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Robots unloading float glass. A 2017 report from the McKinsey Global Institute think tank predicts that by 2030, up to 800 million people will lose their jobs to a machine. ICAPLANTS/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS VIA CC BY-SA 3.0

We can educate around automation

Mike Adams • March 26, 2018
If computers can do my job or your job badly now, will they do it better than us before we can retire? Will the skill sets we acquire in college even be relevant in a decade?
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The Long Island high Technology Incubator, above, provides lab and office space for start up companies. GARY GHAYRAT/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook incubator helps start-ups adapt to business world

Gary Ghayrat • March 25, 2018
The Long Island High Technology Incubator, located on the Stony Brook University campus, has been a congregation spot for start-up companies, providing office and lab spaces with campus resources in close proximity.
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Argonne National Laboratory demonstrates to 350 young women from Chicago-area high schools why a career in science might be right for them in April 2009. Brookhaven National Lab along with Stony Brooks WISE program hosted a symposium ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY/FLICKR VIA CC BY NC SA 2.0

Campus Perspectives: We need to increase female participation in computer science

Kitty Liu • February 13, 2018
Our mission is to provide encouragement and support to women in the field of computing, as well as to foster an understanding between men and women to both improve and maintain women’s involvement in computer science.
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Keynote speaker and futurist Ross Dawson speaking at the Charles B. Wang Center on Oct. 23. GARY GHAYRAT/THE STATESMAN

Keynote speaker Ross Dawson discusses the future of work

Gary Ghayrat • October 24, 2017
The future is unpredictable, but we know that it is going to change dramatically, futurist and keynote speaker Ross Dawson said during his “Leadership for the Future of Work” lecture at the Charles B. Wang Center on Monday, Oct. 23.
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New York voter registration papers distributed by Stony Brooks Vote Everywhere group in partnership with the Andrew Goodman Foundation. ARACELY JIMENEZ/STATESMAN FILE

The future should be in our hands, literally

Paula Pecorella • November 8, 2016
If we spend most of our waking hours online, isn’t it time we ought to be able to vote online, too?
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Apple simulates the Titanic by removing Jack

Apple simulates the Titanic by removing Jack

Jager Robinson • September 18, 2016
This lack of inventiveness at Apple is leading the Titanic that is the company into the iceberg that is the consumer market.
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Sorry, but big dreams wont pay big bills

Sorry, but big dreams won’t pay big bills

Michael Kohut • April 28, 2016
Money will buy us food and a roof to sleep under after college. It’s not a sure thing that dreams will.
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Semester at Sea: One man beats the odds in Ghana

Semester at Sea: One man beats the odds in Ghana

Paula Pecorella • April 20, 2016
“My school didn’t have a classroom or a structure. It was just a black wooden board that was nailed to a tree,” Fred Frimpong said.
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University proposes Comprehensive Fee increase

University proposes Comprehensive Fee increase

Michaela Kilgallen • March 10, 2016
When students log into Solar to pay for the Fall 2016 semester, the total will be slightly higher than it was this past academic year.
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Cars parked in South P, the commuter student parking lot. PAULA PECEGO/STATESMAN FILE

Looking for parking at SBU? There could be an app for that

Todd L. Pittinsky • March 8, 2016
As Stony Brook grows in size, stature and impact, one great way to differentiate ourselves within SUNY is to make the most smart, creative, and human use of technology.
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Semester at Sea: A look into the life of a Buddhist monk in Mandalay

Semester at Sea: A look into the life of a Buddhist monk in Mandalay

Paula Pecorella • March 1, 2016
It is extremely unusual for a lifelong Buddhist monk to use Facebook, carry a cell phone or board a luxury cruise liner traveling the world.
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Educational pitfalls of the Internet revolution

Educational pitfalls of the Internet revolution

Zach Rowe • February 23, 2016
Nowadays, the answers to nearly every textbook question is available online, and the dissemination of these solutions has become a big industry.
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