James Beauton’s idea to schedule “spontaneous” concerts (planned but not advertised) at various locations on Stony Brook University’s campus is the result of his desire to give percussion instruments a little more exposure. “I wanted to bring a different kind of music to the general public, specifically to Stony Brook University students,” said Beauton, a [...]

The State of America’s Children Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), has been an advocate for disadvantaged Americans for her entire professional life. She will be coming to Stony Brook to present a Presidential Lecture on Tuesday, May 7, at 4 pm on the Staller Center’s Main Stage. Under [...]

Stony Brook University’s team, made up of undergraduate students Thao T. Do, Dat Pham Nguyen and Kevin R. Sackel, placed fourth in the 73rd annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition administered by the Mathematical Association of America on December 1, 2012. The competition is considered by many to be the most prestigious university-level mathematics contest [...]

The Stony Brook Opera and the Stony Brook Baroque Players will present a fully staged production of George Frideric Handel’s opera “Orlando” on the Main Stage of the Staller Center. Two performances, complete with 18th-century costumes and a 25-piece orchestra, are planned for Saturday April 13, at 8 pm and Sunday, April 14, at 3 [...]

Wolfie has made it to the final round of the SUNY Mascot Madness contest and will now compete against Hugo the Hawk from SUNY New Paltz for the overall winner. This last round of the competition runs through Thursday, April 4, at 12 pm. The SUNY Mascot Madness Contest began on March 4 and includes [...]

Stony Brook University juniors Bath-Seva Sholomson, Peter Milien and graduate student Pierre Albert traveled to the state capital to represent the University at SUNY Day 2013 on February 11. The three students participated in a full day of legislative meetings with staff and elected officials. They discussed the importance of the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), [...]

Stony Brook University has reached a research collaboration agreement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. for the development of a new inactivated polio vaccine based on novel highly attenuated polio viral seed strains. These strains, when inactivated, have the potential to be as effective and as safe as the current inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV). Distinguished Professor Eckard [...]

Motionhouse, an acclaimed U.K. dance theatre-company that integrates movement and film, brings a visually stunning production to the U.S. for the first time with Scattered. Motionhouse performs at Staller Center’s Main Stage on Saturday, February 16, at 8 pm. The seven dancers perform on a huge curved floor that disappears skywards on stage using projection [...]

Stony Brook University was named the 22nd best value in public colleges and universities for in-state students and the ninth best value for out-of-state students for combining “outstanding education with economic value” by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance in its top 100 rankings of public four-year institutions. Last year Kiplinger ranked Stony Brook as the 35th best value [...]

The annual Stony Brook Cares campaign kicked off on September 1, 2012. Charitable giving is a personal decision. This is why the Stony Brook Cares campaign is an excellent opportunity for you to exercise your choice. This campaign was established so that you have the ability to choose the recipient of your donation, and the process is easy and effective. [...]