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Faculty/Staff Sustainability

Richard Leakey Weighs in on Wildlife and Climate in New Yorker Profile

Stony Brook’s Richard Leakey, perhaps the world’s most renowned paleoanthropologist, discussed the planet’s prospects in view of accelerating climate change in a New Yorker profile dated February 20...

February 20, 2020

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Alum Acacia Leakey Develops Sustainable Off-Grid Technologies

Acacia Leakey is no stranger to sustainable engineering — in fact, she grew up with it. A 2018 graduate of Stony Brook University’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS), she received her BE and MS degrees...

August 22, 2019

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Academics College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Student Spotlights Featured Story Research Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Undergrads at Turkana Basin Institute Use Ancient Dig Sites as Laboratory

Four years ago, Lucia Muzzarelli ’19 was drawn to Stony Brook University because of its reputation for world-class science programs and ample research opportunities. So when she heard a lecture about the Turkana Basin...

October 10, 2018

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Archaeologists Reveal Massive Ancient Cemetery Near Lake Turkana, Kenya

A groundbreaking study has found the earliest and largest monumental cemetery in eastern Africa built 5,000 years ago by early pastoralists living around Lake Turkana, Kenya. This group is believed to have lived without...

August 20, 2018

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University Selects Top 10 Stories of 2017

In 2017, Stony Brook University once again excelled in diversity, innovation, cutting-edge research and groundbreaking discoveries with real-world impact. A major study showed that SBU has become a nationwide leader in...

December 27, 2017

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Academics College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Events Global On Campus

Global Forum on the Turkana Basin Institute, October 11

The Office of Global Affairs, International Academic Programs and Turkana Basin Institute (TBI) invite you to a Global Forum on the Turkana Basin Institute on Wednesday, October 11, from 1 pm to 2:30 pm at the Charles B...

October 4, 2017

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Global Research

Ancient Glycans May Help Trace Human Evolution

Ancient DNA recovered from fossils is a valuable tool to study evolution and anthropology. Yet fossil DNA has not been found yet in any part of Africa, where it’s destroyed by extreme heat and humidity. In a potential...

September 13, 2017

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Newly Discovered 13 Million-Year-Old Skull Sheds Light on Ape Ancestry

The discovery in Kenya of a remarkably complete fossil ape skull reveals what the common ancestor of all living apes and humans may have looked like. The find, announced in the scientific journal Nature on August 10th...

August 9, 2017

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Faculty/Staff Main University News Highlights Stony Brook Matters

Angelina Jolie to Direct Richard Leakey Bio Pic, Possibly Starring Brad Pitt

Dr. Richard Leakey, world-renowned anthropologist, activist, professor and chair of Stony Brook University’s Turkana Basin Institute, may soon see himself on the silver screen — possibly portrayed by Brad Pitt — in a...

December 15, 2015

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