Join the Stony Brook men’s and women’s basketball teams as they march to Hartford for an opportunity at the 2012 America East Championship. Tickets can be purchased through the Stony Brook Athletics ticket office or online at AmericaEast.com. There are also fan buses available for Stony Brook students. Space is limited, and there are only [...]
Hear from an evolutionary biologist who travels the globe to study the bite force of the most powerful jaws on the planet—when Science on Tap resumes its informal discussion program Wednesday, March 7, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at The Bench, 1095 Route 25A, in Stony Brook. Paul Gignac, the guest scientist, is a self-professed [...]
The research of Stony Brook ecology and evolution graduate student Patrick Lyons and colleagues is featured in Marine Ecology Progress Series and highlighted in Science Now. Lyons, who works in the marine ecology lab of Distinguished Professor Jeffrey Levinton, has been studying a novel behavior of Pacific red lionfish (Pterois volitans), which have been a major [...]
Stony Brook Theater Arts graduate Mark Bridges ’83 took home an Oscar for Best Achievement in Costume Design on February 26 in Los Angeles for his work on The Artist. The Artist, a black-and-white homage to Hollywood’s silent movies, was the big winner of the night, receiving Oscars for best picture, best actor, best director, [...]
Lynn Johnson, formerly assistant vice president of Human Resource Services at Stony Brook University, has been appointed to vice president of Human Resource Services. Johnson is now the chief human resource officer for State and Research Foundation employees working on the West Campus, in the Health Sciences Center, at Stony Brook Manhattan and Stony Brook [...]
In a recent interview with Gayle King and Charlie Rose on CBS This Morning, acting legend Alan Alda talked about his other career, specifically, his involvement in Stony Brook’s Center for Communicating Science (CCS). “I’m with this wonderful program that Stony Brook University started where we teach scientists to communicate more effectively, with more clarity, [...]
When Susan Stell gave birth to her first child last June, she had many questions and concerns about caring for her newborn at home. But those fears soon subsided, thanks to the “Keeping Families Healthy” program offered by Stony Brook Long Island Children’s Hospital. Stell and her newborn baby, Ashante Williamson, were visited at home [...]
Sue Ann Sisto, a professor of physical therapy, is the first physical therapist to be named a fellow of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM), which recognizes individuals who make significant contributions to the field of medical rehabilitation and to ACRM. Sisto is the director of research in the Division of Rehabilitation Sciences and [...]
Students can now earn a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) through Stony Brook’s new electrical engineering online program, which is the first New York State-approved undergraduate online engineering degree program that can be completed entirely online. The University of North Dakota and the University of Washington Bothell campuses are the only two universities in the country [...]
Staller Center’s Annual Gala features one of Broadway’s finest talents, Bebe Neuwirth, in her show, “Stories with Piano,” on Saturday, March 10, at 8 pm. The multi-talented actress; singer; dancer; and star of Broadway, movies and television, is best known for her acclaimed roles in Sweet Charity, Chicago, Damn Yankees, The Addams Family, and as [...]
