Mallory Locklear Archives

Under the microscope: exam study tips

Mallory LocklearNews Top StoryMay 15, 2014May 16, 2014

As final exams are quickly approaching, “Under the Microscope” would like to provide a few research-based study tips to get you through the coming week.

Macaulay Culkin performs at SBU

Joe MaloneArtsMay 12, 2014

The Graduate Student Organization hosted the semester’s last Stony Brooklyn concert on Friday at the University Café.

Under the Microscope: Alexander Krichevsky sheds light on new method of making plants glow

Mallory LocklearNews Top StoryApril 24, 2014April 27, 2014

Few glowing organisms exist in nature. Until recently, glowing plants were the stuff of fiction, like the luminous plants seen in “Avatar.” Now, however, these plants are less science fiction and more fact.

Under the microscope: scientists use bacteria to modify crops

Mallory LocklearNewsApril 15, 2014

Golden rice is a genetically modified crop. The difference between it and its standard rice counterpart is that small changes have been introduced that allow it to produce beta-carotene, the precursor to Vitamin A.

Under the microscope: closer to origins of the universe

Mallory LocklearNewsApril 1, 2014

In January, “Under the Microscope” reported on the research of professor Neelima Sehgal in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Sehgal and her team were searching for what are known as primordial B-modes with the aim to bring our understanding of the universe within a split second of the Big Bang.

Under the microscope: the science behind a hangover, the spins and untested cures

The StatesmanNewsMarch 11, 2014

Hangovers, called veisalgia by those in the medical field, are a dreaded after effect of alcohol consumption and a familiar experience for many college students. Characterized by symptoms including headaches, dizziness, fatigue, nausea, stomach problems, drowsiness, sweating and cognitive impairment, hangovers are certainly not a fun ordeal. Despite their prevalence, the cause of hangovers is still an enigma to scientists.

Under the microscope: snowflakes are not as symmetrical as pictured

Mallory LocklearNewsFebruary 18, 2014

Stony Brook has been hit with a tremendous amount of snow so far this winter. Whether you celebrate the snow days or curse the driving conditions and dirtying piles of snow, snow itself has a very interesting life story.

Under the microscope: double the pleasure, double the fun

Mallory Locklear & Ruchi ShahFeatured NewsFebruary 11, 2014April 1, 2014

Recently, a man going by the nickname “Diphallic Dude” took part in a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) session that centered around his rare condition—diphallia, a medical condition wherein a male is born with two penises.

Under the microscope: Ancient microwaves may shed light on the history of the universe

Mallory LocklearNewsJanuary 28, 2014

Dr. Neelima Sehgal, an assistant professor in the department of Physics and Astronomy, wants to understand the earliest moments of the universe.

Specifically, she wants to know what happened within one second after the Big Bang—the event believed to have taken place 13.8 billion years ago and took the universe from a tiny, dense, finite point to the infinite cosmos of today. But studying events that took place billions of years ago is no small feat.

Under the microscope: Studying turtle neurogenesis may aid research on human brains

Mallory LocklearNewsNovember 21, 2013

Recently, Under the Microscope reported on work being done in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior on neurogenesis, or the birth of new neurons. Work on this subject is also taking place in the Psychology Department in the lab of Alice Powers. Her studies come with a twist. While many in the neurogenesis field study mice, rats or primates, Dr. Powers studies turtles.