The Statesman

Scoreless drought hands Stony Brook women’s basketball first loss

Nayden Villorente • November 27, 2023

An 11-minute scoring drought in the second half ultimately led the Stony Brook women’s basketball team to its first loss of the season. After winning their first five games of the 2023-24 season,...

Stony Brook women’s basketball devours Delaware State, improves to 5-0

Mike Anderson • November 23, 2023

The Stony Brook women’s basketball team started its Thanksgiving feast a day early with a 45-point blowout victory. The Seawolves (5-0) remained undefeated on Wednesday afternoon with an 86-41...

Fotis Sotiropoulos appointed as Interim Provost

Niki Nassiri • September 20, 2020

Fotis Sotiropoulos, Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, will serve as interim provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs, according to an announcement by President Maurie McInnis on Sept. 17.

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Stony Brook University offers students pass/fail grading

Claudia Motley • March 21, 2020

Stony Brook University will allow students to choose a pass/fail grading option for a majority of courses, according to a March 20 email from Interim Provost Minghua Zhang. Some schools and colleges...

Under The Microscope: Study finds that shark scales increase drag

Ruchi Shah • April 16, 2016

A team led by Dr. Fotis Sotiropoulos, used computer modeling to visualize how water flows around the sheets of denticles found on shark skin.

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Dennis Assanis will step down as provost

Arielle Martinez • November 18, 2015

Dennis Assanis will step down from his positions at Stony Brook University to become the next president of the University of Delaware, both universities announced Wednesday.

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Center for Biotechnology wins $3 million award from NIH to develop research hub

Devin Weeks • April 19, 2015

Stony Brook University’s Center for Biotechnology plans to establish a research hub after winning a $3 million award from the National Institutes of Health.

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