The Statesman

Stony Brook researchers find chinstrap penguin population plunged nearly 60%

Deidre Redhead • February 16, 2020

Recorded in breeding pairs, researchers found the total numbers of pairs to be 52,786 — nearly 60% less of their total of 122,550 pairs in 1971.

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HeForShe campaign highlights Stony Brook’s WISE program

Rabia Gursoy • November 13, 2019

Stony Brook is one of 10 universities, and one of two in the United States, involved in the HeForShe campaign.

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SBU remembers Professor David L. Ferguson in campus memorial service

Alek Lewis • October 4, 2019

Stony Brook University held a memorial service on Oct. 2 to remember the late David L. Ferguson.

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Stony Brook University’s Advanced Computing Institute Receives $11.3M Philanthropic Boost

Maya Brown • August 31, 2019

The Institute for Advanced Computational Science (IACS) at Stony Brook University received a $6.3 million anonymous donation in early August that will advance data-driven research for the department.

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The humanities should continue to be appreciated more at Stony Brook

Maya Brown • February 2, 2019

All majors should be treated with equal respect and be given the same opportunities.

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STRIDE hosts “Many Paths to Science” panel

Henry Shi • October 28, 2018

The Science Training & Research to Inform Decisions (STRIDE) program hosted a panel on the “Many Paths to Science” on Oct. 25 to introduce graduate students to industry research in science and technology.

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The gender gap in class participation

Samiha Ahmed • October 21, 2018

Stony Brook University’s undergraduate population is 53 percent male and 47 percent female. The split is not 50/50, but it is close enough to be even. Still, in terms of classroom participation, there seems to be an overwhelming presence of male voices.

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Despite similar acceptance rates, more men than women enroll at Stony Brook

Andrew Goldstein • February 25, 2018

Women make up a smaller percentage of Stony Brook undergraduate students than they did a decade ago, despite having higher retention and graduation rates than their male counterparts.

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STRIDE helps Stony Brook scientists explain their work

Brianne Ledda • February 11, 2018

Stony Brook scientists are working to better explain their projects to the general public as part of a collaboration with communications experts.

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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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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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Whose major is it, anyway?

Scott Terwilliger • April 9, 2017

This is one major that I become excited about when I wake up. It’s one that lends no qualms, and fills me with enough certainty to drive the rest of my life.

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