Brianne Ledda, Author at The Statesman

Chief Information Officer accepts job at Michigan State University

by Brianne LeddaNews Top StorySeptember 14, 2019September 14, 2019

Melissa Z. Y. Woo will be leaving her position as Chief Information Officer at Stony Brook University on Nov. 1. She will be taking up the same post at Michigan State University.

Stony Brook looks at parking improvements

by Brianne LeddaNewsSeptember 13, 2019September 13, 2019

Stony Brook University’s Department of Transportation and Parking plans to hire a parking consultant firm to “identify both current and future parking needs and improvements,” according to a campus-wide email sent today

Stony Brook professor charged with stealing cancer research funds

by Brianne LeddaBreaking News Top StorySeptember 12, 2019September 13, 2019

A Stony Brook University Professor was arrested on charges of stealing from cancer research funds. He could be facing up to 20 years in federal prison.

Minghua Zhang takes over as interim provost

by Brianne LeddaNewsAugust 25, 2019August 25, 2019

Minghua Zhang stepped in as interim provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs following an administrative shake-up at Stony Brook University this summer.

Former grad student files new complaint in lawsuit against university

by Brianne LeddaFeatured News Top StoryAugust 25, 2019August 26, 2019

On Aug. 19, Danielle Sutton objected to a motion from the university in a letter to dismiss her amended complaint, filed April 15, against the university, two faculty members and former university president Samuel Stanley.

SBU discontinuing search for provost

by Brianne LeddaNewsAugust 16, 2019August 16, 2019

Stony Brook University will be discontinuing its search for a new provost, interim President Michael Bernstein announced in an email sent to faculty and staff on Wed., Aug. 14.

Man with an airsoft pistol is taken into custody in Melville Library without incident, UPD says

by Brianne LeddaBreaking NewsAugust 12, 2019August 12, 2019

The Stony Brook University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of a male allegedly in possession of a firearm in the Amazon bookstore in Melville Library this morning, according to a campus-wide email sent at 11:29.

SBU budget update plans ‘modest investments’

by Brianne LeddaFeatured NewsAugust 6, 2019September 16, 2019

Stony Brook University will be making “modest investments” ahead of the 2019-2020 school year, Interim President Michael Bernstein said in a budget update linked to a campus-wide email sent on Thursday, Aug. 1.

UPD finds Stony Brook student reported missing

by Brianne LeddaNewsJune 9, 2019June 9, 2019

The police are requesting the public’s help to find 22-year-old international Stony Brook student Hongxu Lin.

President Stanley to leave for Michigan State University

by Brianne LeddaFeatured NewsMay 28, 2019June 18, 2019

President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. announced that he will be leaving Stony Brook at the end of July in a campuswide email sent out on Tuesday, May 28.