Stony Brook University Research & Innovation News

Stony Brook University Research & Innovation News


Aug 22, 2025

Stony Brook University launches $50K innovation challenge for faculty and graduate students

Stony Brook University has announced the launch of its first Brook & Beyond Challenge, a competition offering faculty and graduate students an opportunity to secure up to $50,000 in milestone-based funding for innovative projects.

Aug 22, 2025

Stony Brook professor joins international team studying probabilistic paths in quantum field theory

Stony Brook University Professor Nikita Nekrasov has been named a Principal Investigator in the newly launched Simons Collaboration on Probabilistic Paths to Quantum Field Theory.

Aug 20, 2025

President Goldsmith addresses graduates at BNL internship closing ceremony

Stony Brook University President Andrea Goldsmith delivered the keynote address at the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) Summer Internship Closing Ceremony on August 7.

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The King is Back in the South Shore Press

The legendary Long Island journalist Karl Grossman’s latest column.


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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.