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Food as Medicine Symposium Explores Nutrition, Health and Community

At 82, Hampton Bays resident Ann Coppola is still looking for ways to live healthier. A plant-based eater, she came to Stony ...
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River Rock Reflection: Sharing Messages of Hope on 9/11

On September 11, 2026, members of the Stony Brook University community gathered at the university’s 9/11 Memorial Arch to ...
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Walk of Hope Brings Stony Brook Community Together for Suicide Prevention Month

The annual Walk of Hope event on September 30 brought the Stony Brook University community together to raise awareness about ...
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Join Us for Seawolves Social Hour!

The Seawolves Social Hour is back! These lively gatherings bring together Long Island alumni for relaxed, community-focused events close to home. Seawolves have the chance to enjoy great conversations ...
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Stony Brook Ranked in Top 40 Globally for Physics by U.S. News & World Report

Stony Brook University posted its highest-ever ranking in the 2025-26 U.S News & World Report Best Global Universities for Physics, with a global ranking of 39 and a national ranking of 19. It marks ...
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“I Want to Change the World.” Prince Johnson ’98, MA ’03 Named 2026 New York State Teacher of the Year

When Prince Johnson ’98, MA ’03 arrived at the State University of New York at Stony Brook as a freshman, he was a biology and pre-med major. However, ahead of his junior year, Johnson’s best friend ...
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Stony Brook Researchers Teach Robots to See Around Corners

Stony Brook researchers have developed the first navigation system that lets robots “see around corners” with commercially available, lightweight sensors. Their method, recently presented at ICRA 2025 ...
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‘$10 Changed My Life.’ How One Couple Is Changing the Lives of Stony Brook Students

Jim and Janice Rohlf have been connected to Stony Brook University for a combined 78 years, and they have been supporting students and programs for almost 40 years. Now, motivated by the New York ...
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Stony Brook’s 1974 Club Football Team Celebrates 50th Anniversary

The football program at Stony Brook University was disbanded in 1973. That didn’t stop its players from bringing the sport back as a club in 1974 — helping usher in a new era of football at Stony ...
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Stony Brook Kicks Off Clean Energy Lecture Series

Associate Provost for Climate and Sustainability Programming Kevin Reed delivers one of two talks at the series kickoff, ‘Setting the Stage.’ Photos by John Griffin. Stony Brook University is leading ...
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Motivated by the Matches: Alumni Family Gives Back to Stony Brook Students, Cancer Center

Choosing to attend Stony Brook University seemed like a no-brainer for both Frank Fischer ’97 and his wife, Michele Fischer ’99. Frank’s brothers, William Fischer ’92 and Patrick Fischer ’94, both ...
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“It Was a Unique Time.” How Leah Fiorentino ’76 Became the First Female Swimmer at Stony Brook

As a national championship-level swimmer in high school, Leah Fiorentino ’76, EdD couldn’t wait to join the Stony Brook University swim team. But what she didn’t plan for was that she would be joining ...