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The Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting at the School of Communication and Journalism hosted a conversation on the women's uprising in Iran

Stony Brook researchers were awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) grant of $550K to help transition academic research into industry and commercialization

A Stony Brook research team is working to improve CAR-T immunotherapy by shortening cell expansion and making it more cost-effective, accessible and timely for patients

The Economic Development Incubator Showcase returned to Stony Brook University, bringing together more than 50 companies from the university's incubation system

Stony Brook University has long been a proponent for positive change by partnering with the community to develop a sustainable culture. The campus serves as a real-world setting for student interaction, and develops sustainable programs and services as a way to decrease the university's impact on the natural environment. As part of April's Earthstock celebration, sustainability leaders gathered to discuss initiatives and challenges as the university works to create a greener campus exp...

Community Learning Day (CLD) was created to bring School of Social Welfare students, faculty and staff together to explore a significant and timely social justice issue of the day. It not only offers an introduction to the world of advocacy, but also gives students a glimpse of the challenges social workers face every day. "Social work is about working with people to address the challenges they face in their lives, and also to address the inequities that create many of those challenges,&quo...

While studying in Nigeria as an undergraduate, Shobana Shankar heard the local people tell tales about the British that echoed the stories her parents and grandparents told her while growing up in India. "I had always known that we people whose ancestors experienced European colonialism shared a bond, even if colonialism seemed to be a thing of the past," said Shankar, an assistant professor in the Department of History in the College of Arts and Sciences. "But I got so many ques...

Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis took the stage at the Charles B. Wang Center Theatre on October 20, and delivered her inaugural lecture

As a child growing up in a small town in India with little access to electronics or technology, Anurag Purwar never had a chance to experience anything related to robotics. "Looking back, I'm sure it would have had a major impact on me," said Purwar, now an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Stony Brook University. And while a second chance at childhood is the stuff Hollywood screenplays are made of, Purwar is not ...