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Dec 19, 2024

Stony Brook University shares 2024 highlights through photography

This year marked another memorable period for Stony Brook University, with its most unforgettable moments captured in a collection of photos from 2024.

Dec 19, 2024

Radu Laza joins prestigious list as AMS fellow for contributions to mathematics

Radu Laza, a professor in the Department of Mathematics, has been elected to the 2025 class of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society (AMS).

Dec 19, 2024

Elementary students connect with Antarctic researcher via virtual session

Tangier Smith Elementary School third graders recently had a virtual meeting with Jared Collins, a William Floyd High School alumnus and current doctoral student at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

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

William Floyd basketball honors late coach Darrell Sumpter with win

The William Floyd Colonials boys' varsity basketball team recently paid tribute to their late assistant coach, Darrell Sumpter, with a victory against Longwood.

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 18, 2024

William Paca Middle School spreads holiday cheer through music and charity

William Paca Middle School recently engaged in spreading holiday cheer through music and acts of generosity.

Dec 17, 2024

William Floyd cheerleaders qualify for national championship; Marino earns top honors

The William Floyd High School cheerleading team has qualified for the National High School Cheerleading Championship (NHSCC) in Orlando, Florida.

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

Music teacher shares map of holiday lights in Nassau and Suffolk counties

William Floyd Middle School's general music teacher, Jonathan Dignam, has taken the initiative to spread holiday cheer by creating a comprehensive map of festively decorated homes in Nassau and Suffolk counties.

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 16, 2024

High school artists create portraits for Indian youth

William Floyd High School art students have engaged in a creative initiative through the "Memory Project," an endeavor aimed at fostering cultural connections and kindness worldwide.

Dec 14, 2024

William Floyd mourns loss of Coach Darrell Sumpter after fatal accident

The William Floyd School District has announced the passing of boys' varsity assistant basketball coach Darrell Sumpter.

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 13, 2024

Moriches Elementary celebrates creativity in annual pumpkin carving contest

In late October, Moriches Elementary School hosted its 45th annual "Great Pumpkin" contest.

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.

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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