A team of researchers, led by Stony Brook University paleontologist David Krause, Ph.D., has discovered in Madagascar the remains of what may be the largest frog ever to exist. Moreover, the 16-inch, 10-pound ancient frog, scientifically named Beelzebufo, or devil frog, links a group of frogs that lived 65 to 70 million years ago to some types living today in South America.
In the 10 April issue of Nature, a new artificial material is revealed that marks the beginning of a revolution in the development of materials for electronic applications. The new material, a superlattice, which has a multilayer structure composed of alternating atomically thin layers of two different oxides (PbTiO3 and SrTiO3), possesses properties radically different to either of the two materials by themselves.
An international team of researchers, including Dr. Patricia Wright, the world-renowned anthropologist and conservationist from Stony Brook University, Long Island, NY, has developed a remarkable new road map for finding and protecting the best remaining holdouts for thousands of rare species that live only in Madagascar, considered one of the most significant biodiversity hot spots in the world.
Careful analysis of microscopic abrasions on the teeth of early human relatives show that although it was equipped with thick enamel, large jaws and powerful chewing muscles, this ancient species may not have eaten the nuts, seeds or roots their anatomy suggests. Instead, the tooth wear suggests a diet that consisted mainly of softer foods, as reported in next week's Public Library of Science One.
The How Class Works - 2008 conference, sponsored by the Center for Study of Working Class Life at Stony Brook University, will host over 180 presentations in the new field of working class studies by academics and union and community activists from across the United States, and Australia, Canada, France, Greece, Ireland, New Zealand, Nigeria, Turkey, and the UK. The conference will also include film, music, and poetry.
The first class of employees from the Greenlawn facility of BAE Systems, a global defense and aerospace company, has graduated from an on-site Stony Brook University Executive MBA program.
The American Physical Society, jointly with the Department of Physics & Astronomy at Stony Brook University, will hold a Golden Anniversary Celebration for the APS's flagship journal, Physical Review Letters. The Celebration includes a symposium, reception, and banquet to be held on Friday, June 27, at the Charles B. Wang Center on the Stony Brook University campus.
The Center of Excellence in Wireless & Information Technology, CEWIT, announced today it will hold its 5th Annual Conference on October 16th, 2008.
Relevant, promising, and visionary solutions to the global energy crisis-- from solar power to bio-fuels-- will be unveiled and explored at the Advanced Energy Conference on November 19 and 20 at the Hyatt Regency Windwatch in Hauppauge, NY.
Jeffrey S. Levinton, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University and the senior author of the study done with Sharon T. Pochron, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Stony Brook University, found that mercury in common Hudson River fish, has declined strongly over the past three decades.
Fossils recovered in a remote cave in the Southeast corner of Madagascar by William L. Jungers, Ph.D., a paleoanthropologist at Stony Brook University Medical Center, and his colleagues in Hawaii, Oregon, Massachusetts and Madagascar have been reuinted and reconstructed via computed tomography (CT) technology by collaborators at Pennsylvania State University.
A report just released in the most recent issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society offers hope that a new high-resolution storm surge modeling system developed by scientists at Stony Brook University will better be able to predict flood levels and when flooding will occur in the New York metropolitan area.
Today Stony Brook University announced the establishment of the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science within its School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) on Long Island, New York. This world-class Institute will conduct scientific research that will provide the foundation for smarter ocean policy by increasing knowledge about critical threats to oceans and their inhabitants.
Researchers from Stony Brook University's Center of Excellence in Wireless & Information Technologies (CEWIT) have just secured $870,000 in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the project entitled, "III-COR Medium: Collaborative Research: Achieving Compliant Databases."
Representatives from more than 24 New York colleges, universities, and degree-granting institutions with expertise and interest in marine and/or coastal science will convene to form a collective association.
Scientists have confirmed the second-ever case of a "virgin birth" in a shark, indicating once again that female sharks can reproduce without mating and raising the possibility that many female sharks have this incredible capacity. This compelling new study will be published today in the latest issue of the Journal of Fish Biology, a leading international journal.
An alarming new study to be published in November in the Annual Review of Environment and Resources finds that one-third of the world's marine fish catches are ground up and fed to farm-raised fish, pigs, and poultry, squandering a precious food resource for humans and disregarding the serious overfishing crisis in our oceans.
Stony Brook University computer science professors ,Dr. I.V. Ramakrishnan and Dr. Amanda Stent, and psychology professor Susan Brennan have received a $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant to study ways to make the Internet more accessible and user-friendly to people who are visually impaired or blind.
Stony Brook University President, Shirley Strum Kenny announced today that Siemens Healthcare Sector of Germany has signed a landmark non-exclusive license agreement with the University. The license agreement is for the portfolio of innovations related to performing three-dimensional virtual examination, navigation and visualization, the most common use for which is "virtual colonoscopy."
Scientists have found the first case of an ionic crystal consisting of just one chemical element "“ boron.
The Bay Scallop Bowl is an all-day competition that includes Q&A "buzzer" rounds ("Jeopardy"-style) and team challenge questions that test student knowledge of oceanography and related sciences.
Can a state of chaos actually be a good thing for the human mind? Find out on Monday, March 2 at 4:30 pm when the Swartz Foundation Mind/Brain Lecture series presents guest lecturer, Professor Larry F. Abbott at the Staller Center for the Arts Main Stage, Stony Brook University.
As the debate rages on about whether Homo floresiensis "“ so called "Hobbit" "“ fossils discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003 represent a separate human species, researchers currently in the process of describing and analyzing the remains will all be in the same place at once to advance the discussion on Tuesday, April 21, during the 7th Annual Human Evolution Symposium at Stony Brook University.
Chinstrap penguins and fur seals showed persistent preferences for particular foraging areas even after a storm reduced the availability of food of choice in those areas, according to a study by Dr. Joseph Warren, Assistant Professor in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University and colleagues.
In an intriguing 21st century example of Darwinism, researchers demonstrate that fish will again grow to larger sizes and produce more young when size-selective fishing is eased.
Scholars and top media strategists from around the world to examine and provide blueprint for news literacy at Stony Brook University on Long Island, NY.
Animals have an astonishing ability to develop reliably in spite of variable conditions during embryogenesis. New research, published in parallel this week in PLoS Biology and PLoS Computational Biology, addresses how living things can develop into precise, adult forms when there is so much variation present during their development stages.
On Wednesday, March 25, from 4:30-6:30 pm, the Brooke Ellison Project and Stony Brook University will present a scientific symposium, "Stem Cell Research: The Science, the Ethics, the Promise." Held in the Student Activities Center Auditorium, and open to community members, the symposium will provide an educational framework by which to better understand the basic science, ethical considerations, and legislative factors inherent in the issue of stem cell research.
Louisiana State University today announced the creation of the nation's first endowed chair that will be dedicated to working with Stony Brook University's pioneering program in teaching News Literacy.
An international team of scientists have discovered a transparent form of the element sodium (Na).
On Saturday, April 4, 2009 from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., the Humanities Institute at Stony Brook will present a one-day conference "Remembering Freud: Psychoanalysis Today" at Stony Brook Manhattan, 401 Park Avenue South, New York.
Stony Brook University and Medical Center sponsor initiative to recycle pharmaceuticals.
World-renowned anthropologist Richard Leakey convenes top researchers to discuss "˜Flo,' the Enigmatic "˜Hobbit'.
Paul Gootenberg, Professor of History and Co-Director of Latin American Studies at Stony Brook University in New York, published a controversial new book on the history of modern cocaine, the illicit drug that menaced U.S. cities during the 1980s and prompted an Andean "War on Drugs" which is now in its third decade.
Earthstock, Stony Brook University's 8th annual week long awareness-raising celebration of Earth Day, kicks off at 10 am on Friday, April 17 with a full day of entertainment, food, refreshments, environmentally-oriented activities and visual displays situated all around the Academic Mall.
Research shows boredom in marriage reduces closeness and therefore, satisfaction.
Prototype cast of a "˜Hobbit' skeleton was publicly displayed for the first time ever at Stony Brook University's 7th Annual Human Evolution Symposium on Tuesday, April 21, courtesy of the National Research and Development Centre for Archaeology in Jakarta, Indonesia. World-Renowned Anthropologist Richard Leakey convened top researchers to separate fact from myth of "˜Flo,' the Enigmatic "˜Hobbit.'
Stony Brook University will be home to the new Northeastern Chemical Energy Storage Center (NOCESC), which involves a team of experimentalists and theorists.
Program started so toxic drinking death of Stony Brook University faculty member's son is not in vain.
Dr. Barbara Jacak has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. She is a leading member of the PHENIX collaboration at Brookhaven National Laboratories.
Expert team of international scientists is devising solutions for sustainably managing these small prey fish; overexploitation and inadequate management are threatening the marine food web.
Policy makers and environmental, planning, and engineering experts from around the world convene to compare and assess the mitigation and adaptation policies of three major world coastal cities, each with a Dutch heritage: Rotterdam, Jakarta, and New York City. Venue: Stony Brook Manhattan, Park Ave, New York City.
Astronomers are announcing today that they have discovered new tidal debris stripped away from colliding galaxies. The research will be being presented during a press conference at the 214th annual American Astronomical Society meeting in Pasadena, California by Drs. Jin Koda at Stony Brook University, Long Island, New York; Nick Scoville of California Institute of Technology; Yoshiaki Taniguchi of Ehime University, Ehime, Japan; and, the COSMOS survey team.
Science Team member, Timothy Glotch will map lunar surface temperatures.
Despite the harsh economy, University's first-ever capital campaign is the largest In SUNY history.
Joint Genome Institute to sequence the genomes of four species of labyrinthulomycetes.
Temperature explains much of why cold-blooded organisms such as fish, amphibians, crustaceans, and lizards live longer at higher latitudes than at lower latitudes, according to research published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) online.
As part of study, SBU investigators will analyze fibrillation onset in cardiac tissue
SBU’s SoMAS joins ranks of major universities collaborating with regional aquariums and preservation foundations to advance marine research and education.
Study may prove useful in conservation efforts for over-fished sharks.
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