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Stony Brook students march in support of abortion rights

Jeremy Portnoy & Karaline TaltyNews Student Life Top StoryMay 6, 2022May 6, 2022

A group of roughly 100 abortion rights advocates marched around the Stony Brook University campus and gave speeches on May 5 in protest of the leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion that could overturn Roe v. Wade.

Graduate students hand deliver grievances to Stony Brook president’s office

Viola FlowersAdministration News Top StoryApril 25, 2022April 26, 2022

Members of the Stony Brook Graduate Student Employees Union hand-delivered a letter of grievances to the president’s office on April 21, gathering in the administration building at 1 p.m. for a grade-in to continue their Living Wage Campaign.

New study shows that hurricanes are producing more rain

Daniel PariseauEarth Day 2022 NewsApril 24, 2022

Human-induced climate change caused the rainfall during the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season to climb 10% from 1850, according to a study conducted by School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences professor Kevin A. Reed and his team of meteorologists.

Stony Brook professor named Abel laureate

Jeremy PortnoyFaculty NewsApril 18, 2022April 17, 2022

Professor Dennis Sullivan, 71, has been named the Abel Prize’s 25th laureate, commonly regarded as the mathematical equivalent of the Nobel Prize. He has worked at ten universities over the course of six decades.

SUNY switches from Blackboard to D2L Brightspace

Lori SaxenaNewsApril 17, 2022

Stony Brook University, in collaboration with SUNY, is moving from Blackboard to D2L Brightspace. In an email on April 13, Charlie McMahon, interim senior vice president and enterprise chief information officer, informed students about the transition.

Suspect arrested for burglary at Shop Red West

Sara RubergNews Top StoryApril 16, 2022April 18, 2022

A suspect was arrested late Friday evening for the burglary that took place on Thursday morning at Shop Red West, according to Lawrence Zacarese, vice president for Enterprise Risk Management and chief security officer.

Police investigate burglary at Shop Red West

Sara Ruberg & Christine KelleyNews Top StoryApril 14, 2022April 14, 2022

A burglary occurred at the campus bookstore around 4 a.m. on April 14. The University Police Department is investigating the incident with Suffolk County Police.

SUNY begins search for new chancellor

Jeremy PortnoyNewsApril 13, 2022

The State University of New York (SUNY) Board of Trustees announced on April 8 a 19-member committee that will lead the search for the next chancellor of the SUNY system, which includes multiple representatives with ties to Stony Brook University.

Undergraduate Student Government polls are open, here are the candidates

Niki NassiriNews USGApril 4, 2022

Stony Brook University students will vote for next year’s Undergraduate Student Government Executive Council from April 4 to April 8 at 12 p.m. on SBEngaged. Students will also vote on making the student activity fee (SAF) optional or mandatory.

President McInnis to announce Sanger College renaming decision

Christine KelleyAdministration NewsApril 3, 2022

Stony Brook University officials are recommending that President Maurie McInnis approve the renaming of Sanger College. McInnis will announce her decision this week.