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Art Crawl 2019 is back with bigger art and bigger crowds

Art Crawl 2019 is back with bigger art and bigger crowds

Lajiere Blake September 15, 2019
This year, the Art Crawl started at the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics. Nestled in a corner of campus, the building is home to the Simon Center Gallery, where the exhibit “Art of Science” is on display.
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Headshot of Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist Kip Thorne. Thornes contributions to developing and directing an experiment that made the first direct observation of gravitational waves earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2017. KONSTANTIN MALANCHEV/FLICKR VIA CC BY 2.0

Nobel Laureate Kip Thorne discusses gravitational waves at Simons Center

Mike Adams April 22, 2018
Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist Kip Thorne spoke at the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics on Thursday, April 19 as part of the center’s Della Pietra Lecture Series.
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Stony Brook is aiming to have more LEED certified buildings like the Simons Center. (RYAN MUI/THE STATESMAN)

Distinguished physicists discuss mysteries of the universe at Simons Center

Michael Adams September 11, 2017
Stony Brook’s Simons Center for Geometry and Physics hosted lectures by two world-renowned physicists on Tuesday night.
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The new Toll Drive buildings and East Side Dining are the newest buildings on campus. These state of the art facilities represent a the new image of Stony Brook University and the school has come a long way since its founding. STEPHAN UNGER/STATESMAN FILE

To build or not to build?

Rebecca Liebson June 13, 2017
Stony Brook University’s campus is caught in an architectural struggle between past and future.
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Lorraine Walsh, above, has been has had her work displayed in international museums and has also received many awards and grants.  Lei Han

Lorraine Walsh combines art and science at Simons Center

Rena Thomas September 1, 2015
Walsh marries her lifelong love of art and science as a curator for Stony Brook University’s Simons Center by creating new and thought provoking exhibits.
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University Advancement reported that it raised $82,009,774 in gifts and pledges for the 2013 fiscal year. (BRIDGET DOWNES / THE STATESMAN)

Donations to universities increase both at SBU and across the nation

Michaela Kilgallen November 18, 2014
According to the Giving USA 2014 report, between 2012 and 2013, nationally, education experienced the largest increase in donations by 8.9 percent to total $52.07 billion.
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Science playwriting competition brings winning works to the stage

Robert Cimino May 5, 2014
On Wednesday, April 30, the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics held a staged reading of the top four pieces selected in the 2014 SBU Science Playwriting Competition.
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