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Newswise: What Does the American Public Really Think of AI?
Released: 11-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
What Does the American Public Really Think of AI?
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In 2021, two Stony Brook University researchers began conducting a survey study on attitudes toward artificial intelligence (AI) among American adults. Some of their recent findings, published in the journal Seeds of Science, show a shift in Americans’ views on AI.

Newswise: Expanding Federal Programs May Help to Increase the Behavioral Health Workforce
Released: 23-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
Expanding Federal Programs May Help to Increase the Behavioral Health Workforce
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In a new paper published in the American Psychiatric Association’s Psychiatric Services, Stony Brook University IDEA Fellow, Briana Last, PhD, and co-authors provide a comprehensive review of one federal policy that has been increasingly used to address the country’s behavioral health provider shortage crisis: loan repayment programs (LRPs).

Newswise: Nanoscale Engineers Receive $1.2 Million to Prevent Surface Pathogens
Released: 23-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
Nanoscale Engineers Receive $1.2 Million to Prevent Surface Pathogens
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UT Battelle LLC, a management contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science, has awarded $1.2 million to Stony Brook University researchers for a study to test surface pathogen prevention.

Newswise: Snakes: An Evolutionary Winner
19-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Snakes: An Evolutionary Winner
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A study of more than 60,000 specimens of snakes and lizards worldwide reveals that snakes stand out alone in the evolution of reptiles. The team of scientists discovered that snakes evolved incredibly fast, as their ancestors shed limbs and adapted on multiple levels to live and spread out into thousands of species of snakes over 66 million years, up to today.

Newswise: Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine Appoints Howe Associate Dean for Clinical Operations and Patient Care
Released: 15-Feb-2024 9:05 AM EST
Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine Appoints Howe Associate Dean for Clinical Operations and Patient Care
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Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine has appointed Brian J. Howe, DMD, MS, as its new associate dean of clinical operations and patient care. Dr. Howe most recently served as a clinical associate professor in the Department of Family Dentistry, as well as the director of clinics, at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry in Iowa City, Iowa.

Newswise: Seminal Study Sheds Light on Cell Mitochondria
Released: 14-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
Seminal Study Sheds Light on Cell Mitochondria
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A collaborative effort led by Stuti Sharma, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology at Stony Brook University, resulted in a promising study toward a better understanding of mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthase.

Newswise: Research Team Takes a Fundamental Step Toward a Functioning Quantum Internet
Released: 6-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
Research Team Takes a Fundamental Step Toward a Functioning Quantum Internet
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A team of Stony Brook University physicists and their collaborators have taken a significant step toward the building of a quantum internet testbed by demonstrating a foundational quantum network measurement that employs room-temperature quantum memories.

Newswise: Neuroscientist Receives $2.2 Million for Pivotal PTSD Research
Released: 26-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
Neuroscientist Receives $2.2 Million for Pivotal PTSD Research
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Prerana Shrestha, PhD, from the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior in the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, has received a $2.2 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for research on why people with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) have persistent intrusive memories of the traumatic experience.

Newswise: New Deep-Sea Crustacean Discovered in Bahamas
Released: 18-Jan-2024 9:30 AM EST
New Deep-Sea Crustacean Discovered in Bahamas
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An international team of marine biologists including Oliver Shipley, PhD, of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) at Stony Brook University, has discovered a unique isopod, a form of crustacean, that has been formally identified as a new species of the genus Booralana from the deep waters of The Bahamas. The news is published in the journal Zootaxa.

Newswise: New Astronomy Finding Uncovers the Mystery of Star Formation at the Edge of Galaxies
Released: 8-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
New Astronomy Finding Uncovers the Mystery of Star Formation at the Edge of Galaxies
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The mystery of star formation in galaxies continues to intrigue astronomers worldwide. Yet a key question remains just how and why and where do stars form in the Universe? A new discovery from an international team of astronomers provides a significant clue to star formation.

Newswise: Stony Brook Professor Christian Schnell Named a 2024 American Mathematics Society Fellow
Released: 8-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Stony Brook Professor Christian Schnell Named a 2024 American Mathematics Society Fellow
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STONY BROOK, NY -- December 8, 2023 -- Stony Brook University Professor Christian Schnell from the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Mathematics, has been named a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) for 2024. Professor Schnell is among 40 mathematical scientists selected worldwide.

Newswise: Stephen A. Koch Receives American Chemical Society  Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry
Released: 6-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Stephen A. Koch Receives American Chemical Society Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry
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Stephen A. Koch, Stony Brook University professor emeritus in the Department of Chemistry, was recently named the recipient of the 2023 American Chemical Society (ACS) Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry “for pioneering contributions to bioinorganic chemistry and fundamental synthetic coordination chemistry, and for exceptional service to the ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry.” The award is sponsored by Strem Chemicals.

Newswise: Stony Brook Climatologist, Professor Kevin Reed, Joins National Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
Released: 5-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Stony Brook Climatologist, Professor Kevin Reed, Joins National Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
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Kevin Reed, Interim Director of Academic, Research and Commercialization Programs for The New York Climate Exchange led by Stony Brook University, has been appointed to the National Academies’ Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC). Reed was recently named the Associate Provost for Climate and Sustainability Programming and serves as a professor at Stony Brook’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS).

Newswise: Could Our Body’s “Bleach” Be Key to Fighting a Common Fungal Pathogen?
Released: 4-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
Could Our Body’s “Bleach” Be Key to Fighting a Common Fungal Pathogen?
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A study that assesses the effects of hypochlorous acid (HOCI), commonly known as bleach, as it is generated during the immune response of a cell (phagocytosis) when fighting a common fungal pathogen, Candida albicans, reveals that HOCI is a potent killing agent. The laboratory finding is highlighted in the journal mBio.

Newswise: Using Latest Simulation Technologies to Predict Extreme Heat Events
28-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Using Latest Simulation Technologies to Predict Extreme Heat Events
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Researchers from Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) have been awarded a three-year $500,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to use its next generation computer modeling system for simulating global climate change to project future extreme heat events.

Newswise: Turning Drug Resistance Against Itself
Released: 26-Nov-2023 11:00 AM EST
Turning Drug Resistance Against Itself
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A team of Stony Brook University researchers led by Gábor Balázsi, PhD, have been testing drug resistance with mammalian cell lines. Their latest investigation reveals that by taking a part of a DNA amplification from a cell, which causes resistance, and placing it back in, actually stops the drug resistance. Their findings will be published this week in PNAS.

Newswise: Stony Brook University Professor Kevin Reed Named to Climate Leadership Role
Released: 15-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
Stony Brook University Professor Kevin Reed Named to Climate Leadership Role
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Stony Brook University Professor Kevin Reed has been appointed Associate Provost for Climate and Sustainability Programming, as announced by Executive Vice President and Provost Carl Lejuez.

Newswise: Stony Brook University’s New Collaborative for the Earth to be Led by Heather Lynch
Released: 10-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Stony Brook University’s New Collaborative for the Earth to be Led by Heather Lynch
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The recently announced Collaborative for the Earth at Stony Brook University will be led by Institute for Advanced Computational Science Chair and Department of Ecology & Evolution Professor Heather Lynch, who uses quantitative ecology to address pressing issues and questions related to wildlife in Antarctica in the face of climate change and human activity.



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