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A sign for the Renaissance School of Medicine (RSOM) located in the Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center. STANLEY ZHENG/THE STATESMAN

Renaissance School of Medicine receives a five-year $5.3 million grant from the NIH

Alisha Raiker October 30, 2025

Stony Brook University’s Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) in the Renaissance School of Medicine (RSOM) received a $5.3 million grant from...

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Stony Brook researchers and students navigate Trump-era budget cuts to scientific research

Viyang Hao, News Editor May 5, 2025

Research funding comes from a myriad of sources, each with its own priorities, processes and expectations to bring their ideas to life. Broadly speaking,...

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DOGE's impact on college programs and research

DOGE’s impact on college programs and research

Myel Jocelyn May 4, 2025

Since President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration this year, his administration has been making baffling decisions, such as cutting and restructuring...

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A headshot of Stony Brook researcher and professor Ke Jian Liu. PHOTO COURTESY OF STONY BROOK NEWS/JEANNE NEVILLE, STONY BROOK MEDICINE

Stony Brook researchers pioneer breakthrough stroke treatment with $2.6 million grant

Michelle Grisales, Assistant News Editor April 14, 2025

Modern medicine is a field of research that is constantly evolving, driving groundbreaking discoveries that have saved countless lives. Despite this...

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A headshot photo of Dr. Farzana Ali.  PHOTO COURTESY OF FARZANA ALI

Intersectional identities in medicine and research: Dr. Farzana Ali’s journey

Lori Saxena February 14, 2023
For Ali, an international student a woman of color who uses a wheelchair, the path to finishing her doctorate was neither linear nor traditional.
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"Sleep Disorders" written on a paper on a clipboard that is surrounded by pills, a stethoscope, and syringes. NICK YOUNGSON/ALPHA STOCK IMAGES

Sleep hygiene oversight is correlated with mental health issues; SBU professors expanding research on college students’ sleep disorders

Joy Sze October 18, 2021
College students are no stranger to sleep deprivation, but a recent discovery shows up to 70% of college students might have an undiagnosed sleep disorder.
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Girnun and his attorneys on Jan. 14, 2020 outside of the Alfonse M. D'Amato Courthouse. BRIANNE LEDDA/THE STATESMAN

Former SBU professor pleads guilty to funneling cancer research funds

Brianne Ledda and Melissa Azofeifa January 14, 2020
Girnun could face a maximum of 10 years in jail without parole, and “a fine to be determined,” according to a U.S. Department of Justice press release.
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Paintings of flowers line the hallways of the Stony Brook University Cancer Center, while outside a sunflower sculpture by a patient's husband stands to welcome new patients. EFAL SAYED/STATESMAN FILE

Stony Brook Cancer Center named first National Pancreas Foundation Center on Long Island

Robert Dell’Osso September 21, 2018
The Stony Brook Cancer Center was recently named the first National Pancreas Foundation Center on Long Island.
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Men should step up and step in

Genie Ruzicka August 28, 2017
Most “staying safe on campus” articles read more like rape-prevention articles. Basically saying to people at-risk “make sure that, if someone gets raped, it’s not you.”
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Electron movies win the second Discovery Prize Competition

Electron movies win the second Discovery Prize Competition

Taylor Ha April 17, 2017
Armed with whittled-down scientific jargon and imaginative analogies, four Stony Brook University faculty members used their scientific research to compete for the $200,000 Discovery Prize.
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Randy Ferguson, a senior economics major and President of the Student African-American Brotherhood at Stony Brook, stands in the rain outside of the Student Activities Center during the demonstration. CHRISTOPHER CAMERON/THE STATESMAN

Male minority students frustrated by alleged lack of academic support

Christopher Cameron April 1, 2016
“Everybody keeps saying about ‘diversity’ and ‘diversity is good,’” Ricky Simanjuntak said. “And I’m not saying it’s bad. But what I have to point out is … it’s hard.”
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The Brain Team: finding ways to unlock the mysteries of the brain

The Brain Team: finding ways to unlock the mysteries of the brain

Briana Lionetti November 4, 2015
The team is trying to answer crucial questions that could potentially lead to treatments for brain diseases such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and PTSD.
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