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A headshot photo of Dr. Farzana Ali.  PHOTO COURTESY OF FARZANA ALI

Intersectional identities in medicine and research: Dr. Farzana Ali’s journey

Lori Saxena February 14, 2023
For Ali, an international student a woman of color who uses a wheelchair, the path to finishing her doctorate was neither linear nor traditional.
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2020 Commencement being held at Kenneth Lavalle Stadium on

Stony Brook University’s class of 2020 returns for a belated graduation ceremony

Morgan Casey September 19, 2021
Stony Brook University held an in-person commencement ceremony for the class of 2020 on Sept. 10 to celebrate their graduation achievements during the ongoing pandemic.
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COVID-19 causes graduate student exam adjustments and delays

Deidre Redhead May 19, 2020
As testing centers close across the nation, entrance exams have made major adjustments to how their tests will be administered.
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The increased mandatory Comprehensive Fee for the 2018-19 academic year covers expenses in technology, transportation, recreational activities for students and more. GARY GHAYRAT/THE STATESMAN

SBU proposes Comprehensive Fee increases in response to rising costs

Gary Ghayrat April 8, 2018
Stony Brook University is proposing raising the mandatory Comprehensive Fee for the 2018-19 academic year to $1,027.50 per semester for full-time undergraduate students.
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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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Students May Have to Slice Projects Without Laser

Frank Posillico May 5, 2011

Graduate student Chris Corder may have to start his research from scratch if the laser hidden away in the basement of the Physics building isn’t replaced before the end of its life cycle. Corder,...

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Before Assange… there was Ellsberg

Christian Santana May 5, 2011

When Daniel Ellsberg leaked the first excerpts of the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times in 1971, he sparked a chain of events that would forever cement his place in American history. Seeing parallels...

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