Collaborative Intelligence: Using Teams to Solve Hard Problems, featuring a presentation by author J. Richard Hackman, will be held on July 7, at 10:00 am in the Charles B. Wang Center, Lecture Hall Two. Hackman is the Edgar Pierce Professor of Social and Organizational Psychology at Harvard University and one of the world’s leading experts [...]

Building on the success of its offerings in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and children’s literature, the Southampton Writers Conference—which author Tom Wolfe called “the best in the country”—is offering additional conferences and workshops in theatre and film this July for screenwriters, filmmakers, playwrights and directors. Filmmakers will have the rare opportunity from July 6 to 24 [...]

The New York State Legislature has passed Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s NY SUNY 2020 legislation. Upon the signature of the Governor this bill will, among many other valuable measures, enact a rational tuition plan for the State University of New York. “The passage of NYSUNY 2020 marks an historic moment in that for the first [...]

For students, faculty, and staff accustomed to eating meals at the Student Activities Center (SAC) Food Court, there are some changes in store for diners during the month of June. • The SAC Food Court is currently undergoing renovation in order to provide more food stations, faster service, and additional seating. The renovations are scheduled between [...]

The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) at Stony Brook recently hosted the 2011 Sigma Xi Northeastern Research Symposium at the Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information and Technology to showcase the work of top undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students from across the country in various fields of science. Organized by a team of undergraduate researchers [...]

The latest cross-promotional effort between the Holiday Inn Express on Route 347 in Stony Brook and the University is what hotel guests see now when they enter the lobby—an improved Smart Mart, a convenience shop that features fresh food, and the new Spirit Shop within. The Spirit Shop is stocked with a wide variety of Stony [...]

Gusts of wind twirled 6,000 pinwheels on the Stony Brook campus during the 2011 Ride for Life Celebration and Remembrance Ceremony on May 14. The pinwheels, representing the lives lost annually to ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), or Lou Gehrig’s disease, seemed to have a vibrant life of their own during the ceremony commemorating those who [...]

Three exceptional undergraduates were recently recognized by Stony Brook President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., and the Stony Brook Council for their high accomplishments. Seniors Geri Galotti, winner of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence; Michelle Mbekeani, Baccalaureate Speaker for 2011 Commencement; and junior Yaseen Eldik, Stony Brook’s first Truman Scholar, were commended on [...]

A new Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site in “Nanotechnology for Health, Energy, and the Environment” has been established at Stony Brook University with support from the National Science Foundation. This exciting program, directed by Associate Professor Gary Halada in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and administered through the Center for Inclusive Education, [...]

Now in its fourth year, Young Investigators Review—Stony Brook’s student-run undergraduate journal of science—fosters student research, connects undergraduates with mentors, and provides an outlet for students enthusiastic about science writing. The annual journal, published twice so far, features original research articles, reviews, essays, commentary, science news, and interviews covering a wide range of scientific disciplines. [...]