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Zeldin Details Mission to ‘Right the Wrongs’ at the EPA
The latest from EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin
Unnerving Bias of Artificial Intelligence
A clue to the power of AI to mislead the public was illustrated in a recent exchange between the Chat GPT bot and the South Shore Press looking to verify when Congestion Pricing,
Cesarotti honored with prestigious lectureship award by Brookhaven National Lab
The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory has announced Cari Cesarotti as one of the recipients of the 2024-2025 Leona Woods Distinguished Postdoctoral Lectureship Award.
Brookhaven Scientist Awarded Goldhaber Fellowship For Clean Energy Research
Steve Farrell, a research associate at the Inner-Shell Spectroscopy (ISS) beamline at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), has been selected as one of 2024's Distinguished Goldhaber Fellows. These prestigious three-year fellowships are awarded to exceptional candidates who have demonstrated their expertise and talent as well as their drive to pursue independent research. At the end of their appointment, fellows are encouraged to apply for scientific staff positions at the Laboratory. Farrell aims to focus on projects related to clean, affordable energy leveraging his background in chemistry and materials science.
Brookhaven National Lab Announces Winners of 2024 Joanna Fowler Award
The Chemistry Division at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and Brookhaven Women in Science (BWIS) have announced Paris Watson of Johns Hopkins University, Michele Myong of Brookhaven Lab, and Edelmy Marin Bernardez of Stony Brook University as the recipients of the 2024 Joanna Fowler Award in the Chemical and Biochemical Sciences. Each recipient will receive an award of $3,500, funded by BWIS and Brookhaven Lab's Chemistry Division, Energy & Photon Sciences Directorate, and Human Resources.
DOE Announces RENEW Initiative Support for Five Pathway Summer Schools
As part of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce (RENEW) initiative, Brookhaven Lab and Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility will collaborate on an immersive summer school designed to provide college freshmen and recent high school graduates with working knowledge and skills for "big data" and artificial intelligence/machine learning. The summer school will utilize a hybrid model, reflecting how modern-day science is performed, while leveraging the unique strengths and capabilities of each lab. Big data applications will include those developed for the future Electron-Ion Collider — a collaborative project between the two laboratories — and additional laboratory-specific topics.
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Stony Brook students blend fitness and ecology in 3K EcoWalk
Stony Brook University students participated in the "Running Wild 3K EcoWalk," a new Earthstock event conducted on April 21 at the Ashley Schiff Preserve.
2025 New York Jets Preview
Out with the old and in with the new is the theme of this 2025 version of the New York Jets. Gang Green parted ways with their old QB Aaron Rodgers, who they pushed all their chips in on, and they will have a new head coach on the sidelines as well.
2025 New York Giants Preview
The New York Giants have made wholesale changes and when we look at the 2025 installation of this Giants team it should look vastly different than we have watched.