Stony Brook will celebrate its 53rd Commencement on Friday, May 24. The main ceremony will begin at 11 am in Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium. The Doctoral Graduation and Hooding Ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 23, at 1 pm in Pritchard Gym. The Baccalaureate Honors Ceremony on Thursday, May 23, at 6:30 pm in Pritchard Gym [...]

Experiential learning, or learning from experience, is more than a buzz word — it’s a reality. Stony Brook University is proactive about helping students get that experience outside the classroom, whether it is through a career-related internship, co-op, volunteer opportunity posted on ZebraNet through the Career Center, a research opportunity with a professor, or through [...]

The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics is hosting the third annual String-Math Conference 2013 June 17 to June 21. The Conference brings together mathematicians and physicists who work on ideas related to string theory. String theory, as well as quantum field theory, has contributed a series of profound ideas that gave rise to entirely new [...]

Now in its 15th year, the Stony Brook Community Music Programs offer conservatory-level instruction based on chamber music to children and adult amateurs. Featuring an outstanding international faculty and the resources of a world-class Department of Music, the University offers similar experiences to programs found in New York City at a fraction of the cost. [...]

In its 2012 Global Fraud Study, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) estimated that organizations lose an estimated 5 percent of their revenues to fraud each year. This equates to $50 million for every $1 billion in annual revenues. Occupational fraud, defined as the use of one’s occupation for personal enrichment through the deliberate misuse or [...]

Students and faculty from Stony Brook University’s School of Dental Medicine held “Impressions Day” on May 11, when students from other colleges and universities came to Stony Brook to learn about the School, the application process and the dental profession. “Once again, I was impressed with our students and their dedication to activities such as [...]

Melissa Menard, a post-doctoral associate in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, gives the Girl Scouts a tour of the battery research lab in the Advanced Energy Center on May 8. The scouts are in the process of earning their Energy and LEED Building Design badges (photo by John Griffin).

In March Stony Brook University competed for two grants through the Livestrong Community Impact Project to bring needed services to support families fighting cancer in our community. A call was put out for the entire campus to vote for Stony Brook to win these grants, and your voting made a difference — the University won a $10,000 [...]

Melisa Rose Kavanah, a Stony Brook senior majoring in English, won the Best Essay Award in the College Division of the Japan Center’s Eighth Annual Essay Competition, with her essay entitled “Understanding Impermanence.” Another  Stony Brook student, Ali Gilani Syed, won the Uchida Memorial Award for his essay, “ Wabi-Sabi: Nothing is Perfect, Even Gardens Have [...]

At the end of every academic year, students scramble to do something with their extra meal points if they have any left on their plan. This year they do something great with those extra meal points. The University Scholars Program is hosting a food drive from Wednesday, May 1 through Friday, May 10, where students [...]