Melissa Henretta has been appointed Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, and to the medical staff at Stony Brook University Medical Center. Henretta brings expertise in minimally invasive surgery to Stony Brook’s Division of Gynecologic Oncology. She is experienced in the [...]
Devinder Mahajan, a professor in the Materials Science & Engineering Department and co-director of the Chemical and Molecular Engineering Program at Stony Brook University who holds a joint appointment with Brookhaven National Laboratory, has been named a 2011-2012 Jefferson Science Fellow, an honor given to only 13 individuals this year and 66 since its inception [...]
Faculty, staff, and students are invited to send in nominations for awards to be presented on April 23, 2012, recognizing excellence among our undergraduate students in the categories of Academic Excellence and Outstanding Achievement. Awards for Academic Excellence are given for academic accomplishments that go beyond the classroom experience. Awards for Outstanding Achievement are presented for excellence [...]
Epilepsy and seizures affect more than three million Americans, with about 200,000 new cases diagnosed each year. However, if properly diagnosed and treated, most people with epilepsy can expect to get their seizures under control. Patients who have persistent, recurrent seizures or those with an unconfirmed seizure diagnosis may benefit from the advanced services of [...]
To commemorate the 2012 centenary of Jackson Pollock‘s birth, the Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art in Nagoya, Japan, is presenting “Jackson Pollock: A Centennial Retrospective,” an exhibition of more than 60 of his works, including all those in Japanese collections and loans from around the world. Organized by Aichi curator Tetsuya Oshima, the exhibition will [...]
Christopher Pendergast, the Ride for Life founder who has battled amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) for 18 years, and was the major force behind the 2002 opening of a comprehensive ALS clinic at Stony Brook University Medical Center (renamed the Christopher Pendergast ALS Center of Excellence in 2010) received the Jacob K. Javits Lifetime Achievement Award [...]
Stony Brook University Hospital held a dedication ceremony and open house for its expanded Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP) on Thursday, November 17. An estimated crowd of 100 people attended the event, held in the main lobby of Stony Brook University Hospital. Lloyd Sederer, Medical Director of the New York State Office of Mental Health, [...]
At the annual meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education Northeast Regional meeting held last month in Black Rock Forest, NY, more than 50 scholars presented their work and discussed challenges and opportunities in K-12 science education. This meeting is an ideal venue for science education faculty members and doctoral students to present their [...]
Join Wolfie on Sunday, December 4, at Best Buy® of South Setauket for a special Red Sunday sales event. From 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm, Best Buy® will be open only to Stony Brook Seawolves fans wearing their red. Bring your family and friends. There will be refreshments and vendor giveaways as well. You don’t [...]
Get into the holiday spirit with the Stony Brook Seawolves before the men’s basketball team takes on Farleigh Dickinson at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, December 7. Visit Wolfie’s Winter Wonderland from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm, and take your picture with Santa Claus for just $2. Enjoy hot chocolate and cookies from Fratelli’s Marketplace of [...]
