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Stony Brook sets new records for applications and enrollment
Stony Brook University has reported record-breaking application and enrollment numbers for the 2025 academic year.
Scientists launch airborne mission to study New York City’s air quality
Scientists from several universities, led by John Mak of Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), have launched a major airborne study to examine air quality above New York City.
Stony Brook University announces details for CommUniversity Day set for September 27
Stony Brook University will host CommUniversity Day on September 27, 2025, offering local residents an opportunity to explore the university and Stony Brook Medicine.
Stony Brook Ronald McDonald House seeking designers
Interior designers can now donate their services as part of the development of the Ronald McDonald House at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital. Applications to participate in Stony Brook’s build for a great cause are due by Nov. 30th.
Omaha coming to Huntington, courtesy of IRL Movie Club
Tickets for the October 12 screening are $18 for the general public and $11 for CAC members. IRL members will only have to pay $5.
Stony Brook University researchers outline keys to sustainable funding for marine protected areas
Researchers at Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) have published a study examining how marine protected areas (MPAs) can achieve financial sustainability to support conservation worldwide.
Suffolk County water alert lifted after summer shortages
Water can flow, but be frugal, authority urges.
New library play area and garden under construction
Big additions coming to the Center Moriches Library.
John Hill Named Interim Director of Brookhaven Lab
The change comes as Laboratory Director JoAnne Hewett announced she is stepping down to join Stony Brook University as a tenured faculty member in the C.N. Yang Institute of Theoretical Physics.
The game we love is being destroyed
This week, Major League Baseball announced that beginning in 2026 it will implement a challenge system for balls and strikes after the league’s competition committee voted to usher in the era of robot umpiring.
I surrender: Tame Impala’s “End of Summer” gives Cheap Trick
The psychedelic rocker behind “The Less I Know the Better” slows it down for something groovier—something dancier—on his first new track since 2020.
Santos in solitary – Greene calls for commutation
Greene says a seven-year sentence for such campaign-related matters for an individual with no prior criminal record extends far beyond what is warranted.
New York ranks #50 in business friendliness
The ‘Blueprint for New York – Creating a Roadmap for Change’ has been released by The Public Policy Institute of New York (PPI), and it doesn't have good news
William Floyd is perfect on the season
The William Floyd girls’ varsity tennis team came into the season with high hopes and possibly just as high expectations, but they have surpassed every expectation thus far this year.
NY State Parks’ Gorman on One Day, Three Parks event: ‘It’s unique and different’
Visitors can explore three Long Island state parks in a single day during “One Day, Three Parks” on Saturday, Oct. 4.
Stony Brook University receives $5.3 million NIH grant for physician scientist training
The Renaissance School of Medicine (RSOM) at Stony Brook University has secured a new five-year, $5.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support its Medical Science Training Program (MSTP).
Stony Brook University announces fall Art Crawl featuring campus-wide exhibitions
Stony Brook University will host its Fall 2025 Art Crawl on Friday, September 26, from 2 to 5 pm.
Stony Brook University adds new EV charging stations as part of sustainability plan
Stony Brook University is increasing its electric vehicle (EV) charging capacity with the installation of eight new public dual port charging stations.
Stony Brook professor patents real-time sensor for nitrogen compounds in water
A new patent has been awarded to Qingzhi Zhu, Associate Professor at Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, for a sensor system that can simultaneously detect nitrate/nitrite and ammonium in water in real time.
Stony Brook receives $13.77 million NSF grant for national supercomputing project
Stony Brook University’s Institute for Advanced Computational Science (IACS), together with the University at Buffalo, has received a $13.77 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a national supercomputing resource.
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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.
Commack should be renamed title town
We can now call Commack “Title Town.” After this past weekend, the name is more than fitting, as the community didn’t celebrate just one state title but two.
From the Newsroom: What I am Grateful For
With Thanksgiving now just a week away, there is no better time to reflect on, and share, the gifts for which I am most deeply thankful: