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“Worm lab” provides unique opportunities for undergraduate research

Matt Venezia
March 9, 2023
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The Department of Writing hosted an event on Oct. 19 in the SAC Why Lobby to celebrate the National Day of Writing. photo provided by Flicker

Writing Department celebrates National Day of Writing

Matt Venezia
October 24, 2022
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The Life Science building on Stony Brook campus. Within the building are many labs in which undergraduates can participate in research. KAT PROCACCI/THE STATESMAN

SBU must increase support and advertisement of undergraduate research on campus

Matt Venezia
May 1, 2022
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A headshot of Dr. Charles Vorkas. PROVIDED BY CHARLES VORKAS

New RSOM hire works to better grasp disease resistance

Matt Venezia
April 13, 2022
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"23 and Me" DNA sampling kits, Nosha FLICKR VIA CC BY-SA 2.0 For Nosha, femme_makita, cw, yes. Happy weekend my friends!

23andMe’s privatization of genetic data restricts the research community

Matt Venezia
November 23, 2021
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Tomatoes gene-edited with CRISPR/Cas9 in the PROCERA gene, developed by The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich. PUBLIC DOMAIN

Impacting hunger and malnutrition must be central in the future of gene-edited crops

Matt Venezia
October 25, 2021
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President of the University, Maurie McInnis.JOCELYN CRUZ /THE STATESMAN

Despite President McInnis’ admiration for SBU, large disconnect between students and administration is unignorable

Matt Venezia
October 10, 2021
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What future protests should look like at SBU

What future protests should look like at SBU

Matt Venezia
September 27, 2021
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Turning Point protest at Stony Brook Univeristy on Sept. 12,2021. TIM GIORLANDO/ THE STATESMAN

SBU anti-mandate protest was a failure and a let-down to the University

Fanni Frankl, Matt Venezia, and Sam Lauria
September 19, 2021
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The outside of the administration building in March 2020. The RABIA GURSOY/STATESMAN FILE

SBU disgraces campus by allowing anti-vax mandate protest

Fanni Frankl and Matt Venezia
September 12, 2021
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The universal recycling symbol. PUBLIC DOMAIN

Why individual actions are dragging down the environmental movement

Matt Venezia
April 18, 2021
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The outside of the White House before the election results. Joseph Biden is projected to defeat Donald Trump in the presidential election. BRIANNE LEDDA/THE STATESMAN

U.S. foreign aid during COVID-19 should extend beyond strategic interests 

Matt Venezia
March 30, 2021
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Business, Healthcare and Human Services job fair in 2019. MAYA BROWN/STATESMAN FILE

Internships are just as important as classes

Matt Venezia
March 29, 2021
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A group of students hold posters as they march around campus in support of the Black Lives Matter protests last fall. RABIA GURSOY/STATESMAN FILE

Whitewashed history inhibits us from learning about the past

Matt Venezia
February 17, 2021
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A pile of money. JERICHO/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS VIA CC BY-SA 3.0

Don’t raise the corporate tax rate, rethink the power of big corporations

Matt Venezia
January 31, 2021
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A map of the United States of America. PUBLIC DOMAIN

After four years of division, we’re not that divided

Matt Venezia
November 29, 2020
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A voter at Stony Brook University's Center for Civic Justice getting a stamp for her mail in ballot. CRIS ZHANG/THE STATESMAN

How voting should look in the next presidential election

Matt Venezia
November 12, 2020
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Logo of The Onion Bagel column. STATESMAN FILE

The Onion Bagel: Senate decides to take a three week recess as asteroid approaches Earth

Matt Venezia
October 29, 2020
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Login and signup page of Facebook. SCREENSHOT OF FACEBOOK.COM

Banning QAnon accounts on Facebook is a step, but it may be too late

Matt Venezia
October 16, 2020
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Plastic pollution washed up on a beach from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. PUBLIC DOMAIN

Big Oil’s lobby to peddle plastics in Kenya is unsustainable and unsurprising

Matt Venezia
October 12, 2020
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A picture of a pile of money. PICTURES OF MONEY/FLICKR VIA CC BY 2.0

Trump’s tax records are not surprising and won’t rock his voter base

Matt Venezia
October 8, 2020
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The testing site outside of the Student Health Center on campus. SHAH ALI HAIDER SHANTO/THE STATESMAN

What to know about COVID-19 testing

Matt Venezia
September 19, 2020
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Satellite picture of the Earth. PUBLIC DOMAIN

COVID-19 presents an opportunity to restructure our society around sustainability

Matt Venezia
September 6, 2020
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Boxes included in CDC’s laboratory test kit for SARS-CoV-2. PUBLIC DOMAIN

The American response to COVID-19 illustrates the importance of scientific literacy

Matt Venezia
August 27, 2020
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Official logos of social media companies. People have taken to social media in order to spread information in the form of threads.Official logo's of social media companies. RABIA GURSOY/THE STATESMAN

Before you post, fact-check yourself

Matt Venezia
August 7, 2020
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The COVID-19 virus. PUBLIC DOMAIN

COVID-19’s impact on the developing world is largely ignored by Americans, and it shouldn’t be

Matt Venezia
July 12, 2020
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