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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

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College of Arts & Sciences Research Student Spotlight University

SBU Undergrad Gains Research Experience in Plant Biotechnology Field

Matthew Venezia ’23 — the URECA Researcher of the Month for January — is a senior majoring in biology with a minor in writing and rhetoric whose deep interest in plant biology and biotechnology was sparked early on as a...

January 3, 2023

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SBU Senior Participates in Research Throughout Undergrad Education

Nadine Areikat ’23 — the URECA Researcher of the Month for December — is double majoring in biology and psychology and is completing her biology honors thesis on “Characterization of Apoptosis During Murine Fracture...

December 1, 2022

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College of Engineering & Applied Sciences News Highlights Research University

University Scholar Reflects on His Research Experiences at Stony Brook

Aiden Gauer ’23 — the URECA Researcher of the Month for November — is a senior in the University Scholars honors program, double majoring in chemical engineering and physics. For more than a year, he has been engaged in...

November 1, 2022

2 min read

College of Arts & Sciences Research STEM Student Spotlight

Undergrad’s Summer Research Experience Helped Her Learn to Think Critically

Marcela Muricy ’23 — the URECA Researcher of the Month for October — is in the University Scholars honors program, double majoring in biology and women’s gender and sexuality studies. For the past year, she has been...

October 3, 2022

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College of Arts & Sciences Research Student Spotlight

Undergrad’s Research Project Combines His Training in Physics and Math

Evan Trommer — the URECA Researcher of the Month for September — is a senior majoring in physics and mathematics who has been exploring experimental plasma physics under the mentorship of Navid Vafaei-Najafabadi from...

September 1, 2022

2 min read

College of Arts & Sciences Research Student Spotlight

MS Research Has Helped Honors College Student Visualize What He’s Learning

Joseph Bisulca received the Chhabra-URECA Fellowship, an award that provides summer funding and recognizes students with a passion for research.

August 1, 2022

3 min read

College of Arts & Sciences Medicine News Highlights Research Student Spotlight

Honors College Student Takes on Cancer Research This Summer

Hannah Philipose — the URECA Researcher of the Month for July — is a senior in the Honors College majoring in biology with a minor in health, medicine, and society. She is one of three recipients of a 2022 Sass...

July 6, 2022

2 min read

College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Research Student Spotlight

Undergrad Publishes His Biomedical Engineering Research

Christopher Moore ’24 — the URECA Researcher of the Month for June — is a biomedical engineering major in the Honors College whose research under the mentorship of Wei Lin, associate professor in the Department of...

June 1, 2022

2 min read

College of Arts & Sciences Research Student Spotlight

History Major Values Experience with Archival Research at SBU

Franklin Eck ‘22 — the URECA researcher of the month for April 2022 — is a history major with a passion for early American history. Working under the mentorship of Professor Paul Kelton, Gardiner Chair in American...

April 1, 2022

1 min read

College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Research Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight

Engineering Major Says Research Is All About Troubleshooting

“Honestly that’s what research is. It’s all troubleshooting,” said Joshua Heuvel-Horwitz ’23 — the URECA researcher of the month for March 2022 — who has experienced the day-to-day process of working through...

March 1, 2022

3 min read

College of Arts & Sciences Research Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight

Recent Grad Takes on Public Health Research Projects While at SBU

Sasha McKay — the URECA researcher of the month for February 2022 — graduated summa cum laude in December 2021 with a double major in biochemistry and sociology. Since June 2020, she has been investigating racial and...

February 1, 2022

3 min read

Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences News Highlights Research Student Spotlight

Undergrad’s Extensive Research Experience Was Supported by Several Key Programs

The biology major says that at Stony Brook he was able to get "awesome research experience, which has been super valuable to me, and to have great mentors."

January 10, 2022

3 min read

Research STEM Student Spotlight

SBU Senior Has Been Involved in Biomedical Research Since Freshman Year

Lia Strait — the URECA researcher of the month for November 2021 — is a senior majoring in biomedical engineering who has been doing research since freshman year under the mentorship of Mei Lin (Ete) Chan and Clinton...

November 1, 2021

2 min read

College of Arts & Sciences Research Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight

Ecology and Evolution Undergrad Researches in Three Faculty Labs

Sarah Vaccaro ‘22 — the URECA researcher of the month for September 2021 — is a biology major specializing in ecology and evolution with a minor in anthropology. Vaccaro’s research in the laboratory of Associate...

September 1, 2021

1 min read

College of Arts & Sciences Research Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight

Biochem Undergrad Highlights Experiences Working in Research Lab

Gaurav Sharma ’22 — the URECA researcher of the month for August 2021 — is a biochemistry major in the Honors College and recipient of the Kenneth M. Nicholas Undergraduate Research Fellowship, which is an award...

August 2, 2021

2 min read

College of Arts & Sciences Research Student Spotlight

Undergrad Advocates Getting Involved in Research

Vicken Khazar ’22 — the URECA Researcher of the Month for June 2021 — is a biology major doing research under the mentorship of Dr. Patrick Hearing, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, on “Understanding the...

June 2, 2021

2 min read

Awards and Honors News Highlights Research Student Spotlight

URECA Celebrates Graduating Seniors’ Research

Each month, Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URECA) honors a student researcher of the month. For May, URECA celebrates the following group of graduating seniors who have contributed to the research life...

May 20, 2021

1 min read

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Undergrad Participates in Research on Alzheimer’s Disease

SBU Undergrad Gains Research Experience in Plant Biotechnology Field

SBU Senior Participates in Research Throughout Undergrad Education

University Scholar Reflects on His Research Experiences at Stony Brook

Undergrad’s Summer Research Experience Helped Her Learn to Think Critically

Undergrad’s Research Project Combines His Training in Physics and Math

MS Research Has Helped Honors College Student Visualize What He’s Learning

Honors College Student Takes on Cancer Research This Summer

Undergrad Publishes His Biomedical Engineering Research

History Major Values Experience with Archival Research at SBU

Engineering Major Says Research Is All About Troubleshooting

Recent Grad Takes on Public Health Research Projects While at SBU

Undergrad’s Extensive Research Experience Was Supported by Several Key Programs

SBU Senior Has Been Involved in Biomedical Research Since Freshman Year

Ecology and Evolution Undergrad Researches in Three Faculty Labs

Biochem Undergrad Highlights Experiences Working in Research Lab

Undergrad Advocates Getting Involved in Research

URECA Celebrates Graduating Seniors’ Research

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