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Aug 22, 2025

Seawolves football returns with home opener against Rhode Island on September 6

Stony Brook University is preparing for the return of Seawolves football at LaValle Stadium.

Aug 22, 2025

Stony Brook University launches $50K innovation challenge for faculty and graduate students

Stony Brook University has announced the launch of its first Brook & Beyond Challenge, a competition offering faculty and graduate students an opportunity to secure up to $50,000 in milestone-based funding for innovative projects.

Aug 22, 2025

Stony Brook student uses AI project in rooftop garden for air pollution detection

In a section of Stony Brook University Hospital, undergraduate student Amy Chen is leading a project to use artificial intelligence (AI) in detecting ozone damage on plants.

Aug 22, 2025

Stony Brook Southampton student gains experience through speech-language pathology program

Maya Klatsky, a graduate student in speech-language pathology at Stony Brook Southampton, is preparing to enter her final year of the program.

Aug 22, 2025

Stony Brook University hosts open house highlighting clean energy careers

More than 200 people attended the second annual Energy & Infrastructure Open House and Union Apprenticeship Awareness Day at Stony Brook University’s Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT) on August 12.

Aug 22, 2025

William Floyd students collaborate across grade levels in cooking activity

Students from William Floyd Elementary School and William Floyd High School recently participated in a joint cooking activity.

Aug 22, 2025

Stony Brook leaders highlight importance of coordinated advocacy at national APLU meeting

Stony Brook University leaders participated in a national panel at the 2025 Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU) Council on Governmental Affairs and Council on Research Joint Summer Meeting.

Aug 22, 2025

Three Stony Brook University graduate students awarded SUNY/OMH mental health scholarships

Three graduate students from Stony Brook University have been selected for the SUNY/OMH Scholarship Program, joining 15 other State University of New York (SUNY) students who are pursuing degrees in mental health fields.

Aug 22, 2025

Stony Brook awards travel grants to 22 faculty for global research presentations

Twenty-two faculty members from Stony Brook University’s College of Arts and Sciences and School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences have been awarded grants through the President’s Distinguished Travel Grants program.

Aug 22, 2025

Black And Latino Initiative builds community at Stony Brook University

The Black and Latino Initiative at Stony Brook University is a student-led mentorship and leadership program that aims to build a stronger sense of community and support for Black and Latino students.

Aug 22, 2025

Stony Brook partners on film screening during Climate Week NYC

A new documentary film screening will take place during Climate Week NYC, organized by The New York Climate Exchange in partnership with Stony Brook University and the Science Communication Lab/Wonder Collaborative.

Aug 22, 2025

Pamela Abshire named chair of electrical engineering at Stony Brook University

Pamela Abshire has been appointed chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Stony Brook University’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, with her term beginning on September 1, 2025.

Aug 22, 2025

Tips offered for easing student anxiety during back-to-school season at Stony Brook

As students prepare to return to campus, many are experiencing a range of emotions from excitement to anxiety.

Aug 22, 2025

Andrea Goldsmith begins tenure as Stony Brook University president

Stony Brook University welcomed its new president, Andrea Goldsmith, who began her tenure on campus last week.

Aug 22, 2025

Stony Brook professor joins international team studying probabilistic paths in quantum field theory

Stony Brook University Professor Nikita Nekrasov has been named a Principal Investigator in the newly launched Simons Collaboration on Probabilistic Paths to Quantum Field Theory.

Aug 22, 2025

Suffolk County Community College announces fall theatre season lineup

Suffolk County Community College has announced its Theatre Arts Program and Lively Arts Series schedule for the fall 2025 season.

Aug 21, 2025

William Floyd schools adopt new policy limiting student device use starting September

Beginning in September, William Floyd School District will implement a new policy restricting the use of internet-enabled devices for all K-12 students.

Aug 21, 2025

William Floyd School District adopts new rules restricting student use of internet-enabled devices

The William Floyd School District has established a new policy that restricts students from using internet-enabled devices during the school day on school grounds.

Aug 21, 2025

Stony Brook professor joins global team advancing probabilistic approach to quantum field theory

Stony Brook University announced that Professor Nikita Nekrasov from the Department of Physics and Astronomy has been named a Principal Investigator in the newly launched Simons Collaboration on Probabilistic Paths to Quantum Field Theory.

Aug 20, 2025

President Goldsmith addresses graduates at BNL internship closing ceremony

Stony Brook University President Andrea Goldsmith delivered the keynote address at the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) Summer Internship Closing Ceremony on August 7.

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Stony Brook students blend fitness and ecology in 3K EcoWalk

Stony Brook University students participated in the "Running Wild 3K EcoWalk," a new Earthstock event conducted on April 21 at the Ashley Schiff Preserve.


Local

Brentwood Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Officer Brendon Gallagher 

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced this week that Cody Fisher, 29, of Brentwood, admitted to driving under the influence when he seriously injured Officer Brendon Gallagher in a January LIE crash.


Local

Fighting for Nick’s Law: A Mother’s Plea by Theresa Puzio

Mother of hit-and-run victim makes impassioned please to change the laws.