The Statesman

Student’s views dubbed “extreme” by biology professor

Sonya Gugliara • September 20, 2022

As an ethical vegan and animal rights activist, Laura Streminsky told her TA that she does not feel comfortable dissecting any kind of animal. In response, Professor Marvin O’Neal challenged her core values.

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Science and Humanities at Stony Brook collide in new club Artists in Medicine

Melanie Navarro • October 2, 2020

Founded this year, a new club at Stony Brook University called Artists in Medicine wants to use students’ artistic abilities to construct creative projects. Their goal is to combine the arts and sciences in a simplified and informative way.

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The American response to COVID-19 illustrates the importance of scientific literacy

Matt Venezia • August 27, 2020

#OPINION From people refusing to wear masks to those with a mistrust of vaccines, the response to COVID-19 by the American people and government highlights the importance of scientific literacy.

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WISE program strives to increase female enrollment in STEM majors

Maya Brown • January 25, 2019

Founded in 1993, the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) honors program has drawn in more female high school graduates who have a demonstrated aptitude and interest in STEM.

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A week in the life of new biology professor, Betsy DeVos

Emily Benson • February 19, 2017

DeVos told us that she found a better textbook more suitable for our class. IT’S THE BIBLE.

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Scientist discusses DNA research over drinks

Kayla McKiski • October 9, 2016

Chris Vakoc, a biomedical scientist from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, sat down with journalism professor Graham Chedd as a part of the Science on Tap series at the Stony Brook Yacht Club Tuesday night to discuss the CRISPR-Cas9 system.

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Benefits of the Socratic method: Philosophy is practical

Christopher Leelum • March 29, 2016

Considering the most common criticism of the major — “What can you do in the real world with a philosophy degree?” — I have a lot of clearing up to do.

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Under the Microscope: study opens doors for cancer treatment

Kenneth Wengler • December 3, 2015

Assistant professor David Q. Matus studies the process of cell invasion and its misregulation in diseases such as cancer metastasis.

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BIO 204 students scavenge for isopods

Taylor Ha • September 9, 2015

An extra-credit assignment for Bio 204 gave students five weeks to collect isopods, also called "pill bugs," for their lab experiment purposes.

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Under the microscope: SBU scientists develop DNA barcodes to track cell growth

Ricardo Raudales • April 9, 2015

Thanks to one Stony Brook group, scientists are now able to track thousands of cell lineages—complete with evolutions and developments—simultaneously and in high detail.

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Spread the boobment

Francesca Campione • March 26, 2015

"Melons." "Fun bags." "Jugs." "Milkshakes." A wide variety of students, brought together by an important topic, shouted out stereotypical nicknames for breasts.

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Under the microscope: unraveling a key component of DNA replication

Ricardo Raudales • November 11, 2014

To better understand DNA replication, Huilin Li and his colleagues, along with Brookhaven scientists, teamed up with researchers from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Imperial College in London.

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