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Undergrad Researcher Marcia-Ruth Ndege ’21 Overcomes Challenges, Finds Fulfillment

“Research can be stressful, frustrating, demanding, and even overwhelming in the beginning,” cautions undergraduate researcher Marcia-Ruth Ndege ’21. “Even then, you should definitely stick around because, after the...

January 6, 2020

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Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty/Student Spotlights Research Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Research is “Super-Empowering” for Jeremy Nielsen ’20

The best part of undergraduate research, according to Jeremy Nielsen ’20, is “just being able to work on problems I’m passionate about. That’s super-empowering.” “Being able to do that at...

December 10, 2019

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Alumni Spotlight Story Medicine Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research News Highlights Research Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight

Tiana Reyes ’19 Explores Cancer Biology

Tiana Reyes ’19 has a very personal reason for doing undergraduate research in cancer biology and racial health disparities: her mother died from breast cancer when she was 11. “That fueled my interest...

October 9, 2019

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News Highlights Research Student Spotlight

Giselle Maronilla ’20 Finds Links Between English and Econ

“You might think economics and English are on completely different ends of the spectrum,” said URECA scholar Giselle Maronilla ’20. “But in both studies, you’re looking at relationships, between...

September 3, 2019

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Alumni Hottest Stories Faculty/Student Spotlights Recent Grads Research Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Matthew Murphy ’20 Unlocks Puzzles in Astronomy

For URECA Summer Researcher Matthew Murphy, doing research “feels like solving puzzles.” “I’ve always loved doing that,” he said. “I’ve loved looking at things unconventionally. Every day when I sit at my...

August 5, 2019

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Undergraduate Researcher Emily Chen Unlocks the Secrets of Carbyne

“Research is a huge challenge for me,” says Emily Chen ’20, named July’s Researcher of the Month by the Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URECA). “I enjoy having...

July 1, 2019

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Research Student Spotlight

Jesse Pace ’20 Learns By Doing

“Research has really taught me how to learn,” says Jesse Pace, a senior Biochemistry major in the Honors College who is spending his fourth summer intensively doing research in the laboratory of Dr. Sandeep Mallipattu...

June 3, 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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Gabrielle Paniccia ’19 Dives Deep into Molecular Biology

“Something that I’ve enjoyed about the research I’ve done is that, over time, I’ve been able to see myself grow as a scientist,” says undergraduate researcher Gabrielle Paniccia ’19. “I’ve moved...

March 4, 2019

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Academics College of Arts & Sciences Diversity News Highlights Research Student Spotlight

James Breton ’19 Dives Deep Into Chemistry

“When I started learning about research, one thing I heard often people talk about was the feeling you get when you are researching something that’s your own, something that no one else is doing,” says...

February 11, 2019

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Academics Awards and Honors News Highlights Research Student Spotlight

Stony Brook Uses Hands-On, Research-Focused Experiences to Drive Student Success

Pamela Best remembers feeling “intimidated” by the prospect of doing research when she began freshman classes at Stony Brook University in fall 2015. Yet within months, she was working at a nearby hospital, studying...

February 8, 2019

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Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine Research Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Undergraduate Researcher Probes Autism

Lee Ann Santore ’19, a swim coach and undergraduate researcher in the field of autism, has some advice for students considering hands-on research at Stony Brook: “Dive right in!” “I had done a lot of...

January 7, 2019

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Faculty/Student Spotlights Research Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Gregory Matousek ’20 Does Big Science, Hands-On

“This whole environment, which is one big learning tank to discover more about particle physics, has been one of the most thought–provoking experiences I’ve ever had in my education,” says URECA...

August 2, 2018

5 min read

Academics Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine Research School of Medicine Stony Brook Matters Student

Terence Thomas ’18 Researches Gait Rehabilitation

“I find that research is a nice break from regular classes which are a lot of memorization, taking in a lot of information,” says biology major and aspiring surgeon Terence Thomas ’18. “Research...

June 4, 2018

2 min read

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Undergrad Researcher Marcia-Ruth Ndege ’21 Overcomes Challenges, Finds Fulfillment

Research is “Super-Empowering” for Jeremy Nielsen ’20

Tiana Reyes ’19 Explores Cancer Biology

Giselle Maronilla ’20 Finds Links Between English and Econ

Matthew Murphy ’20 Unlocks Puzzles in Astronomy

Undergraduate Researcher Emily Chen Unlocks the Secrets of Carbyne

Jesse Pace ’20 Learns By Doing

High-Performance Computing is Music to her Ears

Gabrielle Paniccia ’19 Dives Deep into Molecular Biology

James Breton ’19 Dives Deep Into Chemistry

Undergraduate Researcher Probes Autism

Gregory Matousek ’20 Does Big Science, Hands-On

Terence Thomas ’18 Researches Gait Rehabilitation

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