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Gábor Balázsi, PhD, is using synthetic gene circuits to decode how cells make decisions, a field reshaping health and biotech.

He was honored at this year’s Investiture Ceremony as an endowed professor for research driving scientific progress.

More: https://gosbu.co/48Xlnw7
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Final home game of the season! 🏈

Join us this Saturday in LaValle as the Seawolves take on Bryant in our last game of the year. For our seniors, it’s the last time they’ll wear the jersey on their home field.

Get your tickets: https://gosbu.co/4894htd
A football player in a red uniform from Stony Brook University running with the ball during a game, with an opposing player in yellow and white in pursuit on the field. A Stony Brook football player in a red uniform making a heart shape with their hands in front of their face. Spectators in red attire enthusiastically cheering at a Stony Brook football game.
November 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Honors College, University Scholars, and WISE students joined forces at INNOVATE: Honors Edition to tackle community challenges. Through design thinking, collaboration and bold creativity, they developed ideas with potential for real-world impact.

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November 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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#ThrowbackThursday to when your biggest worry was whether your AIM away message had the right vibe.

Who else remembers this era?
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November 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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What makes a queen bee different from the rest of the hive?

In the newest episode of C4E Presents, Stony Brook ecologist Rafael D’Andrea joins host Heather Lynch to explore how collaboration and data sharing drive discovery in science and nature.

Listen: http://gosbu.co/4n4Q1Ho
November 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright visited Brookhaven National Lab to see how Stony Brook and BNL are advancing quantum networking, AI, and clean energy innovation, driving discovery that powers America’s research future.

Learn how collaboration is fueling discovery: https://gosbu.co/43dPr2X
United State Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Brookhaven Lab Deputy Director for Operations Ann Emrick, and Stony Brook University Professor and quantum scientist Eden Figueroa track light particles traveling along the nation’s longest fiber-optic quantum network. President Goldsmith, Secretary of Energy Chris White, and four other people stand together talking.
November 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Today, we recognize those who've served and those who continue that service in new ways.

Associate Director of Military and Veterans Affairs & Iraq veteran Pamela Pfeil '08 helps student veterans find connection, purpose and belonging at SBU, just like she did.

Read more: https://gosbu.co/48dVjLl
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November 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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The Provost's Lecture Series continues Nov. 20 at 3:30 pm in the Wang Center Theater, featuring SUNY Distinguished Professors Chang Kee Jung and Clinton Rubin.

Free and open to the public, with a reception to follow.

RSVP: https://gosbu.co/43dxPnI
Advertisement for Provost's Lecture Series at Stony Brook University, featuring SUNY Distinguished Professors Chang Kee Jung for Physics and Astronomy and Clinton Rubin for Biomedical Engineering. Event scheduled for November 20, 2025, at 3:30 PM in the Charles B. Wang Center, Theatre. It includes photos of each professor and indicates the event is free and open to the public with a website for more information.
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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How can hospitals go green?

In a bonus episode of C4E Presents, Stony Brook Medicine leaders Carol Gomes, Barbara Boyle, and Josephine Connolly-Schoonen join Heather Lynch to discuss reducing waste and emissions in healthcare.

Listen: gosbu.co/432X5wH
November 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Is the universe ruled by order or chance?

Abel Prize winner Avi Wigderson joins Stony Brook on November 12 to explore “Randomness” and what it reveals about our world. The Della Pietra Lecture begins at 4 pm at the Simons Center.

More information: scgp.stonybrook.edu/live
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November 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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We recently celebrated 10 visionary faculty members at our annual Investiture Ceremony, whose excellence and leadership inspire breakthroughs across disciplines. Endowed positions empower discovery and reflect the generosity that drives SBU.

Read more: https://gosbu.co/48Xlnw7
Group of Stony Brook University faculty members in academic regalia standing together for a photo in a hall with large windows and green plants during the Investiture Ceremony 2025. Far back row (from left to right): College of Arts and Sciences Dean David Wrobel, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Dean Andrew C. Singer, Knapp Endowed Dean of the Renaissance School of Medicine Peter Igarashi, MD. Middle back row (from left to right): Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Carl W. Lejuez, Executive Vice President of Stony Brook Medicine William Wertheim, MD, and Joe Verghese, MD. Middle row (from left to right): Juan Carlos Conesa, Stony Brook University President Andrea Goldsmith, and Gábor Balázsi. Front row (from left to right): Mihai Manea, Simos Zenios, Susan Hedayati, MD, Sharon Nachman, MD, Lav Varshney, and Rabih Chaer, MD. Photo by John Griffin.
November 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Over 160 guests joined us at Stony Brook Southampton for ‘Careers for Tomorrow,’ exploring how drones are transforming industries from clean energy to public safety.

Thanks to our partners and community for helping make this event a success.

Read more: https://gosbu.co/4qwCWJE
A group of people gathered outdoors at Stony Brook Southampton watching a drone demonstration in front of a brick building, with several individuals recording the 'Careers for Tomorrow' event.
November 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Happy Halloween, Seawolves!
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October 31, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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.@sunyofficial.bsky.social Chancellor King announced that the new SUNY–NY Creates Tech Innovation Institute will invest $4M to boost semiconductor research, academic–industry collaboration and more across SUNY’s four university centers, including Stony Brook.

Read more: https://gosbu.co/4hCokEL
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October 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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The Jazz Loft @ Southampton Series continues Nov. 7 at 7 PM with 'Strictly Sinatra! A Man and His Music,' featuring vocalist Pete Caldera and The Jazz Loft’s 17-piece big band directed by Tom Manuel.

Tickets: http://gosbu.co/48Zeb2l
October 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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What a weekend! Just a few of our favorite moments from Wolfstock 2025.
Stony Brook University's mascot, Wolfie the Seawolf, leads the cheer squad out at Homecoming 2025. Wolfie is holding the Seawolf flag and it is sunny day with colorful autumn trees in the background. The band and kids are featured on the outskirts of the photo. Three people wearing Stony Brook University apparel, including Seawolves Football and Basketball shirts, smiling at Homecoming 2025 under sunny skies. Two football teams in action during a game; a SBU player in red tackles an opposing player from Towson, surrounded by teammates, on a sunny day at Homecoming 2025. Excited SBU students at Homecoming 2025, cheering in the stands.
October 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Another Homecoming win for the Seawolves! 🌊🐺❤️

Thanks to everyone who joined us today; see you tomorrow for the last day of Wolfstock activities!
Stony Brook University football stadium filled with spectators during a cloudy sunset, with stadium lights turned on.
October 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Next Thursday at the Avram Theater, experience the soul of jazz with 'The Art & Soul of Rhythm & Blues' featuring Joy Brown, Dayna Sean Stephens, Miki Hayama, Darrell Smith and Dean Johnson at 7 pm.

Tickets: http://gosbu.co/4osVA3d
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October 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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How do environmental exposures shape our health and communities?

In the newest episode of C4E Presents, Stony Brook Medicine public health expert Jaymie Meliker explores how research can inform policy and empower people to reduce everyday health risks.

Listen: gosbu.co/4n4Q1Ho
October 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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The Jazz Loft @ Southampton Series continues Oct. 30 at 7 pm with ‘The Art & Soul of Rhythm & Blues,’ featuring Joy Brown, Jerry Weldon, Miki Hayama, Darrell Smith and Dean Johnson.

Tickets: http://gosbu.co/48Zeb2l
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October 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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It's starting to feel like fall on campus 🧡🍁
Autumn view of the Earth and Space Sciences building, with red steps in the foreground and trees with changing leaves. Small brown birds bathing in the cascading fountain near the Administartion building, bordered by lush, colorful shrubbery. Autumnal scene between the Student Activites Center and the Earth and Space Sciences building with vibrant yellow trees, students sitting together in the distance, and a clear view of a serene sidewalk lined with bushes and grass. Pathway lined with trees leading to the bustling entrance of the Student Activities Center, on a sunny day with people walking around and orange leaves on the ground.
October 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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ICYMI: New York State is investing $300M in quantum research at Stony Brook.

We’re building a hub to lead the next wave of secure, high-speed communication. But… what is quantum, really?

Watch the explainer: https://gosbu.co/42oYa1G
October 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Happy Fall Break! Fall 2025 campus pictures taken by Seawolves. 🍂
Vibrant red autumn leaves on a tree, contrasted against a dusky sky with pink clouds. A colorful Ferris wheel under a clear blue sky at Wolfieland. Dramatic clouds over LaValle stadium during a home football game, with the field marked and spectators in the stands. Sunset over a lot with vibrant orange and pink skies, silhouetted trees, and lit field lights in the background.
October 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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What can teeth tell us about the future of humanity?

A lot more than you might think. In the newest episode of C4E Presents, anthropologist Carrie Mongle explores how fossil records uncover the mysteries of early human life, diet and development.

Listen: gosbu.co/432X5wH
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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The SUNY Research Leadership Academy launched last week with 34 faculty from across the SUNY system!

This new initiative, led by SBU and powered by the Alda Method, trains STEMM researchers to lead through stronger science communication.

Read more: https://gosbu.co/46F4qFb
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October 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM