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Sex Issue 2016

Under the Microscope: Romantic competence

Ruchi Shah February 10, 2016
A research team led by Joanne Davila, Ph.D., identified a factor called “romantic competence” that plays a crucial role in creating and maintaining healthy relationships.
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Song Wu, above, is a professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics. He was a part of a research team that studied extrinsic risk factors that can lead to cancers. ARACELY JIMENEZ / THE STATESMAN

Under the Microscope: Environment, behavior cause majority of cancers

Kenneth Wengler January 31, 2016
To determine if the majority of cancer is caused by “bad luck” or by external factors, Song Wu and his team developed four distinct methods to analyze and assess cancer risk.
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From left to right, Mana Chandhok, a PhD student; Ivan Chavez, a Master’s student; Wan Zhang, laboratory technician and seated is David Q. Matus, PhD in his Stony Brook laboratory. In this lab researchers study cells and cancer processes. PHOTO CREDIT: STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

Under the Microscope: study opens doors for cancer treatment

Kenneth Wengler December 3, 2015
Assistant professor David Q. Matus studies the process of cell invasion and its misregulation in diseases such as cancer metastasis.
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Under the Microscope: tooth analysis shows how bat diet evolved

Brianna O'Neill November 24, 2015
The “whispering” bats are a diverse population that eat a variety of different foods. But what led to this amount of diversity in their diet?
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Under the Microscope: low oxygen, dispersants may harm fish survival

Under the Microscope: low oxygen, dispersants may harm fish survival

Ruchi Shah November 19, 2015
A Stony Brook research team found that some methods used to mitigate oil spills could have negative effects on fish, especially when coupled with other environmental changes.
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Dr. Gabrielle Russo, above, focuses on researching the functional morphology and evolution of the locomotor skeleton.
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Under the Microscope: Professors compare ape, panda spine adaptations

Kenneth Wengler November 13, 2015
A study by associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at Stony Brook, Gabrielle Russo, explores when and why our ape ancestors developed upright trunk posture.
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Under the Microscope: Researchers receive grant to improve engine tech

Under the Microscope: Researchers receive grant to improve engine tech

Brianna O'Neill November 5, 2015
Researchers at Stony Brook have received a $1 million grant to study Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition, an alternative type of combustion technology for engines.
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Projected light patterns can control the electrical activity of the heart with unprecedented precision. Dr. Entcheva directs the COOL lab at Stony Brook and teamed up with Dr. Gil Bubs group at Oxford for their recent Nature Photonics publication.

Under the Microscope: new insight on controlling heart waves with light

Ruchi Shah October 30, 2015
Electrical waves are crucial to heart cell communication and maintaining rhythm. Scientists have found that light can be used to intricately control these electrical waves.
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Under the Microscope: Project to help deliver therapy to astronauts

Under the Microscope: Project to help deliver therapy to astronauts

Kenneth Wengler October 22, 2015
If an astronaut on a near-Earth mission experiences stress, anxiety or fatigue, they can talk in real time with a therapist either by video or voice calling.
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Under the Microscope: Sea spray may cause ice formation in atmosphere

Brianna O'Neill October 19, 2015
“The ocean is still so mysterious,” professor Daniel Knopf said. “Something in there may create something that has effects 10 kilometers away. We are filling a gap in knowledge.”
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From left, Arnout van de Rijt, Vivek Kulkarni, and Steven Skiena form an interdisciplinary faculty research team from Stony Brook University to assess that women are significantly underrepresented in media coverage.

Under the Microscope: Women underrepresented in printed news

Ruchi Shah October 11, 2015
A project between the computer science and sociology departments at SBU has helped quantify and define the gender disparity in the media called the “paper ceiling.”
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PHOTO CREDIT: TURKANA BASIN INSTITUTE

Under the Microscope: researchers tackle issue of global drinking water

Kenneth Wengler October 1, 2015
Stony Brook Professor, Benjamin S. Hsiao, and his research team have recently developed two techniques for purifying drinking water that are both sustainable and affordable.
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