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Stony Brook University News


Dec 18, 2024

Stony Brook alumni establish scholarship to aid engineering and atmospheric sciences students

Frank and Michele Fischer, alumni of Stony Brook University, have chosen to support current students and the Stony Brook Cancer Center through endowed funds.

Dec 18, 2024

Scientists reveal new cooperative behaviors in quantum optics study

A research team led by Dominik Schneble, a professor at Stony Brook University's Department of Physics and Astronomy, has made significant advancements in the field of quantum optics.

Dec 18, 2024

Stony Brook's Sritha Rajupet recognized as an American Medical Informatics Association fellow

Sritha Rajupet, the chair of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine at Stony Brook Renaissance School of Medicine, has been awarded the title of Fellow of AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association), known as FAMIA.

Dec 17, 2024

Stony Brook research team wins life sciences award for wound-care innovation

A research team from the Department of Surgery at Stony Brook Medicine has emerged victorious in the Long Island High Tech Incubator's Venture Champions Challenge.

Dec 16, 2024

Stony Brook interim president shares holiday greetings in annual video

Stony Brook University Interim President Richard McCormick extended holiday greetings to the university community through an annual video message.

Dec 13, 2024

College departments host inaugural Chemistry and P&A 5K Challenge

Two departments from the College of Arts and Sciences at Stony Brook University, the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Physics and Astronomy, collaborated for a new event on December 9.

Dec 13, 2024

Stony Brook University choral concert highlights diverse voices in winter performance

Stony Brook University's winter choral concert showcased a collection of songs that conveyed themes of hope, love, and peace.

Dec 13, 2024

Nature writing class culminates in student photo exhibit at SoMAS

At the start of the Fall 2024 semester, David Taylor and Chris Paparo launched a new course titled Nature Writing and Photography (SUS 350).

Dec 13, 2024

Stony Brook honors record number of fellowship applicants

This year, over 100 students submitted applications for competitive fellowships for the 2025-26 academic year, marking the largest group ever.

Dec 12, 2024

Stony Brook launches video series highlighting diversity perspectives

Members of the Stony Brook University community have an opportunity to express what Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) means to them through a new video series.

Dec 12, 2024

Stony Brook University fosters partnerships for climate solutions

The Collaborative for the Earth (C4E) at Stony Brook University held its third town hall event on December 4, aiming to strengthen partnerships with community and industry leaders.

Dec 12, 2024

Wolfie Tank celebrates ten years fostering student entrepreneurship at Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University's Wolfie Tank, a pitch competition inspired by the television show Shark Tank, recently celebrated its 10th anniversary.

Dec 12, 2024

Stony Brook celebrates anniversary of gratitude initiative honoring faculty and staff

Stony Brook University recently celebrated the first anniversary of its Gratitude Gram initiative.

Dec 12, 2024

Stony Brook students receive Mow Shiah Lin Scholarship for scientific achievements

Pallavi Surana and Varun Ravi Kankanallu, doctoral students at Stony Brook University, have been awarded the 20th annual Mow Shiah Lin Scholarship.

Dec 12, 2024

Campus Beautification Committee enhances Stony Brook University with diverse art projects

The Campus Beautification Committee (CBC) at Stony Brook University has been actively working to enhance the campus environment through various art projects.

Dec 11, 2024

SBU Eats hosts third annual Rothefeller Tree Lighting

SBU Eats hosted its third annual Rothefeller Tree Lighting event on December 4 at the Roth Food Court, bringing a touch of Rockefeller Center to the campus.

Dec 10, 2024

Stony Brook Southampton hosts annual windmill lighting event

Stony Brook Southampton held its annual Windmill Lighting and Winter Wonderland Reception on December 5, continuing a beloved tradition.

Dec 10, 2024

Stony Brook University uses AI to enhance railway safety

AI researchers at Stony Brook University have developed a new model using artificial intelligence and guided ultrasonic waves to detect faults in switch rails.

Dec 10, 2024

Seawolves Pantry aids over 700 users annually at Stony Brook University

Investing in the Seawolves Pantry supports the success and well-being of the Stony Brook University campus community.

Dec 9, 2024

Stony Brook University hosts holiday toy drive for children's hospital

The Stony Brook University Division of Enterprise Risk Management is organizing its annual Holiday Toy Drive to benefit pediatric patients at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital.

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Investors Throw Millions at Suffolk

The sale of $350 million in Tax Anticipation Notes at 2.94% and $46.4 million in Refunding Serial Bonds at 2.66% was reported by Comptroller John Kennedy. He attributes the impressive number of bidders to the county’s improved credit ratings which resulted in healthy competition, and significant cost savings for the residents of Suffolk County.


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History Comes Alive at Military Museum

The museum is the dream of the nearby Rocky Point VFW Post 6249 membership, whose stories are befitting of the many heroes depicted in the gallery’s hallowed halls. There’s museum advisor Joe Cognitore, the post’s commander, whose Army service in Vietnam earned him a Bronze Star with a “V” for Valor.


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Fort Sumter Pilgrimage Explores Family’s Civil War Legacy

Following the War of 1812 with Britain, President Andrew Jackson realized the need to strengthen the new nation’s coastal defenses, especially to protect the Atlantic entrance to Charleston, the south’s busiest port. Millions of tons of Massachusetts granite created an island at the confluence of the Ashley and the Cooper rivers where none had been before