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Stony Brook professor wins 2020 Breakthrough Prize in physics

Stony Brook professor wins 2020 Breakthrough Prize in physics

Alek Lewis October 12, 2019
Physics professor Peter van Nieuwenhuizen will be honored, along with two other physicists, with the 2020 Special Breakthrough Prize for Fundamental Physics on Nov. 3 for their work on a modern field theory called supergravity.
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The Stony Brook Track and Field team at a meet in 2016. Amanda Stead set a new school record in the 400m run. KRYSTEN MASSA/STATESMAN FILE

Track and Field finishes fourth in America East Championship

Kenneth Fermin February 25, 2019
Stony Brook Women’s Track and Field multi runner junior Alyssa Oviasogie immortalized herself in program history by becoming the program’s first Pentathlon Metropolitan Champion earlier this month.
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Cross Country impresses at Coast to Coast Battle

Jason Brancato September 23, 2018
“The guys competed very well today, taking seventh out of 23 teams, with 5 of the 6 teams in front of us ranked in the top 30 in the Nation,” head coach Andy Ronan said in a press release. “It's early season but I felt it was important for us to run well against our regional opponents. Finishing in front of Dartmouth, Boston University and Providence was encouraging at this stage.”
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Post Malone performing at the Veld Music Festival back in 2016. THE COME UP SHOW/FLICKR VIA CC BY 2.0

Post Malone set to headline Back to the Brook on Friday

Joseph Konig September 17, 2017
Post Malone is coming to Stony Brook for the annual fall concert, Back to the Brook, and students could not see the hip hop artist at a more perfect time in his career than right now.
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Iranian-Dutch pop artist Sevdaliza performs at  music festival in Amsterdam in 2015. RENE PASSET/FLICKR VIA CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Five artists you haven’t listened to, but should

Maya Bharatiya July 20, 2017
Sometimes, you’ve just got to let YouTube and Spotify take you down a never-ending black hole of hipster bands and unheard playlists.
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Stony Brook Mens Basketball Head Coach Jeff Boals during a halftime interview. ARACELY JIMENEZ/THE STATESMAN

Jeff Boals adapting to new culture both on the court and off

Kunal Kohli February 26, 2017
Boals is a players’ coach. He uses his experience to help guide players as opposed to forcing a system onto them.
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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Office in Dec. 2012. GULBENK/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS VIA CC BY SA 3.0

Immigration lawyers educate students on Muslim travel ban

Jill Ryan February 2, 2017
The State Department has stated visas from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen will be revoked.
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Womens Track posts four first place finishes at Penn 8-Team Select

Women’s Track posts four first place finishes at Penn 8-Team Select

Kunal Kohli January 23, 2017
The Stony Brook Women’s Track and Field team had four first place finishes as both the men’s and women’s track teams competed in the Penn 8-Team Select on Monday.
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Stony Brook loses to Loyola on last-second buzzer-beater

Stony Brook loses to Loyola on last-second buzzer-beater

Skyler Gilbert December 1, 2016
Unfortunately for Stony Brook, Loyola took a last-second lead and a 71-70 victory on Wednesday night at the Island Federal Credit Union Arena.
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Under the Microscope: Research helps doctors improve organ transplant viability

Under the Microscope: Research helps doctors improve organ transplant viability

Ryan Kawalerski September 8, 2016
Dr. Madhu Bhaskaran, principle investigator at the Kidney Transplant Center at Northwell Health on Long Island, is aiming to improve long-term kidney transplant viability.
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BROOKLINE, Mass. Oct. 28, 2015—Michael Rezendes, Spotlight reporter, who is played by Mark Ruffalo in the movie Spotlight, walks the red carpet before a screening of the movie at the Coolidge Corner Theater Wednesday night. Photo by Dingfang Zhou/BUNS

Journalist portrayed in “Spotlight” speaks about his team’s work

Rebecca Liebson April 21, 2016
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Michael Rezendes visited Stony Brook Tuesday night to talk about the story behind the Academy Award-winning movie, “Spotlight.”
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Sex Issue 2016

What sexuality do you identify with?

Dorothy Mai February 9, 2016
As people are becoming more aware of themselves and the people around them, there are many more options to identify with in terms of sexual and romantic orientation.
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