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Anat speaks at the Traumatic Brain Injury Symposium in the  Medical and Research Translation (MART) Building Auditorium on March 28, 2019. EMMA HARRIS/STATESMAN

SBU study finds that taking sex into account could change 20% of MCI diagnoses

Deidre Redhead December 7, 2019
Anat Biegon, a professor in the department of radiology at the Renaissance School of Medicine, co-wrote a study that found taking sex into account could change diagnoses for 20% of people with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).
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Stony Brook professor charged with stealing cancer research funds

Stony Brook professor charged with stealing cancer research funds

Brianne Ledda and Melissa Azofeifa September 12, 2019
A Stony Brook University Professor was arrested on charges of stealing from cancer research funds. He could be facing up to 20 years in federal prison.
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Interim Provost Minghua. SARA RUBERG/THE STATESMAN

Minghua Zhang takes over as interim provost

Brianne Ledda August 25, 2019
Minghua Zhang stepped in as interim provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs following an administrative shake-up at Stony Brook University this summer.
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Photo of Eric Zolov. COURTESY OF STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

Professor Eric Zolov receives his third Fulbright Scholarship

Mike Adams February 24, 2019
Associate History Professor Eric Zolov will spend the next academic year teaching a seminar at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile as a recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship for professionals who already have their PhDs or equivalent degrees. Zolov will teach a course called “The Global 60s,” that analyzes the impact of America’s mid-century counterculture movement on Latin America.
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Eye clinic at the Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii. PUBLIC DOMAIN

SBU researchers receive $1.2 million to develop technology that studies human eye movement

Joe McQueen November 28, 2018
A team of researchers from Stony Brook University received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop technology that can analyze patterns in human eye movement to help predict where people direct their attention. Researchers from the department of computer science and the department of psychology have teamed up to work on this project.
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Stony Brook University President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. in the moment he exits the Administration building to greet the demonstrators. CHRISTOPHER CAMERON/STATESMAN FILE

My reflections on speaking with President Stanley

Vincent Sparagna October 21, 2018
Vincent Sparagna recalls his discussion with President Stanley on various topics from increasing graduation rate to the messy budget cuts.
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The Career Center located in the Melville Library at Stony Brook University. (NINA LIN/STATESMAN FILE)

Career Center teaches students effective salary negotiation

Vincent Sparagna October 20, 2018
Assistant Director of Graduate Career Services Alfreda James and Employer Relations Associate Crystal Diaz outlined the steps to effective salary negotiation at the Career Center on Tuesday, Oct. 16.
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URECA hosts research symposium

Brianne Ledda April 26, 2018
Students and educators flocked to the Student Activities Center on Wednesday for a vast symposium of research in programs ranging from Writing and Rhetoric to Physics and Astronomy giving presentations.
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Adélie penguins on an iceberg in Antarctica. JASON AUCH/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS VIA CC BY 2.0

Research team helps discover massive Antarctic penguin colony

Brianne Ledda March 18, 2018
Ecology & Evolution Associate Professor Heather J. Lynch discovered over 1.5 million Adélie penguins in the Danger Islands near the edge of the Antarctic Peninsula.
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A cake from one of the Relay for Life events on campus.
 ADRIENNE ESPOSITO/THE STATESMAN

Letter to the Editor: The Cure Awaits

Adrienne Esposito February 1, 2018
The main problem here is that a school known for its incredible strides in STEM is not efficiently or effectively doing anything to promote important STEM-related and life-saving initiatives on campus.
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The International Space Station in orbit. CAROLINE DAVIS2010/FLICKR VIA CC BY-NC 2.0

NASA-funded researchers: Can e-mental health tools aid astronauts way up?

Charles Scott October 10, 2017
NASA-funded researchers at Stony Brook University are assessing applications of e-mental health tools in managing depression, anxiety and stress for astronauts and astronaut-like individuals.
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Electron movies win the second Discovery Prize Competition

Electron movies win the second Discovery Prize Competition

Taylor Ha April 17, 2017
Armed with whittled-down scientific jargon and imaginative analogies, four Stony Brook University faculty members used their scientific research to compete for the $200,000 Discovery Prize.
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