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Emma Ehrhard posing next to the Uhuru Peak sign on Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro. PHOTO COURTESY OF EMMA EHRHARD

Stony Brook alumna summits Mount Kilimanjaro to support families affected by childhood cancer

Maggie Gawor, Assistant News Editor August 31, 2025

Emma Ehrhard was on track to graduate magna cum laude in the fall of 2024 with a degree in mass communications when an email with the subject line...

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(left to right) eli, avi, stephanie. photo courtesy of emily rubinov, the club's external manager

SBU Leukemia and Lymphoma Society chapter becomes national fundraising leader for cancer research

Imra Ahmed November 17, 2024

In an extraordinary show of commitment and leadership, Stony Brook University’s Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS at SBU) chapter has rapidly become...

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Stony Brook University campus in the fall of 2019.  SARA RUBERG/STATESMAN FILE

CARES Act mandates SBU to give $9.8 million to students in need

Maya Brown and Sara Ruberg June 10, 2020
About 1,100 students have completed applications related to COVID-19 financial needs, Rick Gatteau, vice president for student affairs and dean of students said in a June 2 webcast.
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A cake from one of the Relay for Life events on campus.
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Letter to the Editor: The Cure Awaits

Adrienne Esposito February 1, 2018
The main problem here is that a school known for its incredible strides in STEM is not efficiently or effectively doing anything to promote important STEM-related and life-saving initiatives on campus.
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The Supply raises awareness with World Slum Day Showcase

The Supply raises awareness with World Slum Day Showcase

Erika Stern April 20, 2016
The Stony Brook University chapter of The Supply will be hosting a night of awareness and fundraising on April 21 in the Student Activities Center at 7 p.m.
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“A Night On Brookway” performances transform Stony Brook into NYC

David Pepa March 29, 2016
Students came to the “A Night on Brookway” event on March 23 to donate to the Broadway Cares fundraising organization, and to enjoy some Broadway entertainment.
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Fundraising campaign to create scholarships will launch this month

Fundraising campaign to create scholarships will launch this month

Jessica Chin November 4, 2015
The public phase of a fundraising campaign by Stony Brook University that aims to create up to $200 million in scholarships for qualifying students will launch this month.
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SBU Taandava, above, perform at a fundraiser on Monday, May 5, where more than 20 Stony Brook University organizations came together to provide relief for the people of Nepal, raising $4,225. The death toll of the 2015 Nepal Earthquake has now passed 7,000, making the earthquake the most devastating natural disaster to hit Nepal since 1934. CHRISTOPHER CAMERON / THE STATESMAN

Unite for Nepal brings organizations together to aid country

Jessica Carnabuci May 5, 2015
More than 20 organizations came together at the Unite for Nepal event on May 5 in order to provide relief and urgent care to the people affected.
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