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Alexandra Peterson, a senior biochemistry major and research assistant in the Basic Science Tower on East Campus, analyzes the finding of samples run through a mass spectrometer machine.   EMMA HARRIS/THE STATESMAN

WISE program strives to increase female enrollment in STEM majors

Maya Brown January 25, 2019
Founded in 1993, the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) honors program has drawn in more female high school graduates who have a demonstrated aptitude and interest in STEM.
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Headshot of Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist Kip Thorne. Thornes contributions to developing and directing an experiment that made the first direct observation of gravitational waves earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2017. KONSTANTIN MALANCHEV/FLICKR VIA CC BY 2.0

Nobel Laureate Kip Thorne discusses gravitational waves at Simons Center

Mike Adams April 22, 2018
Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist Kip Thorne spoke at the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics on Thursday, April 19 as part of the center’s Della Pietra Lecture Series.
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Stony Brook students and adjuncts rally to save adjunct jobs in the universitys Writing and Rhetoric program on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017 outside of the Humanities Building. GARY GHAYRAT/ STATESMAN FILE

Students and adjuncts rally to save writing

Gary Ghayrat, Aleeza Kazmi, and Dorothy Mai November 17, 2017
Stony Brook students and adjuncts rally to save adjunct jobs in the university's Writing and Rhetoric program on Wednesday, Nov. 15. Due to a budget deficit of $35 million, nearly half of the program's adjuncts have been let go and will not return for the Spring 2018 semester.
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