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Nov 22, 2025

Avi Wigderson discusses role of randomness during Stony Brook University lecture

Randomness, often seen as the opposite of order, was the focus of a recent lecture at Stony Brook University delivered by Avi Wigderson, the 2021 Abel Prize laureate and Herbert H. Maass Professor in the School of Mathematics at the Institute for...

Nov 22, 2025

Stony Brook University commemorates Veterans Day with ceremony honoring service

Stony Brook University held its annual Veterans Day ceremony on November 12 at the Sidney Gelber Auditorium, gathering students, faculty, staff, community members, and veterans to honor military service and reflect on the experiences of those...

Nov 22, 2025

Stony Brook MD/PhD student explores drug development targeting bacterial infection mechanisms

Dante Dullas, an MD/PhD candidate at Stony Brook University’s Renaissance School of Medicine, is focused on research that could influence the way physicians treat bacterial infections.

Nov 22, 2025

Syed Shah named chair of anesthesiology at Stony Brook’s Renaissance School

Syed Shah, MD, has been appointed chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, effective November 6.

Nov 22, 2025

Stony Brook Southampton launches community garden with state grant support

FoodLab at Stony Brook Southampton is starting a new Community Garden this spring, aiming to provide a space where students and local residents can grow food and foster community ties.

Nov 22, 2025

Graduate education explores challenges posed by artificial intelligence in scientific research

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly influencing scientific research, prompting discussions about its impact on graduate education.

Nov 22, 2025

William Floyd High School sets cap and gown ordering dates for graduating seniors

William Floyd High School has announced the schedule for seniors to order their graduation caps, gowns, and tassels for the upcoming commencement ceremony on June 27, 2026.

Nov 22, 2025

Stony Brook University tests humanoid caregiving robot from DL-RL

A humanoid robot valued at $80,000 has joined Stony Brook University for a temporary stay until July.

Nov 22, 2025

Stony Brook hosts SUNY Council on International Education fall meeting

For the first time, Stony Brook University has hosted the fall meeting of the SUNY Council on International Education (CIE) on its campus.

Nov 22, 2025

Researcher discusses advances in spatial biology for cancer prediction at Stony Brook seminar

Alex Xu, an assistant professor of bioengineering at the University of Maryland and former project scientist at Cedars-Sinai, spoke at a recent biomedical engineering seminar at Stony Brook University’s Javits Center.

Nov 22, 2025

Stony Brook hosts Human Library event to foster dialogue on stereotypes

On November 19, Stony Brook University will host its third annual Human Library event, aiming to address stereotypes and prejudice through open dialogue.

Nov 22, 2025

John S. Hobart Elementary holds events for Bullying Awareness Month

John S. Hobart Elementary School marked Bullying Awareness Month in October with a series of schoolwide events focused on promoting kindness and discouraging bullying among students.

Nov 21, 2025

Stony Brook University receives $6.3 million navy grant for resilient energy research

Stony Brook University and the University of Massachusetts Lowell have been awarded a $6.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of the Navy’s Office of Naval Research to develop technologies aimed at increasing energy resilience for naval...

Nov 21, 2025

William Floyd High School celebrates diversity at annual World Showcase

William Floyd High School recently held the William Floyd World Showcase, an event designed to celebrate the cultural diversity present in the school district.

Nov 21, 2025

Stony Brook hosts symposium honoring scholarship on Asian multilingualism

Faculty, students, and community members attended a lecture at Stony Brook University delivered by Kingsley Bolton, professor emeritus at the University of Stockholm and an expert on world Englishes.

Nov 21, 2025

William Floyd High School robotics team’s t-shirt cannon featured in Newsday

The William Floyd High School Robotics Team 287 has been highlighted in Newsday for its t-shirt cannon robot, which is used to entertain crowds at home football games and other school sports events.

Nov 21, 2025

Stony Brook Medicine introduces PTSD prevention program for first responders

First responders are regularly exposed to dangerous and traumatic events, which can impact their mental health both in the short and long term.

Nov 21, 2025

Stony Brook hosts inaugural Wolf Den event focused on AI's role in entrepreneurship

Stony Brook University’s Office for Research and Innovation (OR&I) recently hosted its first Wolf Den event, aimed at fostering collaboration among investors, researchers, startup founders, and business leaders in the Long Island region.

Nov 21, 2025

Stony Brook Medicine launches training program to prevent PTSD among emergency responders

Stony Brook Medicine will lead a new program aimed at preventing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among emergency responders.

Nov 20, 2025

William Floyd School District honors veterans with student-led activities

Schools in the William Floyd School District marked Veterans Day by organizing a range of activities and projects to honor military veterans.

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Don't Expect Bregman to Pay Off

This week, one of the bigger names in the free agency cycle signed with the Chicago Cubs, and fantasy managers everywhere sighed. Usually, anyone heading to Wrigley Field is viewed as a positive, but for Alex Bregman, more information has emerged suggesting this move could spell trouble for his fantasy outlook. Bregman is a right-handed pull hitter who previously played in two of the more favorable home parks for that profile in Houston and Boston. Both parks feature short left-field dimensions that reward pulled fly balls and help inflate power numbers.


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Futures Bettors Will Be Smiling

The College Football Championship is set, and it pits two of the more unlikely teams against each other. Indiana may have the largest living alumni base in the country, with more than 800,000 graduates, but few expected the Hoosiers to reach this stage. They feature zero five-star recruits and have instead relied on depth, discipline, and consistency while dominating all season long.