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Eye clinic at the Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii. PUBLIC DOMAIN

SBU researchers receive $1.2 million to develop technology that studies human eye movement

Joe McQueen November 28, 2018
A team of researchers from Stony Brook University received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop technology that can analyze patterns in human eye movement to help predict where people direct their attention. Researchers from the department of computer science and the department of psychology have teamed up to work on this project.
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SBU graduate student will run for Miss NY in 2019

SBU graduate student will run for Miss NY in 2019

Rachel Parker October 21, 2018
For Leffhalm, pageants are about a lot more than physical beauty — they’re a platform to present a message.
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A map of the Congressional Districts in downstate New York.KELVINSONG/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS VIA CC0

New York’s 1st congressional district candidate talks tax reform

Luis Sanchez December 3, 2017
During his visit, Gershon repeatedly stated that the bill is not a tax cut for the middle class. “If you want a middle class tax cut, let’s have a middle class tax cut. But don’t pretend that a corporate giveaway is a middle class tax cut,” he said.
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Semester at Sea: One man beats the odds in Ghana

Semester at Sea: One man beats the odds in Ghana

Paula Pecorella April 20, 2016
“My school didn’t have a classroom or a structure. It was just a black wooden board that was nailed to a tree,” Fred Frimpong said.
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Top jobs for college dropouts

Top jobs for college dropouts

Michael Kohut April 3, 2016
For the 41 percent of students who never graduate college, negative stigmas are plenty and prospects for success are few. Or are they? It depends on how you define “success.”
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Educational pitfalls of the Internet revolution

Educational pitfalls of the Internet revolution

Zach Rowe February 23, 2016
Nowadays, the answers to nearly every textbook question is available online, and the dissemination of these solutions has become a big industry.
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PHOTO CREDIT: STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

$20 million CAT Awards will boost SBU’s tech efforts

Anisah Abdullah September 30, 2015
SBU has recently received $20 million in Center for Advanced Technology, or CAT, awards from NYSTAR that will foster new innovations in energy efficiency and biotechnology.
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PHOTO CREDIT : KRISTEN LABUZENSKI

Trouble with the curve

Jager Robinson April 30, 2015
While many Americans boast the most ridiculous of claims that we are the best country, we continue to fall in terms of global education rankings at an astonishing rate.
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Harriman hall was the most recent building on campus to suffer a loos of power.MANJU SHIVACHARAN/THE STATESMAN

Low interest rates: business majors lack interest in their field

Christopher Leelum October 21, 2014
According to a recent Gallup poll, students who pursue the most popular field in college in the U.S. are not too happy.
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Campus spotlight: Victoria Massey baton twirls at Worlds

Chelsea Katz October 13, 2014
While most college students are still asleep at 8 a.m., Victoria Massey is already awake and has been drilling for 45 minutes. She will be taking the floor soon.
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Many students are taking out over $25,000 in loans, according to a recent poll of black and white graduates. (MANJU SHIVACHARAN / THE STATESMAN)

Survey shows debt gap among college graduates of different races

Samantha Mercado October 7, 2014
A recent survey by Gallup showed that 50 percent of black college graduates held more than $25,000 in student loan debt, compared to 34 percent of white graduates.
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The Finish Four fund aims to increase four-year graduation (STATESMAN STOCK PHOTO)

Finish in Four funding will help students finish on time

Tejen Shah October 7, 2014
Stony Brook University has become one of the most well known and respected institutions in the country. Each year, the university admits a more accomplished and more competitive freshman class.
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