Stony Brook University Research & Innovation News

Stony Brook University Research & Innovation News


Nov 24, 2025

Stony Brook lecture series highlights faculty achievements in physics and biomedical engineering

Stony Brook University recently featured two SUNY Distinguished Professors in its Provost’s Lecture Series, highlighting faculty achievements in physics and biomedical engineering.

Nov 24, 2025

Stony Brook researchers highlight AI and quantum leadership at SUNY council meeting

Universities, industry leaders, and government representatives from across New York State gathered in New York City on November 12-13 for the annual State University of New York (SUNY) Research Council meeting.

Nov 23, 2025

Five Stony Brook faculty named among world’s most cited researchers by Clarivate

Five faculty members from Stony Brook University have been named to the 2025 Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers list, placing them among the top one percent of researchers globally.

Nov 23, 2025

Stony Brook University researchers continue Antarctic studies amid hopes for permanent presence

A research team from Stony Brook University has begun a new expedition to Antarctica, aiming to study the effects of global change.

Nov 22, 2025

Melissa Finucane named inaugural holder of endowed chair for climate policy at Stony Brook

Melissa Finucane has been appointed as the first William and Jane Knapp Endowed Infinity Chair at Stony Brook University.

Nov 22, 2025

Stony Brook researchers identify how key drug kills sleeping sickness parasite

A team of researchers from Stony Brook University has published a study that provides new insights into how the drug fexinidazole kills trypanosomatid parasites, which are responsible for diseases such as Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), also...

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

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

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 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

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

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 19, 2025

Stony Brook University wins gold at international synthetic biology competition

Stony Brook University’s International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) team has won a gold medal at the 2025 iGEM Competition in Paris, marking its second consecutive win and fourth overall gold since the university began participating in 2014.

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