7+ hour, 19+ min ago  (248+ words) Members of Stony Brook University's student Advocacy Corps recently traveled to Washington, D. C. , to participate in the AAAS Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering (CASE) workshop, representing the university in the national program focused on science policy and advocacy. The undergraduate…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (546+ words) The boats were built from cardboard, tape, elbow grease and a lot of hope. Some began to sink before they made it far from the Roth Pond shore. But tragedy and triumph were both part of Stony Brook University's 37th annual…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (295+ words) The New York Climate Exchange has announced that Dr. M. Sanjayan will serve as its next chief executive officer, marking a pivotal moment in The Exchange's mission to accelerate climate solutions through research, education, workforce development, innovation and community partnership. A…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (676+ words) The annual Earthstock Street Fair brought together students, faculty, staff and local organizations at Stony Brook University for a shared purpose: to explore environmental challenges and discover ways they can contribute toward sustainability efforts. The April 24 event on the SAC…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (514+ words) Surveys show science films help audiences comprehend new concepts through visual narratives." "At the Science Communication Lab, we study what stays with them afterward," Goodwin said. "That insight helps universities, labs and collaborators tell better stories about complex topics like…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (865+ words) Patricia Wright arrived in Madagascar nearly four decades ago in search of a lemur thought to be extinct. She found it, along with the realization that protecting it and other Madagascan wildlife was inexorably linked to the well-being of the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (408+ words) Since opening in 1991, the Long Island State Veterans Home (LISVH) has cared for more than 18, 000 U. S. veterans. One of those veterans is Joseph Muccio, an Army vet who served in Vietnam. After undergoing a leg amputation, Muccio knew exactly where he…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (716+ words) When were the seeds of wireless technology planted? What have we learned?" And most importantly, what might the wireless future hold? Stony Brook President Andrea Goldsmith addressed these questions and more on April 17 in her Inauguration Week lecture, "How I…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (172+ words) The Brain and Healthy Aging: A Walk to Remember opened with "Brain Aging," presented by Markus Riessland, Ph D, and Qiaojie Xiong, Ph D. Riessland discussed cellular aging in the brain, describing how "zombie" cells propagate aging'related changes across cell types…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (355+ words) Showcasing once again SBU's strength, prominence and impact in the sciences as well as the arts, the university's semiannual Art Crawl tradition put the "A' into STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) to the delight and enlightenment of participating…...