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Stony Brook University banner during Jan. 2021.RABIA GURSOY/THE STATESMAN

All classes canceled ahead of impending snowstorm

Brianne Ledda January 31, 2021
Stony Brook University has canceled all classes and events on Monday, Feb. 1 ahead of an impending snowstorm, according to a campus-wide email.
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Students moving into their dorms at the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year. SARA RUBERG/STATESMAN FILE

Students on campus must test negative before leaving for Thanksgiving break, SUNY Chancellor says

Brianne Ledda November 1, 2020
All students on SUNY campuses must test negative for COVID-19 within ten days before they leave for Thanksgiving break. SUNY campuses have until November 5 to submit a plan outlining their steps to close the fall semester. 
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26 SUNY students undergo mandatory 14-day quarantine at Stony Brook Southampton

Alek Lewis March 8, 2020
Twenty-two students from State University of New York (SUNY) study abroad programs are undergoing mandatory quarantine for the coronavirus at Stony Brook University’s Southampton campus, school officials confirmed in an email to The Statesman.
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Stony Brook Southampton’s podcast program sparks interest

Joseph Konig February 18, 2018
Stony Brook Southampton announced a first-of-its-kind Audio Podcast Fellows Program on Dec. 18. Two months later, the one-year course set to start in September has already sparked an unexpected amount of interest.
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Stony Brook to co-sponsor SUNYWide Film Festival

Stony Brook to co-sponsor SUNYWide Film Festival

Erika Stern March 6, 2016
Film is thriving at Stony Brook Southampton, where graduate students Ethan Scarduzio and Jordan Bianchi are candidates in an important upcoming film festival.
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2015 Clery Report: reports of rape, assault, burglary down

Brittany Bernstein October 1, 2015
Stony Brook University's Annual Security and Fire Report was released by the University Police Department on Wednesday.
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STORIFY: Storm causes deluge of problems for SBU, surrounding area

Arielle Martinez August 4, 2015
SBU canceled all classes before 11 a.m. and delayed opening its offices after an early morning thunderstorm caused a power outage and left downed trees and wires campus.
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Hampton Bays seeking sustainable solutions from SBU professor

Mahreen Khan March 30, 2015
Professor Marc Fasanella has started a monthly lecture series for the Hampton Bays Civic Association called “Downtown Hampton Bays: Its Future, Present, and Past.”
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University Police releases annual campus Clery Report

Arielle Martinez September 30, 2014
Reports of rape, robbery and aggravated assault on the Stony Brook campus increased last year, according to the Annual Security and Fire Report released by the University Police Department (UPD) Tuesday.
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Suffering Shellfish: ocean acidification may lead to a decline in the shellfish population

Katherine Kurre September 25, 2014
When conversation turns to Long Island’s coastal waters, Stony Brook University professor Christopher Gobler is quite familiar with the area and the organisms that live in it.
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SBU film grad program continues to attract attention

Krysten Massa September 3, 2014
Stony Brook Southampton was able to launch a new graduate film program this year that is drawing a lot of attention due to its partnership with Christine Vachon and Killer Films.
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SBU helps students learn the ins and outs of the film business

Krysten Massa August 25, 2014
Stony Brook University has teamed up with Christine Vachon, American film producer of close to 80 films, including the award-winning independent romantic drama “Boys Don’t Cry,” to create a new graduate film program.
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