Kenya Archives – The Statesman

Big Oil’s lobby to peddle plastics in Kenya is unsustainable and unsurprising

Matt VeneziaOp-eds OpinionsOctober 12, 2020

#OPINION Plastic pollution is one of the most pressing environmental issues of the century. Still, “Big Oil” is lobbying to influence a trade deal between the United States and Kenya.

A conversation on race with Shimelis Gulema, an Africana studies professor

Gary GhayratFaculty NewsFebruary 29, 2020March 1, 2020

Race is very integral, very key to the American fabric. You cannot talk about exploitation, oppression and segregation in this country without injecting the notion of race because many of these things are race-based.

SBU professor helps discover ancient African burial grounds

Brianne LeddaNewsSeptember 3, 2018March 19, 2020

Hildebrand said that most of the individuals uncovered had some form of ornamentation, which varied widely in form – hippo ivory bangles, amazonite beads and in one case, the remains of a headpiece made of over 400 gerbil teeth.

Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities researches “toxic masculinity” amid a post-Weinstein climate

Lisseth AguilarFeatured NewsNovember 21, 2017

Founded in 2013 with a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities engages in the research of boys, men, masculinities and gender in order “to foster greater social justice” in gender relations, according to the center’s website.

Michael J. Fox among five receiving honorary degrees

Anna CorreaNewsMay 12, 2017

Along with the Class of 2017, five distinguished individuals will receive honorary degrees at Stony Brook University’s 57th commencement ceremony at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium on May 19.

Professor named one of 50 most influential French by Vanity Fair

Michaela Kilgallen & Mahreen KhanNews Top StoryFebruary 12, 2017

Vanity Fair France has named Sonia Harmand, an associate professor, one of the 50 most influential French in the world.

Dr. Carl Safina discusses synergy among humans and animals

Jess StoneburnerNewsNovember 16, 2016

Dr. Safina’s series explored the interconnectedness between animals and humans and their similarities in empathy, consciousness, self-awareness and imitation.

Stony Brook honors alumni with 40 Under Forty list

Sandhiya KannanFeatured NewsJanuary 27, 2016January 31, 2016

Stony Brook University released its 40 Under Forty list for 2015 last month, honoring 40 distinguished alumni in a wide range of fields.

USG holds candlelight vigil for victims of terror attacks

Andrew GoldsteinFeatured NewsNovember 18, 2015

USG and Dean of Students Timothy Ecklund led students in a candlelight vigil Tuesday evening for victims of the terror attacks in Paris, Beirut and around the world.

Digging deep: Discovering fossils at Lake Turkana with FossilFinder.org

Ariel RahimzadaNewsOctober 8, 2015October 15, 2015

The Turkana Basin Institute with the University of Bradford has created Fossil Finder, a website to see the grounds of northern Kenya and help discover fossils or artifacts.