Better Than Actual Age

A study led by researchers at Stony Brook University shows that age acceleration, when one’s so-called biological clock runs quicker than one’s actual age, is linked to poorer memory and slower rates of processing...

October 30, 2023

5 min read

Business Professor’s Research on Random Acts of Kindness Featured in ‘The Conversation’

An article by Margaret Echelbarger, an assistant professor of marketing in the College of Business, has been published in The Conversation, a nonprofit, independent news organization that provides informative articles...

July 13, 2023

1 min read

Q&A with Heather Berlin ’97, Host of NOVA Series ‘Your Brain’

An interview with Stony Brook alumna Heather Berlin '97, host of the two-part NOVA series "Your Brain," is featured in SB Matters

June 12, 2023

2 min read

Lerner Elected to Board of Directors of International Society for Autism Research

Matthew Lerner, associate professor of psychology, psychiatry, and pediatrics at Stony Brook University was elected to the board of directors of the International Society for Autism Research

May 31, 2023

3 min read

Lauren Richmond, Department of Psychology, Receives Early Career Award

Lauren Richmond, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, was recently awarded the J. Don Read Early Career Award by the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition

February 17, 2023

3 min read

Undergrad Participates in Research on Alzheimer’s Disease

Lyrikah Rodrigues — the URECA Researcher of the Month for February — is a junior in the Honors College at Stony Brook University, pursuing dual majors in psychology and biology (neuroscience track). She has been a...

February 1, 2023

2 min read

Schleider Wins ISRII Rising Star Award

Psychology Professor Jessica Schleider received the award in recognition of her outstanding and impactful work and research in digital mental health.

October 4, 2022

3 min read

Fellowship Is Helping PhD Candidate Set Sights on “Fake News”

Brianna Gonzalez’s research focuses on integrating social psychology topics with neuroscience methods to better understand real-life problems and their implications on society.

June 9, 2022

5 min read

GAANN Fellowship Funds Critical Psychology Research

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need program (GAANN) provides funding for fellowships to assist graduate students in fields designated as areas of national need important to the...

May 26, 2022

3 min read

Suparna Rajaram Named a 2022 Guggenheim Fellow

Her research focuses on the experimental study of social transmission of memory and emergence of collective memory.

April 15, 2022

3 min read

Online Interventions Help with Teen Depression

A study of more than 2,400 adolescents ages 13 to 16 shows two online, single-session interventions designed to help curb teen depression works.

December 10, 2021

3 min read

Professor Marci Lobel Receives Excellence in Health Psychology Mentoring Award

Marci Lobel, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology and the Renaissance School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, was awarded the 2021...

September 16, 2021

2 min read

Overcoming Multiple Challenges with Artful Resilience

International students add enrichment, excitement and diversity to Stony Brook University, but their struggles and hardships often go unnoticed as they seek to blend into the American way of life. Such is the case for...

August 17, 2021

4 min read

Tag: Psychology

Undergrad’s Fascination with the Brain Leads Her to Research at SBU

Marci Lobel Receives a 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Psychological Science

Distinguished Professor Marci Lobel Receives Fulbright Scholar Award

New NSF-Funded Program to Help Disadvantaged ECE Students

Federal Policies Needed to Address Behavioral Health Provider Shortage

Study Suggests Epigenetic Age May Predict Memory Function Better Than Actual Age

Business Professor’s Research on Random Acts of Kindness Featured in ‘The Conversation’

Q&A with Heather Berlin ’97, Host of NOVA Series ‘Your Brain’

Lerner Elected to Board of Directors of International Society for Autism Research

Lauren Richmond, Department of Psychology, Receives Early Career Award

Undergrad Participates in Research on Alzheimer’s Disease

Schleider Wins ISRII Rising Star Award

Fellowship Is Helping PhD Candidate Set Sights on “Fake News”

GAANN Fellowship Funds Critical Psychology Research

Suparna Rajaram Named a 2022 Guggenheim Fellow

Online Interventions Help with Teen Depression

Professor Marci Lobel Receives Excellence in Health Psychology Mentoring Award

Overcoming Multiple Challenges with Artful Resilience

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