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Republican Presidential nominee Donald trump speaking at a rally in Phoenix, Arizona. GAGE SKIDMORE VIA FLICR CC BY-SA 2.0

Professors weigh in on election forecast model

Jess Stoneburner October 16, 2016
Students, faculty and community members gathered Wednesday to hear Helmut Norpoth and five Stony Brook panelists talk about Norpoth's presidential election primary model at the first Global Forum series.
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Professor of Political Science at Stony Brook Helmut Norpoth, above, moments after announcing his forecast at the SUNY Global Center on Feb. 22nd, 2016. Norpoths findings with the electoral cycle method show the Republican Party winning with a three point lead in the general election. CHRISTOPHER CAMERON/THE STATESMAN

Before he predicted a Trump victory, Norpoth was inspired by JFK

Chris Gaine October 13, 2016
At 72, Stony Brook professor Helmut Norpoth got his first taste of fame thanks to his Primary Model, which has predicted a Trump presidency.
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PHOTO CREDIT: GRONDLE/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Stony Brook names the first Peace Corps recruiter in SUNY system

Eric Schmid October 26, 2015
Stony Brook named Helen Jolly as the university's Peace Corps recruitment officer, making Stony Brook the first school in the SUNY system to have a Peace Corps recruiter.
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(PHOTO CREDIT: MCT CAMPUS)

“Interstellar” was stellar

Peter Chen November 19, 2014
Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” draws upon the curiosity of the unknown and the need to discover to create a space thriller that is both ambitious in aesthetics and personal in narrative.
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Carl Bernstein gives lecture on government for Presidential Lecture Series

Kelly Zegers November 19, 2013
As part of the Presidential Lecture series presented by Stony Brook President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author and visiting professor Carl Bernstein offered his insight in a lecture called “Why Isn’t Our Government Working—And Can It?”
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