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Plastic pollution washed up on a beach from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. PUBLIC DOMAIN

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

Matt Venezia October 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.
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Shimelis Gulema, professor, poses for a photo in his office.GARY GHAYRAT/THE STATESMAN

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

Gary Ghayrat February 29, 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.
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SBU professor helps discover ancient African burial grounds

Brianne Ledda September 3, 2018
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.
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Michael Kimmel. PHOTO COURTESY OF STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

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

Lisseth Aguilar November 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.
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Actor Michael J Fox, above, is one of five people recieving honorary degrees from Stony Brook University. TEODOR BJERRANG/FLCKR VIA CC BY-NC 2.0

Michael J. Fox among five receiving honorary degrees

Anna Correa May 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.
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Associate professor Sonia Harmand, above, ... LUIS RUIZ DOMINGUEZ/THE STATESMAN

Professor named one of 50 most influential French by Vanity Fair

Michaela Kilgallen and Mahreen Khan February 12, 2017
Vanity Fair France has named Sonia Harmand, an associate professor, one of the 50 most influential French in the world.
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Dr. Carl Safina CARLS CREW/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS VIA CC BY-SA 3.0

Dr. Carl Safina discusses synergy among humans and animals

Jess Stoneburner November 16, 2016
Dr. Safina's series explored the interconnectedness between animals and humans and their similarities in empathy, consciousness, self-awareness and imitation.
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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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The Undergraduate Student Government organized a candlelight vigil on Nov. 17, 2015 for those who suffered from attacks in Paris, Beirut and other places around the world. CHRISTOPHER CAMERON/THE STATESMAN

USG holds candlelight vigil for victims of terror attacks

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

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

Ariel Rahimzada October 8, 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.
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PHOTO CREDIT: TURKANA BASIN INSTITUTE

Under the Microscope: researchers tackle issue of global drinking water

Kenneth Wengler October 1, 2015
Stony Brook Professor, Benjamin S. Hsiao, and his research team have recently developed two techniques for purifying drinking water that are both sustainable and affordable.
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PHOTO CREDIT: NBC NEWS

147 students dead, 0 coverage by American media

Jeremy Kline April 9, 2015
On April 2, 147 students at Garissa University College were massacred by members of Al-Shabaab, yet prime-time American news outlets were deafeningly silent on the matter.
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