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49 Renaissance School of Medicine graduates join fight against COVID-19 at university hospital

Meenu Johnkutty April 12, 2020
“There’s nothing virtual that can ever be as meaningful as a real life graduation,” Dr. Hailey McInernery said.
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Stony Brook professor wins 2020 Breakthrough Prize in physics

Stony Brook professor wins 2020 Breakthrough Prize in physics

Alek Lewis October 12, 2019
Physics professor Peter van Nieuwenhuizen will be honored, along with two other physicists, with the 2020 Special Breakthrough Prize for Fundamental Physics on Nov. 3 for their work on a modern field theory called supergravity.
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50 years forever wild: Looking back on the Ashley Schiff Preserve

50 years “forever wild”: Looking back on the Ashley Schiff Preserve

Brianne Ledda, Margaret Osborne, and Taylor Beglane October 11, 2019
When Stony Brook University decided to bulldoze the tallest conifer tree on campus in the 1960s, political science professor Dr. Ashley Schiff chained himself to its trunk.
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Sophomore guard Davion Wingate (No. 2, above) passes the ball against Albany on Feb. 4. She is going to transfer universities for next season. LUIS RUIZ DOMINGUEZ/THE STATESMAN

Wingate, women’s basketball top scorer, to transfer

Gregory Zarb April 4, 2017
Stony Brook Women’s Basketball sophomore guard Davion Wingate is leaving Stony Brook to pursue the rest of her college career at another school.
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Junior infielder Lexie Shue at bat in a game on April 10, 2016. She hit a solo homerun on Feb. 24 ARACELY JIMENEZ/STATESMAN FILE

Softball goes 1-4 in season-opening tournament

Gregory Zarb February 27, 2017
The Stony Brook softball team made their way down to Madeira Beach, Florida for the Madeira Beach tournament over the weekend.
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The average american reads 12 books a year. According to the Pew Research Center, seven in ten Americans read one book a year. PHOTO CREDIT: GINNY/FLICKR VIA CC BY-SA 2.0

New year, new semester, same problems of procrastination

Emily Benson January 22, 2017
The issue with accomplishing goals comes with having to change your lifestyle to complete a task with an arbitrary deadline and no repercussions for not meeting those goals.
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Under The Microscope: Study finds that shark scales increase drag

Under The Microscope: Study finds that shark scales increase drag

Ruchi Shah April 16, 2016
A team led by Dr. Fotis Sotiropoulos, used computer modeling to visualize how water flows around the sheets of denticles found on shark skin.
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Stony Brook honors alumni with 40 Under Forty list

Stony Brook honors alumni with 40 Under Forty list

Sandhiya Kannan January 27, 2016
Stony Brook University released its 40 Under Forty list for 2015 last month, honoring 40 distinguished alumni in a wide range of fields.
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Stony Brook Basketball stays on the court during winter break

David Vertsberger December 3, 2015
With winter break around the corner, both Stony Brook Basketball teams will approach the end of their nonconference schedules and face some of their toughest match-ups yet.
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Professor John J. Shea stands in front of what he calls the anthropology rock. The hand prints on the rock belong to his students from the past three years. KRYSTEN MASSA/THE STATESMAN

Primitive technology professor takes hands-on approach to teaching

Paula Pecorella November 30, 2015
Today, Stony Brook University remains the only college in the United States to offer a hands-on course in creating and using stone tools.
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NPR spurs discussion about finance with Family Matters

NPR spurs discussion about finance with “Family Matters”

Jessica Chin November 15, 2015
“Family Matters,” a discussion about families dealing with personal finances such as student loans, was presented by NPR at the Charles B. Wang Center theater on Nov. 12.
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Tennis Sees Fall Season Come to a Close at ITA Regionals

Tennis Sees Fall Season Come to a Close at ITA Regionals

Kunal Kohli October 28, 2015
The Stony Brook Men’s and Women’s Tennis teams saw its fall seasons end at the ITA Regional tournament this past Sunday, at Yale and Dartmouth respectively.
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