Stony Brook University

Second is the Best

Jennifer Islam | Posted 05.14.2012

Jennifer Islam

I was so depressed when I didn't get into NYU that I Googled "how to deal with a college rejection." But then I realized that I didn't get accepted because it wasn't the right fit for me, and I'm OK with that.

Alan Alda Seeks 11-Year-Olds For Science Contest

Posted 03.03.2012

By: Wynne Parry, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 03/02/2012 03:30 PM EST on LiveScience As an 11-year-old, future actor Alan Alda asked his...

Where Public Education Produces Winners

Sarwar Kashmeri | Posted 01.17.2012

Sarwar Kashmeri

If media headlines on the declining quality of students being produced by America's public education system ever get you down, take a trip to the Binghamton University campus of the State University of New York.

Mother, Daughter Fight Deportation To Bangladesh

AP | By MEGHAN BARR | Posted 11.29.2011

NEW YORK -- The deportation letter arrived just as Nadia Habib was starting her junior year at Stony Brook University, its message straightforward and...

University To Study Rape Kit Backlog

AP | FRANK ELTMAN | Posted 11.19.2011

WEST SAYVILLE, N.Y. — A recently formed organization that contends there is a nationwide backlog of untested rape kits told The Associated Press...

Southampton Sun, Fun & KidLit Stars

Rocco Staino | Posted 10.12.2011

Rocco Staino

For 32 potential children's authors a recent visit to the Hamptons, the famed summer resort, was spent hobnobbing not with the likes of Alec Baldwin o...

Astoria Characters: The Fencing Beekeeper

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 09.26.2011

Nancy Ruhling

As Mike Barrett fearlessly approaches, a bunch of bees surrounds him. Although these guys are a little agitated, they're not up in arms -- yet. "I'm not afraid of the bees," Mike says.

Stony Brook Math Prof Wins Prestigious Math Prize

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

OSLO — Professor John Milnor of Stony Brook University in New York has won the 6 million kroner ($1 million) Abel Prize for mathematics. The aw...

Cuomo's Budget Would Cost Stony Brook $67 Million In State Funding

thinksb.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Stony Brook University is reeling from Governor Andrew Cuomo's budget for 2011-2012. ...

Republican Congressional Candidate Challenges Stony Brook Students' Votes

thinksb.com | Posted 05.25.2011

The counting of absentee and affidavit ballots is now over in the first congressional district, and Republican candidate Randy Altschuler has issued c...

Serious Mental Health Needs Seen Growing At Colleges

nytimes.com | TRIP GABRIEL | Posted 05.25.2011

Rushing a student to a psychiatric emergency room is never routine, but when Stony Brook University logged three trips in three days, it did not surpr...

Arianna's "Crowdsoucred" Book Tour: First Stop, Stony Brook

The Huffington Post | Dominique Fenton | Posted 05.25.2011

Earlier this month, Arianna invited readers to send in nominations for extra stops on her Third World America book tour. Over 200 people from all over...

No More Sea Shells by the Seashore -- New Evidence of the Impacts of Rising CO2 Levels

Robin Madel | Posted 05.25.2011

Robin Madel

In a new study, clams and scallops that were grown in pre-industrial conditions displayed significantly faster growth and development and had higher survival rates compared to those grown in today's conditions.

Third World Interactive: Book Tour Winners and a Meetup Update

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011

Arianna Huffington

My book tour has officially been crowdsourced... and we have our winners!

"The Invisible Man"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 05.25.2011

Jerry Zezima

When it comes to dentistry, I know the drill: You sit in a chair, open wide and brace yourself as the tooth doctor tries to get to the root of the problem.

Stony Brook U In Southampton To Be Closed, Students Left In The Dark

THiNK Magazine | Posted 05.25.2011

Facing yet another round of state budget cuts, Stony Brook University took the drastic step of announcing that by summer's end, the Stony Brook Southa...

The Next US Invasion -- at a Campus Near You

Michael Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Schwartz

People in universities are committed to establishing a "veteran friendly" campus, and some believe that bringing ROTC onto campus is a way to make veterans feels more comfortable. This is simply not true.