University Timeline - January 2006 though May 2008
Special Note: The original timeline was created by Kristen J. Nyitray,
Ann M. Becker and Deborah Dolan and was researched in preparation
of the University's 40th anniversary exhibit. Entries from Stony
Brook: State University of New York (Arcadia,
2002) by Kristen J. Nyitray
and Ann M. Becker have been added. Press releases issued by the University's
Media Relations Department were consulted for the most recent additions
to the timeline.
Document edited by Jason Torre. Website edited by Kristen J. Nyitray.
Last updated June 2008.
January-December 2006
January-December 2007
January-May 2008
January 2006
Stony Brook University today unveiled the largest collection of English-language Chinese cookbooks in the world, a gift from Jacqueline M. Newman, a lifetime collector of Chinese cookbooks and a Queens College professor.
Jan 11, 2006 - 11:19:00 AM
Stony
Brook University Hospital Receives Top Ratings on Cancer Services
Stony Brook University Hospital has received the highest approval rating for
a teaching hospital cancer program by the American College of Surgeon’s
(ACS) Commission on Cancer.
Jan 11, 2006 - 1:33:00 PM
New
Year Birth Announcement
Stony Brook University Hospital welcomed its first baby of the New Year at seven
minutes past midnight: Hunter Cody-Lohr Mead Born to Lindsay and Kevin Mead,
both 22, of Patchogue
Jan 11, 2006 - 6:07:00 PM
Todd
K. Rosengart, M.D., Appointed Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery and Co-Director of
the Heart Center at Stony Brook
Todd K. Rosengart, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.C., a nationally-renowned heart surgeon
and leader in surgical research, has been named Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Stony Brook University Hospital it was announced today.
Jan 12, 2006 - 5:38:00 PM
Stony
Brook Faculty Mentor 30 Of 300 Semifinalists In Nationwide Intel Science Research
Competition
Thirty high school students who worked with Stony Brook University faculty and
in Stony Brook laboratories were selected as semifinalists in the Intel Science
Talent Search, the prestigious nationwide research competition. The 30 students
represent 10 per cent of the 300 Intel semifinalists nationwide, making Stony
Brook perhaps the largest incubator of Intel talent in the country. On Long Island,
this number translates into 37 per cent of the 82 Intel semifinalists.
Jan 13, 2006 - 11:05:00 AM
Stony
Brook Ranked amongst the Nation's 'Best Values' By Kiplinger’s Personal
Finance Magazine
Stony Brook University has been ranked among the best values in the nation for
public universities by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance. Stony Brook ranked
35th, a jump from 89th in 2003, when the finance magazine last ranked public
colleges and universities.
Jan 13, 2006 - 11:14:00 AM
Stony
Brook University's Dennis Sullivan Receives 2006 AMS Leroy P. Steele Prize
Dennis Sullivan, Ph.D. of Stony Brook University and the City University of New
York today received the 2006 AMS Leroy P. Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement.
Presented annually by the American Mathematical Society, the Steele Prize is
one of the highest distinctions in mathematics.
Jan 13, 2006 - 3:33:00 PM
Study
by David L. Brown, M.D., Chief of Cardiology at SB Proves Sexes Respond Differently
to Aspirin Use
Taking aspirin can significantly reduce the risk of a woman having her first
stroke, but it does not reduce the risk of stroke in men whatsoever, according
to a study by David L. Brown, M.D. The research findings also reveal that the
risk of first time myocardial infarction (MI) is significantly reduced in men
taking aspirin, but not in women.
Jan 18, 2006 - 10:54:00 AM
Study
by David L. Brown, M.D., Chief of Cardiology at SB Proves Sexes Respond Differently
to Aspirin Use
Taking aspirin can significantly reduce the risk of a woman having her first
stroke, but it does not reduce the risk of stroke in men whatsoever, according
to a study by David L. Brown, M.D. The research findings also reveal that the
risk of first time myocardial infarction (MI) is significantly reduced in men
taking aspirin, but not in women.
Jan 18, 2006 - 4:44:00 PM
Stony
Brook Faculty Mentor 4 Of 40 Finalists In Nationwide Intel Science Research
Competition
Four high school students who worked with Stony Brook University faculty and
in Stony Brook laboratories were among 40 students nationwide selected as finalists
in the Intel Science Talent Search, the prestigious nationwide research competition.
Jan 25, 2006 - 1:59:00 PM
Alan
Schechter Named COO of SBUH; Executive Has Vast Experience in Healthcare Operations
Alan Schechter, one of the most respected hospital administrators in the region,
today was named Chief Operating Officer of Stony Brook University Hospital.
Jan 27, 2006 - 5:14:00 PM
February 2006
Ultra
High-Tech Heart Imaging Equipment Helps Cardiac Patients at SBUH
The Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Stony Brook University has acquired
two of the most innovative ultrasound imaging machines available for patients
with heart disease.
Feb 1, 2006 - 5:46:00 PM
Intelligent
Design is Focus of Celebration
Intelligent Design has sparked debate in schools and courts across the nation.
Now the topic will be explored at Stony Brook University, which is celebrating “Darwin
Day” on February 9 and 10 with an advance screening of a new documentary
and a lecture by a nationally-known expert on Intelligent Design.
Feb 2, 2006 - 9:08:00 AM
A
Hot Trend on Campus: Majoring in Health Care (New York Times)
Eighteen months after the University of Colorado created a department to prepare
undergraduates for a broad range of careers in health care, from medicine to
physical therapy to physician assistant, that department already has 1,200
students. A similar program at Stony Brook University, on Long Island, has
grown to 370 graduating students last year from 35 four years ago.
Feb 6, 2006 - 8:38:00 AM
Wang
Center Features Film On Role Of Chinese Scientists And Discussion On Plight
Of Muslim Immigrants
Agent Yellow, a film by Christine Choy, and “Embracing the Infidel: Stories
of Muslim Migrants on the Journey West,” a discussion and slide presentation,
highlight the upcoming programming at the Charles B. Wang Center.
Feb 6, 2006 - 12:18:00 PM
Stony
Brook University Professor Robert Cess Honored By American Meteorological Society
Dr. Robert D. Cess, emeritus and adjunct professor at Stony Brook University,
has won the 2006 Jule G. Charney Award by American Meteorological Society,
the nation's leading professional society for those in the atmospheric and
related sciences.
Feb 6, 2006 - 3:22:00 PM
Student
Activity Center Sponsors Long Island College Art Competition for 2006
The Student Activities Center (SAC) Gallery at Stony Brook University is proud
to sponsor the Long Island College Art (LICA) Competition of 2006.
Feb 7, 2006 - 11:40:00 AM
Stony
Brook Graduate Student Awarded TIAA-CREF Ruth Simms Hamilton Fellowship
A Stony Brook University graduate student has been awarded a TIAA-CREF Ruth
Simms Hamilton Fellowship to conduct research in his native country of Peru.
Feb 8, 2006 - 1:52:00 PM
Emerson
String Quartet Wins At Grammy’s For Best Chamber Music Performance
The Emerson String Quartet, one of the world’s leading classical performers
and Artists-in Residence at Stony Brook University, were winners at the 48th
Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles last night.
Feb 9, 2006 - 11:05:00 AM
Stony
Brook University Receives NSF Teaching Grant; Graduate Students Awarded Robert
Noyce Teaching Scholarships
Three Stony Brook students in the process of obtaining their masters degrees
in teaching have recently been awarded National Science Foundation Robert Noyce
Scholarships.
Feb 16, 2006 - 4:30:00 PM
No
ill effects found in hospital cell phone use (USA Today)
Despite signs in hospitals nationwide, little evidence exists that modern cell
phone use interferes with medical equipment, a paper by Stony Brook anesthesiologist
Roy Soto in the journal Anesthesia and Analgesia finds.
Feb 19, 2006 - 8:53:00 AM
Stony
Brook University Student To Participate In Inaugural U.S. Model House of Representatives
The American Youth Scholarship Foundation has announced that Stony Brook University
junior, Krystyna M. Baumgartner has been chosen to participate in the inaugural
year of the United States Model House of Representatives.
Feb 22, 2006 - 4:01:00 PM
Dr.
Dorothy Lane Honored for Teaching and Directorship of Stony Brook School of
Medicine Residency Program
In recognition of her leadership in developing the preventive medicine residency
program at SBU School of Medicine, Dorothy S. Lane, M.D., M.P.H., Distinguished
Service Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine,
received the 2006 Parker J. Palmer “Courage to Teach” Award on
February 13.
Feb 24, 2006 - 9:44:00 AM
Free
Colon Health Lectures at Stony Brook During Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
A series of free lectures on colorectal cancer awareness and prevention by
experts from Stony Brook University Hospital’s Department of Medicine
and Department of Surgery will take place on Wednesday, March 22.
Feb 24, 2006 - 10:12:00 AM
Saving
Bobby (Newsday)
One year after life saving surgery at Stony Brook University Hospital, young
Bobby Palange is like any three year old, according to his mom. Newsday looks
back at the heroic efforts made to save Bobby.
Feb 27, 2006 - 3:53:00 PM
March 2006
Nationally-Renowned
Surgeon Appointed Director of Stony Brook University Cancer Center
Martin S. Karpeh, Jr., M.D., Chief of Surgical Oncology at Stony Brook University
Medical Center, has been named Director of the Stony Brook University Cancer
Center.
Mar 1, 2006 - 4:55:00 PM
Minimally
Invasive Procedure at Stony Brook Shown promising for Certain Lung Cancer Patients
RFA has been used to treat liver cancer and other diseases, but it is rarely
used to treat lung cancer. For patients with lung cancer who meet the clinical
criteria, RFA may help to slow disease progression, minimize trauma to lungs
and surrounding tissue, and reduce length of stay in the hospital.
Mar 2, 2006 - 2:31:00 PM
Two
Grant Recipients Announced For 2006 Templeton Research Lectures
The Philadelphia-based Metanexus Institute announced today that Stony Brook
University in New York, and Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, are
the 2006 recipients of the Templeton Research Lectures grants. The three-to-four
year projects provides up-to $500,000 to promote important conversations at
the forefront of the field of science and religion through interdisciplinary
study groups and an annual distinguished lectureship.
Mar 6, 2006 - 11:25:00 AM
Stony
Brook University’s Alan Tucker Cited for Meritorious Service to MAA
A Stony Brook University professor has been awarded a Certificate of Meritorious
Service from the Mathematical Association of America (MAA).
Mar 6, 2006 - 11:55:00 AM
Gala
Benefits Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Research at SBUH
In a tribute to his late wife, Marilyn Colletta, and the treatment and care
she received at Stony Brook University Hospital for Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
(AML), Smithtown resident, Joseph Colletta started the Stony Brook Foundation
/ Marilyn Colletta Fund.
Mar 6, 2006 - 12:51:00 PM
Carol
M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund Awards $250,000 to SBU Researchers
Five Stony Brook University Medical Center cancer researchers from several
disciplines received a total of $250,000 from the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer
Research Fund to further their investigations on the molecular basis of breast
cancer.
Mar 8, 2006 - 1:45:00 PM
McHugh
Deserves Much Praise (Newsday)
Stony Brook University women's basketball coach Maura McHugh is owed a party.
Every other coach hired in Jim Fiore's administration has been feted with balloons,
speeches and a big welcome from fans, colleagues and athletes. McHugh's moment
may be at hand, though she likely (and gladly) will share it with her team,
which could be on the verge of making its first appearance in the NCAA Division
I Women's Tournament.
Mar 9, 2006 - 10:29:00 AM
Stony
Brook University Researcher Confirms First Cranial Specimen Of Extinct Tarsier
A Stony Brook University researcher and his colleagues have identified the
first cranial specimen of an extinct tarsier from a 45 million-year-old site
in China, a discovery that unlocks one of the mysteries of primate evolution.
Mar 13, 2006 - 4:41:00 PM
Stony
Brook University Hospital Offers Free Women-to-Women Series on Heart Health
Series
Stony Brook University Hospital's Women's Heart Health Committee, chaired by
Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Dr. Allison McLarty, offers three-part lunchtime "Women's
Heart Health Series." Each lecture is free and open to the public.
Mar 16, 2006 - 3:27:00 PM
Stony
Brook University Distinguished Professor Honored By The Northeastern Association
Of Grad Schools
Judith Tanur, a Distinguished Teaching Professor at Stony Brook University,
has been selected by the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools as the
2005-2006 winner of the Geoffrey Marshall Mentoring Award.
Mar 17, 2006 - 10:29:00 AM
Sign
up Now for the 4th Annual Sunrise Fund Walk-A-Thon
Sunday, April 2, 2006, at 10 am, St. James Elementary School is hosting the
4th annual Sunrise Fund Walk-a-thon, “Children Helping Children,”
Mar 17, 2006 - 10:58:00 AM
Urologic
Cancer Specialist Joins Stony Brook University Cancer Center to Launch Cancer
Vaccine Program
Christopher S. Lee, M.D., has been named Assistant Professor in the Departments
of Urology and Molecular Genetics and Microbiology at Stony Brook University
Hospital.
Mar 17, 2006 - 3:41:00 PM
Students
spring to help Big Easy (Daily News)
Instead of knocking back Margaritas on sandy beaches, 45 Stony Brook students
will spend a week in New Orleans building homes with Habitat for Humanity to
house Hurricane Katrina victims.
Mar 19, 2006 - 1:27:00 AM
Reach
out for Youth with Ileitis & Colitis Offers Education Day at Stony Brook
University Hospital
Sunday, April 23 from 9 am -12 noon, Reach Out for Youth, a support organization
for children with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, will host an educational
forum.
Mar 20, 2006 - 1:35:00 PM
Scanning
Brain For Insights On Love, Romance And Rejection; Early Results By Helen
Fisher And Stony Brook Collaborator
Dr. Helen Fisher, a Research Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University
and author of the best-seller Why We Love, which explored how romantic passion
is hardwired into our brains by millions of years of evolution, has extended
her research in collaboration with Art Aron of Stony Brook University and Lucy
Brown of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, to focus on how rejection
registers in the brain and how it can trigger socially inappropriate activity.
Mar 23, 2006 - 2:29:00 PM
Stony
Brook University and Long Island University Announce Final Agreement for SUNY
to Purchase Southampton Campus
State University of New York Chancellor John R. Ryan and Long Island University
Board Chairman Edward Travaglianti announced today that their respective boards
had reached an agreement allowing SUNY to purchase Long Island University's
Southampton Campus for $35 million.
Mar 24, 2006 - 9:30:00 AM
New
Heart Assist Device at SBUH "Will Help save Many, Many Lives on Long
Island"
The Heart Center at SBUH is the first and only facility on Long Island using
the “TandemHeart” system – a percutaneous left ventricular
assist device – for patients who are too ill to undergo life-saving procedures
without circulatory support.
Mar 24, 2006 - 10:10:00 AM
Stony
Brook Professor Elected to Leadership Role of International Nurse Practitioner
Organization
Mary Anne Dumas, PhD, RN, CFNP, FAANP, Clinical Professor at Stony Brook University
School of Nursing has been elected to a two year term as Vice President/President-Elect,
followed by a two year term as President of the National Organization of Nurse
Practitioner Faculties (NONPF).
Mar 24, 2006 - 11:33:00 AM
Latin “Quiz
Bowl” To Be Held At the University at Stony Brook
Nearly 300 local middle-school and high-school students representing almost
20 Long Island school districts are expected to compete in the 7th Annual CERTAMEN
for Latin students.
Mar 28, 2006 - 2:13:00 PM
Stony
Brook University To Celebrate Anthology Of Suffolk County Poetry
A reception at Stony Brook University will celebrate the publication of The
Light of the City and Sea: An Anthology of Suffolk County Poetry (Street Press,
2006) and will highlight the extraordinary legacy and ongoing achievements
of Suffolk County’s poets.
Mar 29, 2006 - 3:34:00 PM
April 2006
Stony
Brook University Chosen as Site for Prestigious Beckman Scholarship Program
Stony Brook University has been chosen as a site for the Beckman Scholars Program,
a prestigious undergraduate research award program which provides over $19,000
per student in support to undergraduate researchers.
Apr 3, 2006 - 10:06:00 AM
President
Shirley Strum Kenny to Present at International Hillel Summit
Stony Brook University President Shirley Strum Kenny will be among the many
of the world’s most respected university presidents and Jewish communal
leaders who will present at “Inspiring Values, Creating Leaders,” the
first international summit of academia and Jewish communal leadership.
Apr 3, 2006 - 10:28:00 AM
SBUH
Department of Surgery Enrolled in National ACS Quality Improvement Program
in February 2006, Stony Brook University Hospital became a participating center
in a national surgical quality improvement program of the American College
of Surgeons (ACS).
Apr 4, 2006 - 3:52:00 PM
Donate
Life Walk to Promote Organ Donation Awareness
The Donate Life Walk, an event designed to raise awareness for the need for
organ donation, will take place at Stony Brook University on Friday, April
28.
Apr 5, 2006 - 3:28:00 PM
Stony
Brook Cited Nine Times in US News & World Report Rankings
Stony Brook University is cited nine times as being among the best in the nation
in the current rankings of professional schools in US News & World Report’s
2007 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.” The annual
rankings by the publication focus on programs in Business, Education, Engineering,
Law, and Medicine, and reflect data from surveys of more than 1,200 programs
and over 9,600 academicians and professionals conducted last year.
Apr 8, 2006 - 10:33:00 PM
SUNY
Chancellor John R. Ryan Honors Student Excellence
John R. Ryan, Chancellor of the State University of New York, will honor 270
college students from 62 SUNY campuses with the 2006 Chancellor’s Award
for Student Excellence, Monday, April 10. The Awards are given out annually
to students who earn a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.78 or higher and record
a significant contribution to their campus or local community.
Apr 7, 2006 - 9:36:00 AM
Stony
Brook football in motion (Newsday)
The Stony Brook University football team has yet to take a snap as a scholarship
program, but already the Seawolves' ambition has surpassed the restraints of
the Northeast Conference.
Apr 10, 2006 - 11:55:00 AM
Stony
Brook University Teams Up With Suffolk to Provide Healthcare Research Analysis
Stony Brook University and Suffolk County today announced a collaboration that
will provide the county with policy research analysis from the University’s
Center for Public Health and Healthy Policy Research.
Apr 11, 2006 - 3:00:00 PM
Successful
Allogenic Transplant Conducted (Suffolk Life)
Patricia Swan’s hematologist/oncologist referred her to the Bone Marrow
Transplant program at Stony Brook for a transplant consult with Dr. Douglas
Gladstone, the associate director of the BMT program and specialist in bone
marrow/stem cell transplantation.
Apr 12, 2006 - 8:37:00 AM
Stony
Brook Awarded $2.9 Million Grant To Train Scientists In Impact Of Metals
Stony Brook University has been awarded a five-year, $2.9 million grant from
the National Science Foundation to establish a multidisciplinary graduate training
program of education and research in minerals, metals, metalloids, and toxicity,
called the 3MT program.
Apr 12, 2006 - 11:17:00 AM
Astronomer
Takes A New Spin On Vega; One Of Brightest Stars Is Rapidly Rotating
Vega, the second brightest star in the northern sky, is a 'standard' that has
been used to calibrate astronomical observations from the ultraviolet through
to the infrared, and it is the main star against which models of stellar atmospheres
are compared. But problems with its use as a standard led to the suggestion
that it is rapidly rotating—a theory that has now been confirmed by a
Stony Brook University researcher.
Apr 12, 2006 - 2:22:00 PM
Erwin
And Cary Staller To Be Honored At Stars Of Stony Brook Gala In NYC
As Stony Brook University prepares to mark its 50th Anniversary during the
2006-07 academic year, the campus is already preparing to celebrate its rich
history by honoring longtime benefactors Erwin and Cary Staller at the Stars
of Stony Brook Gala on Wednesday, May 3 at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan.
Apr 19, 2006 - 2:10:00 PM
Stony
Brook looks to win its way to NCAAs (Newsday)
The other Division I lacrosse team on Long Island wants to make some noise
and there is no time like the present for Stony Brook University, which will
play its three remaining games of the regular season in a seven-day span. It
could be the most significant week in the history of the sport at the school.
Apr 20, 2006 - 8:27:00 AM
Double
duty for twin brother surgeons (Newsday)
Word spread quickly through the war-torn city of Kabul and its villages that
two tall, black American surgeons were performing operations in Afghanistan. "This
is the first time we worked together as surgeons," said Vance Moss, a
fellow in transplantation medicine at Stony Brook University Hospital. A board-certified
urologist, he wants to specialize in kidney transplantation. His brother, Vince,
specializes in cardio-thoracic surgery and is starting a practice in New Jersey.
Apr 20, 2006 - 8:29:00 AM
Stony
Brook Names Lance King Vice President/Advancement
Lance King, who has 14 years of experience in fund-raising in higher education
and health care, has been named Vice President/Advancement at Stony Brook University.
Apr 20, 2006 - 2:46:00 PM
For
the Love of Lemurs (Smithsonian Magazine)
Wright, a late-blooming primatologist from the State University of New York
at Stony Brook, has made lemurs her life, tracking bamboo lemurs and sifaka
lemurs that live in a handful of social groups in Ranomafana National Park.
Apr 21, 2006 - 12:05:00 PM
Stony
Brook's Long Island Geriatric Education Center Establishes Eastern Long Island
Extension
Major effort to expand training of healthcare professionals serving Eastern
Long Island’s substantial aging population begins this month with the
unveiling Stony Brook’s new Eastern LI Extension of the LI Geriatric
Education Center (LIGEC).
Apr 21, 2006 - 3:48:00 PM
Plicator
Procedure for Acid Reflux Disease Can Reduce Symptoms, Medication needs
a new outpatient procedure that restores the normal anti-reflux barrier between
the esophagus and stomach can reduce both symptoms of GERD and the need for medications.
Apr 21, 2006 - 5:11:00 PM
Free
Skin Cancer Screenings and Lectures by Stony Brook Physicians Aimed to Heighten
Disease Awareness
Physicians from Stony Brook University Hospital’s Departments of Dermatology
and Surgery are teaming up during Melanoma Awareness Month to provide free melanoma
screenings and lectures about this most deadly form of skin cancer.
Apr 24, 2006 - 5:03:00 PM
Let
the Face Lift Begin: Stony Brook University Hospital Resumes $300 Million Project
Construction
Stony Brook University Hospital’s Major Modernization Project (MMP) is
in its fourth year of implementation.
Apr 25, 2006 - 9:36:00 AM
Stony
Brook University's School of Social Welfare Hosts Free Program in Geriatric Care
Ministry
Stony Brook University’s School of Social Welfare is sponsoring a Geriatric
Care Ministry and Education Certificate Program to help clergy of all faiths
and other religious leaders improve the quality of life of older Americans.
Apr 25, 2006 - 3:31:00 PM
Stony
Brook Professor Douglas Futuyma Named To National Academy Of Sciences
Douglas J. Futuyma, Ph.D. was elected to the National Academy of Sciences this
week, earning one of the most prestigious academic honors in the U.S. Dr. Futuyma,
a highly-acclaimed professor and researcher in Stony Brook University’s
renowned Department of Ecology and Evolution, becomes the 13th member of the
faculty so honored.
Apr 26, 2006 - 12:08:00 PM
Father
Thomas Hartman to Present Closing Keynote Address at The 2006 Life Sciences Industry
Summit
The Long Island Life Sciences Initiative (LILSI) and the Center for Biotechnology,
a New York State designated Center for Advanced Technology announced today that
Monsignor Tom Hartman will present the closing keynote address at the 2006 Life
Sciences Industry Summit – “Building Critical Mass: Long Island at
the Tipping Point”, on May 4, 8 – 5 pm at the Hilton Long Island/Huntington
Hotel.
Apr 26, 2006 - 3:14:00 PM
Colorado
mine one of two finalists for prestigious national laboratory (AP)
A far-flung group of scientists, including Stony Brook physicist Chang Kee Jung,
are working to help the United States accomplish something Albert Einstein himself
struggled with over the last 30 years of his life: develop a theory to account
for all the forces of nature.
Apr 29, 2006 - 12:29:00 PM
May 2006
The
trouble with how boys talk (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Verbal violence toward women is part of "guy culture" today, says
Dr. Michael Kimmel, a professor of sociology at SUNY Stony Brook and an expert
on masculinity.
May 1, 2006 - 12:32:00 PM
Recounting
Their Mission in Afghanistan Identical Twin Surgeons, Drs. Vince and Vance
Moss
On April 19, Stony Brook University Hospital Transplant Fellow, Dr. Vance Moss,
a Major in the US Army Reserve 344th Combat Support Hospital, and his identical
twin brother, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Dr. Vince Moss, 34, a Major in the same
unit, were be in full uniform to present Grand Rounds at Stony Brook University
Hospital on their surgical and personal experience while on a special mission
in Afghanistan.
May 3, 2006 - 5:32:00 PM
Stony
Brook University Hospital Receives National Award for Making the Hospital Mercury
Free
After a five-year arduous process, Stony Brook University Hospital was recognized
this week for becoming "mercury free."
May 5, 2006 - 12:01:00 PM
Leon
S. Klempner, D.D.S., Receives Tufts University Alumni Association's Distinguished
Service Award
Leon S. Klempner, D.D.S., Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of
Children’s Dentistry at the Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine,
was honored by the Tufts University Alumni Association during its annual gala
on the Tufts Medford campus on April 8.
May 5, 2006 - 5:21:00 PM
Stony
Brook Announces $25 Million Gift From Renowned Former Math Chair Jim Simons
Jim Simons, a world-renowned mathematician who as Chair built Stony Brook University's
Mathematics Department into one of the best in the nation, announced today
that the Simons Foundation is donating $25 million to the University -- the
largest single cash gift in its history and, in fact, the largest single cash
gift ever given to any SUNY institution.
May 8, 2006 - 9:17:00 AM
Large
Donation Made to University (NY Times)
The foundation managed by a former math professor who founded a hedge fund
will donate $25 million to the State University at Stony Brook, university
officials announced yesterday.
May 9, 2006 - 2:46:00 PM
Stony
Brook Paleontologist Reunites With 70-Million Year-Old Dinosaur from Madagascar
On Wednesday, May 17, at 12:30 pm, Stony Brook University will celebrate the
installation of an exact replica of the fossil skeleton of Majungasaurus
crenatissimus. The replica is the property of Stony Brook University and
is the only one of its kind in North America.
May 10, 2006 - 10:19:00 AM
$3.2
Million Raised At Stony Brook Gala As Children Of Honoree Erwin Staller Pledge
$1 Million
Stony Brook University announced today that it raised $3.2 million at its annual “Stars
of Stony Brook” Gala held last week. The figure—a record for the
event—includes a surprise announcement of a $1 million gift made that
night by the children of Erwin Staller, who was honored at the event along
with his son, Cary.
May 11, 2006 - 3:19:00 PM
Astronaut
Bernard Harris, Designer Milton Glaser To Be Honored At Annual Commencement
On May 19
Dr. Bernard Harris, who spent five years as an astronaut and was the first
African-American to walk in space, and world-renowned graphic designer Milton
Glaser, will be honored when Stony Brook University holds its annual Commencement
on Friday, May 19 at 10:00 AM in Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium on campus. The
Commencement—Long Island’s largest—will see 5,145 degrees
awarded.
May 12, 2006 - 2:32:00 PM
Stony
Brook and Eastern Long Island Hospital Forge Alliance, Expand Health Care
Services on North Fork
Stony Brook Univ. Hosp. & Eastern LI Hospital (ELIH) today announced that
the State of New York has approved a comprehensive alliance between the two
health care facilities that will bring new and strengthened clinical services
to the North Fork of Suffolk County including Shelter Island.
May 12, 2006 - 4:43:00 PM
Dr.
Aldustus Jordan, Stony Brook Medical School Educator, Named 2006 Long Island
Man of the Year
Aldustus Jordan, Ed.D., Associate Dean for Student Affairs at SBU School of
Medicine, was honored as the 2006 Long Island Man of the Year by the Suffolk
Community Council, Inc.
May 16, 2006 - 12:42:00 PM
Nearly
200 Professionals At Stony Brook University Hospital Recognized At Community
Service Awards Ceremony
Nearly 200 Stony Brook University Hospital employees were recognized at the
hospital's Community Service Awards Ceremony.
May 16, 2006 - 3:09:00 PM
Improving
The Sleep Of Children And Adolescents With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD)
Children and adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)may
be able to sleep better by participating in a clinical trial conducted at Stony
Brook University Hospital that will evaluate the effectiveness of an FDA-approved
drug that has been successful for treating insomnia in adults.
May 16, 2006 - 5:09:00 PM
Dr.
Jordan J. Cohen Encourages Stony Brook Med School Grads To Become Trusted Physicians
In An Age Of Change
Jordan J. Cohen, M.D., President and CEO of the Association of American Medical
Colleges (AAMC), addressed the 117 graduates of the Stony Brook University
School of Medicine class of 2006 during the school's 32nd Convocation.
May 18, 2006 - 5:41:00 PM
How
the Hobbit Shrugged: Tiny Hominid's Story Takes New Turn (Science)
Two anatomists presented analyses suggesting that the original hobbit skeleton
may not be female, as first described, and that its shoulders differ from those
of modern people and hark back to an ancient human ancestor, Homo erectus.
That detail and others bolster the notion that an H. erectus population on
the island evolved into the dwarf form of H. floresiensis, anatomist Susan
Larson of Stony Brook University in New York said in her talk at the meeting.
May 19, 2006 - 1:47:00 PM
Group
from LI wins bid on Washington spy letter (Newsday)
A group of Long Islanders submitted the winning bid today in the auction of
a secret wartime communiqué from Gen. George Washington to his chief
spy. The group, led by Assemb. Steven Englebright (D-Setauket), plans to place
the letter on display at the University at Stony Brook.
May 23, 2006 - 9:20:00 AM
Once
homeless, Stony Brook grad will be a math professor (NY Daily News)
It's not every day a formerly homeless man teaches algorithm problem-solving,
but come fall, that is just what Roy Simpson will do. After a life only Matt
Damon's character in the movie "Good Will Hunting" might understand,
Simpson, 32, earned his master's degree in applied mathematics from Stony Brook
University.
May 23, 2006 - 9:23:00 AM
Stony
Brook University Hospital Sleep Disorders Center Opens New High Tech Multi-Disciplinary
Facility in Smithtown
Stony Brook University Hospital, officially opened its doors to a new multi-disciplinary,
state-of-the-art Sleep Disorders Center located at 240 Middle Country Road
in Smithtown.
May 23, 2006 - 12:41:00 PM
Pediatrics
MS Center at Stony Brook Hosts "A Summer Soiree" at Crest Hollow
Country Club
A new finding in children is prompting an evening of summer fun, dining and
dancing on Thursday, July 27, 2006 at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury
to fund medical research at the National Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Center
at SBU Medical Center and to fund a camp for adolescents with MS.
May 23, 2006 - 2:21:00 PM
Stony
Brook Group Wins Bid On Wartime Letter
Stony Brook University has acquired a secret wartime letter from Gen. George
Washington to his chief spy for $96,000 at an auction at Christie’s in
Manhattan.
May 23, 2006 - 3:26:00 PM
Stony
Brook University Student Receives Scholarship From American Council Of Engineering
Companies Of NY
The American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC New York) will
award $32,500 in scholarship money to 12 undergraduate engineering students
attending New York State colleges and universities.
May 24, 2006 - 11:26:00 AM
Stony
Brook Unveils Replica Of Dinosaur (Suffolk Life)
Stony Brook University recently unveiled an exact replica of the Majungasaurus
crenatissimus, a very distant relative of the notorious Tyrannosaurus rex.
May 24, 2006 - 12:28:00 PM
National
Cancer Survivors Day Unites Stony Brook Physicians and Patients in Fun-Filled
Atmosphere
Date of Event: Sunday, June 11, from 11 AM to 2:00 PM
May 25, 2006 - 2:12:00 PM
June 2006
‘How
Class Works’ To Examine Labor Issues On Long Island And Across The
Nation
“How Class Works,” a major conference examining issues related
to the American labor movement, and the working class takes place Thursday,
June 8 through Saturday, June 10 at Stony Brook University. The conference,
which is sponsored by Stony Brook’s Center for Working Class Life, has
attracted leading thinkers on labor issues from across the nation.
Jun 6, 2006 - 10:45:00 AM
New
York Research Breakthrough On NCSA’s SGI Altix System May Hold Key To
Developing New Drugs To Stop HIV
In the race to fight AIDS, researchers have long worked to view the moments
at which “starter molecules” for HIV are most vulnerable to new
drugs. With help from the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
and Silicon Graphics (OTC: SGID), a group of scientists from Stony Brook University
in New York have done just that.
Jun 6, 2006 - 11:58:00 AM
The
Emerson Quartet International Chamber Music Workshop Returns To Staller Center
For The Arts At Stony Brook University
The Emerson Quartet International Chamber Music Workshop will be held at Stony
Brook University, June 27 to 30. The world-renowned Quartet will coach The
Calder Quartet, Escher String Quartet, and Hyperion String Quartet, who come
to Stony Brook as a result of a highly selective audition process.
Jun 7, 2006 - 1:47:00 PM
26
Stony Brook University Medical Center Physicians Featured in New York Magazine's "Best
Doctors in New York"
New York Magazine’s annual "Best Doctors in New York" issue
features 26 physicians in a wide range of specialties from Stony Brook University
Medical Center.
Jun 12, 2006 - 5:16:00 PM
Scientist
gets vibes to build bones (Toronto Globe & Mail)
"We've managed to make the mechanics of bone into a [device]," said
Dr. Rubin, who is chair of the biomechanical engineering department of the
State University of New York at Stony Brook. Dr. Rubin and the company manufacturing
the platform, Juvent Inc. of New Jersey, introduced the device to Canada at
the International Osteoporosis Foundation World Congress recently held in Toronto.
Jun 13, 2006 - 11:29:00 AM
Janice
Rohlf Cited By Vibs For Contributions To Alleviating Violence
Janice Rohlf, Director of Governmental Relations at Stony Brook University,
was an honoree at the Victims Information Bureau of Suffolk’s (VIBS)
30th annual dinner on June 7 at Oheka Castle in Huntington.
Jun 13, 2006 - 1:40:00 PM
Dr.
Basil Rigas, Internationally Renowned Researcher, Named Chief of Gastroenterology
and Hepatology at Stony Brook
Basil Rigas, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Pharmacological Sciences, and
Chief, Division of Cancer Prevention at Stony Brook University Hospital, is
named Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in the Department
of Medicine.
Jun 13, 2006 - 5:39:00 PM
Boy's
surgery is a gift from the heart (Newsday)
Stony Brook University Hospital and a local charitable organization will pay
for open heart surgery for the 6-year-old son of a Farmingville U.S. Army veteran
who could not get medical insurance because of immigration problems.
Jun 14, 2006 - 10:22:00 AM
Lawyers
In National ‘Intelligent Design’ Case To Speak At Worldwide Conference
On Evolution
Plaintiffs in the Intelligent Design court case that attracted worldwide attention
last year, as well as expert witnesses from the dramatic trial proceedings,
will speak at “Evolution 2006,” a leading conference on ecology
and evolution held by a trio of scientific societies to be hosted by Stony
Brook University June 23-27 at the Charles B. Wang Center on campus.
Jun 14, 2006 - 3:10:00 PM
Stony
Brook Southampton Conference to Feature Alan Alda, Frank McCourt and Others
Actor Alan Alda, poet Billy Collins, cartoonist Garry Trudeau, and authors
E.L. Doctorow, Frank McCourt, Amy Tan, and Roger Rosenblatt are among the distinguished
guests scheduled to appear at the Stony Brook Southampton Writers Conference.
Jun 14, 2006 - 3:34:00 PM
Stony
Brook University & Brookhaven National Lab Researchers Developing New "Microbeam" Radiation
Treatment
Researchers from Stony Brook University and Brookhaven National Laboratory
(BNL) have developed a new radiosurgical technique at BNL which may be up to
100 times more precise than the best devices currently available.
Jun 14, 2006 - 4:28:00 PM
Researchers
at Stony Brook University Discover "Anti-Asthma" Gene
Researchers at Stony Brook University have identified Vasoactive Intestinal
Peptide (VIP) gene as an “anti-asthma” gene, a finding which could
have major implications in the treatment of asthma.
Jun 15, 2006 - 5:31:00 PM
1998
SBUH NICU Grad Graduates from High School; New Eagle Scout Expresses Gratitude
18 Years Later
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at SBUH received an unexpected donation
and letter of gratitude from a 2006 high school graduate/1988 NICU graduate
named Christopher Burke who spent eight months in the unit 18 years ago.
Jun 16, 2006 - 11:11:00 AM
Feisty
President at Stony Brook Has Led a Makeover of 'Mudville' (Chronicle of Higher
Education)
The tide has turned in Stony Brook's campaign for better aesthetics. The blacktop
and mud have been replaced with lush grass, manicured shrubs, flowers, and
trees. Attractive contemporary buildings have gone up, although some of the
neo-penal structures remain.
Jun 16, 2006 - 12:35:00 PM
Jack
Gallagher to Lead Effort to Forge Alliances in New Role at Stony Brook University
Hospital
John (Jack) S.T. Gallagher,who was named Interim CEO of Stony Brook University
Hospital, will assume a new role.
Jun 16, 2006 - 5:16:00 PM
Team
from Stony Brook finds 'anti-asthma' gene (Newsday)
Scientists at Stony Brook University have identified an "anti-asthma" gene
in both mice and humans, which they say confers protection against the chronic
respiratory condition.
Jun 17, 2006 - 10:20:00 AM
Medical
Marvel No. 6: Factory worker loses hands. Doctors have 12 hours to reattach.
(New York Magazine)
New York Magazine’s annual "Best Doctors in New York" issue
features 26 physicians in a wide range of specialties from Stony Brook University
Hospital. They were selected from more than 50,000 physicians in the Greater
New York Metropolitan Area. The June 19 issue profiles ten "Medical Marvel" cases;
Stony Brook University Hospital doctors are featured in two of them.
Jun 19, 2006 - 8:58:00 AM
Medical
Marvel No. 8: Mother of one, pregnant with triplets. Torn aorta about to burst.
(New York Magazine)
New York Magazine’s annual "Best Doctors in New York" issue
features 26 physicians in a wide range of specialties from Stony Brook University
Hospital. They were selected from more than 50,000 physicians in the Greater
New York Metropolitan Area. The June 19 issue profiles ten "Medical Marvel" cases;
Stony Brook University Hospital doctors are featured in two of them.
Jun 19, 2006 - 9:05:00 AM
Stony
Brook University Study Yields New Data on Breast Cancer Link to Light-at-Night
Exposure
A study led by epidemiologists from the Department of Preventive Medicine at
Stony Brook University School of Medicine yields new data on the unresolved
question of whether frequent exposure to light-at-night increases breast cancer
risk in women.
Jun 19, 2006 - 1:31:00 PM
Stony
Brook University Medical Center Ranks #1 for Tissue Donors in New York Metro
Area in 2005
Stony Brook University Medical Center ranked #1 out of a total of 104 hospitals
in the metro region, according to data released by the New York Organ Donor
Network.
Jun 19, 2006 - 5:13:00 PM
Stony
Brook Faculty Members Receive Prestigious Fellowship Awards
Two Stony Brook University professors have won prestigious fellowship awards
for 2006-07 to conduct research in their respective areas of interest. Brooke
Larson, a Professor of History, has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, and
Olufemi Vaughan, a Professor of Africana Studies and History, has won a Woodrow
Wilson Fellowship.
Jun 20, 2006 - 12:25:00 PM
Blood
and Platelet Donations Accepted Daily at Stony Brook University Hospital
There is an especially short supply of O negative blood. Stony Brook University
Hospital is reflecting this shortage of O negative blood, and strongly encourages
donations.
Jun 22, 2006 - 3:08:00 PM
Three
New Lemurs Discovered, Add to Madagascar's Diversity (NationalGeographic.com)
Three new species of lemur in the African island nation of Madagascar have
been discovered, says a study co-authored by Stony Brook's Mireya Mayor.
Jun 26, 2006 - 10:01:00 AM
Dr.
Steven Jonas Receives Highest Honor in the Field of Preventive Medicine Teaching
and Research
Steven Jonas, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., Professor of Preventive Medicine, Stony Brook
University School of Medicine, received the Duncan Clark Award from the Association
for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR). The annual award is given to educators
with a distinguished record of achievement in the field of public health and
preventive medicine.
Jun 27, 2006 - 4:40:00 PM
Artificial
Home Lighting May Increase Breast Cancer Rates
Exposure to frequent artificial light at night appears to increase the breast
cancer risk among women in their homes, but apparently not among those who
work late shifts, according to Cristina Leske, M.D., M.P.H., Distinguished
Professor of Preventive Medicine at Stony Brook University.
Jun 28, 2006 - 12:36:00 PM
Can
Money Buy Happiness?
It is widely believed that money leads to happiness. The presumption is mostly
illusory, however, according to a study by Arthur A. Stone, Ph.D., Distinguished
Professor and Vice-Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry, Stony Brook University
School of Medicine, and colleagues.
Jun 29, 2006 - 2:00:00 PM
Fred
S. Sganga, CHE, Named Interim CEO of Stony Brook University Medical Center
Fred S. Sganga, CHE, has been named Interim CEO of Stony Brook University Medical
Center, it was announced by Richard N. Fine, M.D., Dean of the School of Medicine.
Jun 30, 2006 - 9:00:00 AM
A
Bigger Bank Account Isn't Going to Buy You Happiness, Study Says (L.A. Times)
A psychologist at Stony Brook University on Long Island, collaborating with
scientists at other institutions, has discovered what philosophers have long
known: Money doesn't make people happier. (Registration required.)
Jun 30, 2006 - 11:26:00 AM
Myth:
the Million Dollar Smile
A psychologist at Stony Brook University, collaborating with scientists at
other institutions, has discovered what philosophers have long known: Money
doesn't make people happier. Yet the perception that it does continues to motivate
people to want more and do more to get more.
Jun 30, 2006 - 1:02:00 PM
Help
For Parents With Premature Babies
Stony Brook University Hospital is one of only 28 hospitals in the nation and
one of two in New York to offer a NICU Family Support Program.
Jun 30, 2006 - 2:18:00 PM
July 2006
Coram
Man Named Volunteer of the Year at Stony Brook University Medical Center
Stony Brook University Medical Center has selected George Pressman as Volunteer
of the Year.
Jul 5, 2006 - 1:35:00 PM
Need
a Chinese Recipe? Check Stony Brook (N.Y. Times)
Jacqueline Newman has donated what she believes to be the world's largest collection
of English-language Chinese cookbooks to Stony Brook University. (Registration
req'd.)
Jul 7, 2006 - 1:11:00 PM
Stony
Brook University Receives $1.8 M Grant To Advance Undergraduate Science Education
Stony Brook University has been awarded a $1.8 million grant from the Howard
Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to support science education. The four-year
award will be used to remodel and equip a science laboratory, design new courses,
and provide fellowships for undergraduate students, as well as support undergraduates
to spend a summer performing research with a HHMI investigator.
Jul 10, 2006 - 2:35:00 PM
Dr.
Melody Goodman Joins SBU Graduate Program in Public Health
Melody Goodman, Ph.D., has been named Assistant Professor in the Department
of Preventive Medicine, Division of Evaluative Sciences, Graduate Program in
Public Health at Stony Brook University. She will also assume the role of Associate
Director of the Center for Public Health and Health Policy Research.
Jul 11, 2006 - 5:49:00 PM
Experts
Address Report On Secondhand Smoke (Suffolk Life)
There is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke, said US Surgeon
General Richard H. Carmona in his most recent report...“The most important
message is that there is no safe level of tobacco exposure,” stated Daniel
Baram, MD, pulmonologist and co-director of the Lung Cancer Evaluation Center
at Stony Brook University Medical Center.
Jul 12, 2006 - 9:00:00 AM
Clinical
Trials Enrollment Ongoing at Stony Brook University Hospital
Stony Brook University Hospital offers clinical trials to community members
who qualify for specific research studies.
Jul 12, 2006 - 4:55:00 PM
Dr.
Sharon Nachman Named Associate Dean, Office of Scientific Affairs, at Stony
Brook University Medical Center
Sharon Nachman, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics and Director of Pediatric Infectious
Diseases, was appointed Associate Dean, Office of Scientific Affairs (OSA),
at Stony Brook University Medical Center, announced Richard N. Fine, M.D.,
Dean, Stony Brook University School of Medicine. In this position she will
work closely with the School of Medicine faculty to maximize departmental expertise
and participation in clinical trials.
Jul 14, 2006 - 9:33:00 AM
Paying
Homage to Good Stories and Good Acting (NY Times)
Alan Inkles, the director of the Stony Brook Film Festival, is plowing through
the 600 or so movies submitted each year, winnowing them down to the 17 features
and 14 shorts that will begin screening Thursday at the Staller Center for the
Arts. (Registration req'd.)
Jul 14, 2006 - 10:29:00 AM
Stony
Brook Establishes First Undergraduate Journalism School At A New York State Public
University
Stony Brook University announced today the establishment of New York State’s
first undergraduate School of Journalism at a public university.
Jul 17, 2006 - 11:15:00 AM
Craig
Lehmann, Expert On Global Health Issues, Named Interim Executive Dean Of Health
Sciences
Craig Lehmann, Ph.D., has been named Interim Executive Dean of Health Sciences
at Stony Brook University effective immediately, President Shirley Strum Kenny
announced today.
Jul 19, 2006 - 11:53:00 AM
Craig
Lehmann, Expert On Global Health Issues, Named Interim Executive Dean Of Health
Sciences
Craig Lehmann, Ph.D., has been named Interim Executive Dean of Health Sciences
at Stony Brook University effective immediately, President Shirley Strum Kenny
announced today.
Jul 19, 2006 - 11:59:00 AM
Locals
Urged To Watch For Tick-Borne Illnesses (Suffolk Life)
United States Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) recently called for more research
on the treatment and diagnosis of Lyme disease, due to its increasing prevalence,
specifically on Long Island. However, according to Stony Brook University Hospital
doctors, it is not just Lyme disease that is caused by ticks, as these insects,
they warned, are capable of causing several other serious illnesses.
Jul 20, 2006 - 5:11:00 AM
Stony
Brook Researcher Wins R&D 100 Award For Advancement In Computer Processing
A Stony Brook University researcher has been chosen to receive an R&D
100 Award, which recognizes the 100 most technologically significant products
introduced to the marketplace over the last year.
Jul 21, 2006 - 2:15:00 PM
Early
Career Scientists And Engineers Honored By U.S. Department Of Energy
At a White House ceremony yesterday, seven “early career” researchers,
funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science and its
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Stony Brook University researcher
Michael Zingale, PhD., an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and
Astronomy, was one of those honored.
Jul 27, 2006 - 9:21:00 AM
Custom-Built
Pathogens Raise Bioterrorism Fears (Washington Post)
Stony Brook's Eckard Wimmer knows of a shortcut terrorists could someday use
to get their hands on the lethal viruses that cause Ebola and smallpox. He knows
it exceptionally well, because he discovered it himself.
Jul 31, 2006 - 11:26:00 AM
Energy
Center Gets Boost (L.I. Business News)
Applied DNA Sciences on Monday said it has received funding from Stony Brook
University to continue its DNA Library collaboration. (Subscription req'd.)
Jul 31, 2006 - 11:36:00 AM
August 2006
Senator
Clinton Urges More Funding and Benefits for Vets During Long Island State
Veterans Home Visit
United States Senator Hillary Rodam Clinton visited the Long Island State Veterans
Home at Stony Brook University and announced her support of a bill that would
bring additional benefits and services to veterans.
Aug 2, 2006 - 12:18:00 PM
Martin
A. A. Schoonen Named Interim Dean of Stony Brook Southampton
Professor Martin Schoonen has been named Interim Dean of Stony Brook Southampton
by President Shirley Strum Kenny of Stony Brook University.
Aug 2, 2006 - 2:48:00 PM
Stony
Brook University President Establishing Blue Ribbon Commission To Ensure Highest
Quality Care At University Hospital
Stony Brook University President Dr. Shirley Strum Kenny announced today that
she is establishing a Blue Ribbon Commission of national leaders in healthcare,
clinical outcomes, and patient safety to ensure that University Hospital maintains
the highest quality standards and provides the best medical care.
Aug 7, 2006 - 10:25:00 AM
Stony
Brook Gastroenterologist Receives Award From National Society to Investigate
Treatment of Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Atul Kumar, M.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division
of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Stony Brook University Hospital, received
the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy’s (ASGE) 2006 Given
Capsule Endoscopy Research Award. The award, which was given to only two researchers
in the nation, provides $25,000 and 200 capsules for physicians involved with
promising research in capsule Endoscopy.
Aug 8, 2006 - 4:32:00 PM
Heart
Center Electrophysiology Program to Grow Under New Director
Eric J. Rashba, M.D., FACC, Professor of Medicine, has joined the Heart Center
at Stony Book University Hospital as Director of Electrophysiology, it was
announced by David L. Brown, M.D., Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine and Co-Director
of the Heart Center.
Aug 10, 2006 - 4:32:00 PM
Patients
with Moderate to Severe MS Show Improvement After High-Dose Chemotherapy Regimen
at Stony Brook
High-dose chemotherapy has demonstrated significant potential in fighting the
progression of multiple sclerosis (MS), and, unexpectedly, many patients enjoy
marked improvement in their neurological functions according to a study by
researchers at Stony Brook University. Results are reported in the August 14
online edition of the American Medical Association's Archives of Neurology
and set for print publication in October.
Aug 14, 2006 - 4:00:00 PM
Patients
with Moderate to Severe MS Show Improvement After High-Dose Chemotherapy Regimen
at Stony Brook
High-dose chemotherapy has demonstrated significant potential in fighting the
progression of multiple sclerosis (MS)
Aug 14, 2006 - 5:57:00 PM
Stony
Brook Again Receives National Recognition; Named One Of Top 100 Universities
And Top 50 Publics
Stony Brook University has been ranked among the top 100 national universities
in America and among the top 50 public national universities in the country
in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey released today.
Aug 18, 2006 - 8:55:00 AM
Breakthroughs
in Cataract Care, Why Fat Causes Type 2 Diabetes Among Topics at Stony Brook's
Mini-Med School
The Stony Brook University School of Medicine Mini-Med School will resume at
the Health Sciences Center (HSC) in the fall. The popular six-week series is
designed for the general public and covers a wide range of medical and health
topics.
Aug 30, 2006 - 5:48:00 PM
Stony
Brook Southampton Plans Symposium Focusing On Key Issues Of Sustainability
Stony Brook University’s Center for Wine, Food, and Culture will host
a weekend symposium, “Sustaining The Good Life,” on September 16
and 17 in Chancellor’s Hall at Stony Brook Southampton (formerly Southampton
College).
Aug 31, 2006 - 12:35:00 PM
Stony
Brook Southampton Plans Symposium Focusing On Key Issues Of Sustainability
Stony Brook University’s Center for Wine, Food, and Culture will host
a weekend symposium, “Sustaining The Good Life,” on September 16
and 17 in Chancellor’s Hall at Stony Brook Southampton (formerly Southampton
College).
Aug 31, 2006 - 2:32:00 PM
September 2006
Blue
Ribbon Commission To Review Hospital
Stony Brook University President Shirley Strum Kenny announced today the appointment
of a Blue Ribbon Commission to conduct a comprehensive review of Stony Brook
University Hospital. The five members of the commission, all medical and academic
leaders with national reputations, will begin their review of the hospital
beginning September 18th.
Sep 8, 2006 - 10:05:00 AM
Supercomputer
To Be Unveiled At Stony Brook; Will Aid Faculty And Student Researchers
Stony Brook University announced today that it has acquired a new supercomputer
which will aid faculty researchers and graduate students in processing complicated
calculations at high speed, which will dramatically accelerate research computations.
Sep 12, 2006 - 3:41:00 PM
Supercomputer
To Be Unveiled At Stony Brook; Will Aid Faculty And Student Researchers
Stony Brook University announced today that it has acquired a new supercomputer
which will aid faculty researchers and graduate students in processing complicated
calculations at high speed, which will dramatically accelerate research computations.
Sep 13, 2006 - 10:57:00 AM
Blood
and Platelet Donations Accepted Daily at Stony Brook University Medical Center
Emergency Appeal, the New York Blood Center Services (NYBC), is appealing to
the public for donors. Red Cross Inventories of blood types A-, O+ and O- are
critical and an urgent situation for donors. Stony Brook University Medical
Center strongly encourages donations.
Sep 13, 2006 - 1:15:00 PM
World
Renowned "Cirque de Solei" Performer Entertains Pediatric Patients
at Stony Brook
Tomás Kubinek, internationally acclaimed clown/comedian and “Circus
Remedy” performer, made a special guest appearance at Stony Brook University
Medical Center to cheer up pediatric patients.
Sep 14, 2006 - 11:19:00 AM
Former
CBS News Executive Named Director Of Broadcast Journalism At Stony Brook
Marcy McGinnis, an award-winning former senior news executive at CBS and one
of the most respected broadcast journalists in the nation, has been named Interim
Director of the Broadcast Journalism program at Stony Brook University’s
new School of Journalism.
Sep 14, 2006 - 11:50:00 AM
Boy
Diagnosed And Treated For BECTs At SBUMC Donates "Comfort Quilts" To
Others For Cozy Recovery
Epilepsy monitoring patient Abagail Dunham, 12, of East Hampton, received a
special visitor and a special gift on Tuesday at Stony Brook University Medical
Center.
Sep 15, 2006 - 1:53:00 PM
Human
Evolution Symposium To Attract Leading World's Scientists To Stony Brook
The origins of the human lineage in Africa will be examined by the world's
leading scholars at the 3rd Annual Human Evolution Symposium to be held at
Stony Brook University on Tuesday, October 3. The symposium is being convened
by Richard Leakey, Visiting Professor of Anthropology at Stony Brook and the
world's foremost paleontologist and conservationist.
Sep 18, 2006 - 10:16:00 AM
Human
Evolution Symposium To Attract Leading World’s Scientists To Stony Brook
The origins of the human lineage in Africa will be examined by the world’s
leading scholars at the 3rd Annual Human Evolution Symposium to be held at
Stony Brook University on Tuesday, October 3. The symposium is being convened
by Richard Leakey, Visiting Professor of Anthropology at Stony Brook and the
world’s foremost paleontologist and conservationist.
Sep 18, 2006 - 2:51:00 PM
Do
Spirituality And Health Care Go Hand-In-Hand? Experts Address This And More
At Stony Brook Conference
The conference is designed to provide health care professionals with the opportunity
to meet with colleagues and explore emerging issues around the role of spirituality
in the health care professions.
Sep 19, 2006 - 12:02:00 PM
NIAF
Public Policy Lecture Series To Feature Congressman Peter King
Congressman Peter King will be the Keynote Speaker at the National Italian
American Foundation (NIAF) Public Policy Lecture Series to be held at Stony
Brook University on Tuesday, October 10 at 4:00 PM in Room 1006 of the Humanities
Building.
Sep 19, 2006 - 1:42:00 PM
NIAF
Public Policy Lecture Series To Feature Congressman Peter King
Congressman Peter King will be the Keynote Speaker at the National Italian
American Foundation (NIAF) Public Policy Lecture Series to be held at Stony
Brook University on Tuesday, October 10 at 4:00 PM in Room 1006 of the Humanities
Building.
Sep 19, 2006 - 1:48:00 PM
Stony
Brook University Researcher Heads Workshop On Neuroethics And Homeland Security
A one-day workshop at Tufts University near Boston on Friday, September 29
will explore the topic of “Neuroethics and Homeland Security.”
Sep 20, 2006 - 2:46:00 PM
Stony
Brook University Researcher Heads Workshop On Neuroethics And Homeland Security
A one-day workshop at Tufts University near Boston on Friday, September 29
will explore the topic of “Neuroethics and Homeland Security.”
Sep 20, 2006 - 2:50:00 PM
SBUMC
Offers Approach to Integrative Asthma Care And Prevention
On Wednesdays, October 22, 25 and November 1, 2006 from 4:30-6:30 PM, Stony
Brook University Medical Center is offering a three-part series on integrative
asthma care and prevention.
Sep 21, 2006 - 4:56:00 PM
Stony
Brook University Cancer Center Health Awareness Campaign Addresses Disparities
in Care, Encourages Check-ups
High incidence and death rates from cancer and other diseases that strike African
Americans has prompted the Stony Brook University Cancer Center to partner
with local health organizations and churches to run a seven-week Public Health
Awareness Campaign that runs through October 29.
Sep 25, 2006 - 1:20:00 PM
Stony
Brook University Medical Center Receives 2006/07 Consumer Choice Award
National Research Corporation (NRC) announced today that Stony Brook University
Medical Center has been named a 2006/07 “Consumer Choice Award” recipient
for the Long Island metropolitan area. The award identifies hospitals which
healthcare consumers have chosen as having the highest quality and image in
186 markets throughout the U.S.
Sep 25, 2006 - 4:44:00 PM
The
Community School for Dance and Movement Studies Opens at the State University
of New York at Stony Brook
The Dance Space at Stony Brook University is proud to announce the fall series
of classes for The Community School for Dance and Movement Studies, beginning
October 3 and ending December 12, 2006.
Sep 25, 2006 - 5:38:00 PM
Stony
Brook University To Be Inducted Into Long Island Music Hall Of Fame
Stony Brook will be among the inaugural inductees for the Long Island Music
Hall of Fame ceremony on Sunday, October 15 at the Patchogue Theatre for the
Performing Arts. The University will join such leading names of Long Island
music as Harry Chapin, Perry Como, Vanilla Fudge, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper,
Richie Havens, George Gershwin, Tony Bennett, Run-DMC and others in the first
class of 28 inductees.
Sep 26, 2006 - 3:18:00 PM
Bishop,
Schumer, Clinton Announce $1.1 Million for Stony Brook's National Center for
Cancer Prevention
Suffolk County will soon be home to one of the premier cancer research centers
in the country following passage of a bill including $1.1 million secured by
Congressman Tim Bishop and Senators Charles Schumer and Hillary Clinton.
Sep 27, 2006 - 4:08:00 PM
Long-term
Safety Study of an Atopic Dermatitis Medication Will Track Patients' Health
for 10 Years
The Department of Dermatology at Stony Brook University Medical Center is offering
patients who have a history of atopic dermatitis and who have been treated
for it with Protopic® (tacrolimus ointment) to be involved in a long-term
safety study of the medication.
Sep 27, 2006 - 5:40:00 PM
Clinical
Trial at Stony Brook May Help Determine Which Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer
Patients Do Not Need Chemotherapy
Breast cancer patients have a new tool at their disposal at Stony Brook University
Medical Center that may help determine if they can avoid the toxicity of chemotherapy
after surgery.
Sep 29, 2006 - 11:55:00 AM
October 2006
Funds
Raised for Stony Brook Alums Help Create a Legacy for the Son They Lost
Stony Brook University Medical Center received a special visit from John Madonia,
his wife Paula Peterson and their 10-week old baby Jonathan of East Moriches
this week, when members of I-CON presented a $1,600 check to the Child Life
Program on their behalf.
Oct 2, 2006 - 2:47:00 PM
Stony
Brook University Completes Purchase of Former Southampton College Property
Stony Brook University today completed its purchase of the former Southampton
College for $35 million, taking possession of the 82-acre property, where it
plans to develop academic programs focusing on the environment and its sustainability.
The purchase, hailed by East End community leaders and public officials, ushers
in a new era for Stony Brook Southampton, as the campus will now be known.
Oct 4, 2006 - 8:40:00 AM
Fashion
Show, Walk for Beauty, Support Programs Highlight Breast Cancer Awareness Month
at Stony Brook
In observance of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Stony Brook University
Medical Center (SBUMC) and University Physicians at Stony Brook are providing
free educational and support services for breast cancer survivors, their families
and the community.
Oct 4, 2006 - 3:04:00 PM
Fashion
Show, Walk for Beauty, Support Programs Highlight Breast Cancer Awareness Month
at Stony Brook
In observance of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Stony Brook University
Medical Center (SBUMC) and University Physicians at Stony Brook are providing
free educational and support services for breast cancer survivors, their families
and the community.
Oct 4, 2006 - 3:25:00 PM
Autism
Society of America Names Stony Brook Professor to Prestigious National Panel
of Advisors
Edward Carr, Ph.D., Leading Professor in the Department of Psychology at Stony
Brook University, was named to the Panel of Professional Advisors of the Autism
Society of America (ASA), a national association with 120,000 members dedicated
to educating the public about autism.
Oct 4, 2006 - 3:31:00 PM
Thousands
Walk to Support Breast and Prostate Cancer Research at Stony Brook University
Thousands of Long Islanders will once again take to the streets of Stony
Brook to help raise money for breast and prostate cancer research at Stony
Brook University during the “Walk for Beauty, Walk for Life" on
Sunday, October 22, 2006.
Oct 5, 2006 - 3:05:00 PM
Stony
Brook University Hospital Auxiliary Celebrates 25 Years of Caring
On Sunday, November 12, the Stony Brook University Hospital Auxiliary celebrates “25
years of caring” with an evening reception and dinner at the Watermill
in Smithtown.
Oct 5, 2006 - 3:32:00 PM
Stony
Brook Conference To Examine Key Issues Facing The Long Island Region
Sustainable Development, the Environment, and Youth at Risk are three themes
that will be explored in “Civic Performance,” a three-day conference
that will examine key issues facing Long Island. Sponsored by the Stony Brook
University’s Humanities Institute, the conference will take place November
15-18 at the Wang Center.
Oct 5, 2006 - 3:48:00 PM
Singing,
Dancing, and Comedy on Tap for Stony Brook's "Rising Stars" Talent
Show Featuring Pediatric Cancer Patients
The popular “Rising Stars” Talent Show, where children treated for
cancer or blood disorders sing, dance and display other talents, will take place
on October 29 starting at 2:00 pm at the Student Activity Center on the main
campus of Stony Brook University.
Oct 6, 2006 - 5:12:00 PM
World
Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra to Play a Concert Benefiting Kids With Cancer Through
Stony Brook Sunrise Fund
“The Greatest Band of the Greatest Generation,” a performance by
the world famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, will take place at the Patchogue Theatre
for Performing Arts, beginning at 7:30 pm on November 3. The concert benefits
the Sunrise Fund at Stony Brook University Medical Center.
Oct 6, 2006 - 5:16:00 PM
Not
Being True to Himself (Time Magazine)
In a forthcoming paper in Psychological Bulletin, John Pachankis of Stony Brook
University cites studies showing that concealing a non heterosexual orientation
is associated with more emotional distress and depression than disclosing the
truth.
Oct 8, 2006 - 2:21:00 PM
Genes
May Dictate Response to Stress (Forbes)
Whether or not you have one or another variant of a particular gene could determine
your response to life's ups and downs, according to researcher Turhan Canli,
an assistant professor of psychology at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook,
N.Y.
Oct 10, 2006 - 2:12:00 PM
Long
Island Grad Student at Stony Brook Is A Finalist In“Collegiate Inventors
Competition”
Amy Rosen, a 25-year-old M.D., Ph.D. student in the SBUMC School of Medicine’s
Biomedical Engineering and Physiology and Biophysics program, was selected as
one of only 11 finalists nationwide in the 2006 Collegiate Inventors Competition.
Oct 10, 2006 - 5:30:00 PM
Long
Island Grad Student At Stony Brook Is A Finalist In "Collegiate Inventors
Competition"
Amy Rosen, a 25-year-old M.D., Ph.D. student in the Stony Brook University School
of Medicine’s Biomedical Engineering and Physiology and Biophysics program,
was selected as one of only 11 finalists nationwide in the 2006 Collegiate Inventors
Competition.
Oct 11, 2006 - 2:23:00 PM
Long
Island Grad Student At Stony Brook Is A Finalist In "Collegiate Inventors
Competition"
Amy Rosen, a 25-year-old M.D., Ph.D. student in the Stony Brook University School
of Medicine’s Biomedical Engineering and Physiology and Biophysics program,
was selected as one of only 11 finalists nationwide in the 2006 Collegiate Inventors
Competition.
Oct 11, 2006 - 2:30:00 PM
Adora
Svitak: “Tiny Literary Giant”
The Charles B. Wang Center at Stony Brook University presents a rare chance to
meet a truly remarkable speaker and humanitarian, the author of over 400 stories,
and an internationally published writer – nine-year old Adora Svitak. Coined
the “tiny literary giant” by Diane Sawyer, she will appear on Friday,
November 10 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, November 11 at 3 p.m.
Oct 11, 2006 - 3:35:00 PM
Stony
Brook to Receive $25,000 for Ovarian Cancer Research at LI OCEANS' "Wave
of Hope" Gala in November
Long Island OCEANS (Ovarian Cancer Education Advocacy Network & Support)
is holding its 2nd annual Wave of Hope Gala to benefit ovarian and other gynecologic
cancers on November 2. Stony Brook University Medical Center will receive a check
from OCEANS for $25,000 at the gala to support ovarian cancer research.
Oct 16, 2006 - 10:23:00 AM
Stony
Brook Receives $3 Million In NYSTAR Grants
Stony Brook University is the recipient of $3,093,500 in grants from the New
York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR) to support
research in biomedical, chemistry and other disciplines. The grants were made
under NYSTAR’s Center of Advanced Technology (CAT) Development and Faculty
Development Programs.
Oct 16, 2006 - 12:12:00 PM
Stony
Brook Receives $3 Million In NYSTAR Grants
Stony Brook University is the recipient of $3,093,500 in grants from the New
York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR) to support
research in biomedical, chemistry and other disciplines. The grants were made
under NYSTAR’s Center of Advanced Technology (CAT) Development and Faculty
Development Programs.
Oct 16, 2006 - 12:15:00 PM
Aggressive
Breast Cancer, Poor Prostate Cancer Survival Rates Highlight Forum on Health
Awareness in Minority Communities
The Witness Project® of Long Island, an outreach program of the Stony Brook
University Cancer Center in collaboration with the Town of Babylon, is hosting
a breakfast forum to raise awareness of breast and prostate cancer in minority
communities on Long Island from 8:30 am to 12 noon on Saturday, October 21 at
the Huntington Hilton in Melville.
Oct 16, 2006 - 5:54:00 PM
Stony
Brook University and Brookhaven National Lab Acquire Powerful New Supercomputer
Plans for a new Supercomputer, acquired by Stony Brook University and Brookhaven
National Laboratory to anchor a world-class center for computational science,
will be announced on Wednesday, October 18 at 1:00 PM in Building 438, in the
auditorium of the Office of Educational Programs, at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Oct 17, 2006 - 10:21:00 AM
Eductating
the Educators: SBUMC School Re-Entry Experts Offer Model for Educators on Teaching
Children With Cancer
A one-day conference devoted to educating teachers, nurses and other educators
about the medical and educational issues that children with cancer face will
take place on November 15 at Computer Associates in Islandia, N.Y., from 8:00
am to 3:00 pm. The conference is organized and run by the School Re-Entry Program
at Stony Brook University Medical Center.
Oct 17, 2006 - 11:23:00 AM
The
Brady William Russell Memorial Fund Established at Stony Brook University Medical
Center
Stony Brook University Medical Center, through the private support of the family
and friends of Brady William Russell, and a $250,000 grant made possible through
the leadership of New York State Senator John Flanagan, has established the Brady
William Russell Memorial Fund to conduct research into neonatal complications
from high-risk pregnancies, premature birth and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
(SIDS).
Oct 17, 2006 - 11:50:00 AM
The
Brady William Russell Memorial Fund Established at Stony Brook University Medical
Center
Stony Brook University Medical Center, through the private support of the family
and friends of Brady William Russell, and a $250,000 grant made possible through
the leadership of New York State Senator John Flanagan, has established the Brady
William Russell Memorial Fund to conduct research into neonatal complications
from high-risk pregnancies, premature birth and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
(SIDS).
Oct 17, 2006 - 12:15:00 PM
Is
'Superaspirin' Answer to Colon Cancer? Stony Brook Launches Key Clinical Trial
Patients who are prone to colon cancer may prevent the disease by taking a new
form of aspirin – one that is much more potent than its commercially available
counterpart, but, it appears, with almost none of the side effects. A Stony Brook
University researcher, Basil Rigas, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Chief of
the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Stony Brook University School
of Medicine, is putting “superaspirin” to the test through a clinical
trial supported by a $3.2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Oct 17, 2006 - 2:59:00 PM
"Conversations
about Cancer" to Educate African American Community on Prevention, Screening,
Care and Advocacy
“Conversations about Cancer: A Dialogue in the African American Community,” led
by Martin S. Karpeh, Jr., M.D., a nationally recognized cancer surgeon and Director
of the Stony Brook University Cancer Center, is a conference about cancer prevention,
screening, and receiving the best care. Sponsored by CancerCare of the Hamptons,
the conference will take place on Saturday, November 4, from 9:00 am to 1:00
pm at the Bridgehampton Unified School in Bridgehampton.
Oct 20, 2006 - 11:00:00 AM
J-School
Course: How to Evaluate Credibility of News (Editor & Publisher)
The newly created Stony Brook University School of Journalism in New York is
offering a course in news literacy that will attempt to teach its students how
to distinguish fact from fiction.
Oct 23, 2006 - 8:55:00 AM
Red
Wine May Cut Risk of Colorectal Cancer (Forbes)
Drinking more than three glasses of red wine a week reduced the incidence of
abnormal growths and cancers of the intestinal tract by two-thirds, a new study
found. White wine did not have the same protective effect, said study author
Dr. Joseph C. Anderson, an assistant professor of medicine at the State University
of New York at Stony Brook.
Oct 23, 2006 - 8:58:00 AM
Stony
Brook University And Knight Foundation Pioneer Nation’s First Course In
News Literacy
Stony Brook University and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation will pioneer
the nation’s first university-wide course in News Literacy designed to
teach students how to judge the reliability and credibility of news.
Oct 23, 2006 - 1:43:00 PM
Vatican
Astronomer To Lecture At Stony Brook On ‘Astronomy, God, And Search For
Elegance’
As a Vatican astronomer and a theorist, Fr. Consolmagno, researches the evolution
of small solar system objects and is an author of four books on astronomy—not
the usual resume for a Jesuit scholar.
Oct 23, 2006 - 2:00:00 PM
Vatican
Astronomer To Lecture At Stony Brook On ‘Astronomy, God, And Search
For Elegance’
As a Vatican astronomer and a theorist, Fr. Consolmagno, researches the evolution
of small solar system objects and is an author of four books on astronomy—not
the usual resume for a Jesuit scholar.
Oct 23, 2006 - 2:07:00 PM
100
People To Take Oath Of U.S. Citizenship At Swearing-In Ceremony At Stony Brook
University
Olufemi Vaughan, an Associate Provost at Stony Brook University who became
an American citizen last year, will be the Keynote Speaker when more than 100
immigrants—including
several Stony Brook employees—take the oath of U.S. citizenship at a
swearing-in ceremony on Thursday, October 26 at 10:00 AM at the Charles B.
Wang center on campus.
Oct 23, 2006 - 3:42:00 PM
100
People To Take Oath Of U.S. Citizenship At Swearing-In Ceremony At Stony Brook
University
Olufemi Vaughan, an Associate Provost at Stony Brook University who became
an American citizen last year, will be the Keynote Speaker when more than 100
immigrants—including
several Stony Brook employees—take the oath of U.S. citizenship at a
swearing-in ceremony on Thursday, October 26 at 10:00 AM at the Charles B.
Wang center on campus.
Oct 23, 2006 - 3:51:00 PM
Same
Day Evaluation, Multidisciplinary Care, Are Hallmarks of Lung Cancer Evaluation
Center at SBUMC
The Lung Cancer Evaluation Center (LCEC) at Stony Brook University Medical
Center is a multidisciplinary clinical program that provides comprehensive
diagnostic and treatment services along with rapid intervention. This approach
is paramount to combating lung cancer, the most common cause of cancer-related
death in men and women throughout the United States, including Suffolk County,
N.Y., according to the American Cancer Society.
Oct 23, 2006 - 4:58:00 PM
Stony
Brook University Medical Center Offers Free Prostate Cancer Screenings, November
The Department of Urology at Stony Brook University Medical Center will provide
free prostate cancer screening services in the month of November.
Oct 23, 2006 - 5:12:00 PM
SBUMC
's Heart Center Holds Open House On Saturday, November 18
Stony Brook University Medical Center's Heart Center will hold a free Open
House on Saturday, November 18 from 8:30 AM to 12 noon.
Oct 26, 2006 - 11:21:00 AM
Stony
Brook University Professor Receives $750,000 NYSTAR Grant
Nicole S. Sampson, Professor of Chemistry at Stony Brook University, has been
awarded a $750,000 Faculty Development Grant from the New York State Office
of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR).
Oct 26, 2006 - 4:31:00 PM
Stony
Brook University Professor Receives $750,000 NYSTAR Grant
Nicole S. Sampson, Professor of Chemistry at Stony Brook University, has been
awarded a $750,000 Faculty Development Grant from the New York State Office
of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR).
Oct 26, 2006 - 4:34:00 PM
Stony
Brook University Researcher Honored By American Chemical Society
Iwao Ojima, a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Institute
for Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery at Stony Brook University, has been
inducted into the Medicinal Chemistry Hall of Fame, which was established this
year by the Division of Medicinal Chemistry of the American Chemical Society.
Oct 27, 2006 - 12:15:00 PM
Stony
Brook University Researcher Honored By American Chemical Society
Iwao Ojima, a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Institute
for Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery at Stony Brook University, has been
inducted into the Medicinal Chemistry Hall of Fame, which was established this
year by the Division of Medicinal Chemistry of the American Chemical Society.
Oct 27, 2006 - 1:54:00 PM
SBUMC
Cardiologist Receives International Recognition at World Congress on Clinical
and Preventive Cardiology
Dr. Kort received a lifetime achievement award for outstanding contribution
in the field of clinical and preventive cardiology in the world. She received
the award from the President of India, Dr. Abdul Kalam, during a ceremony that
took place in the President’s house in New Delhi.
Oct 27, 2006 - 2:47:00 PM
SBUMC
Study Shows Women Who Smoke or Have a BMI of 35+ Are at a Higher Risk for Colorectal
Cancer
In a study of 1,164 women screened at Stony Brook University Medical Center
for colorectal cancer (CRC), smoking was determined to be a major risk factor
for developing the disease. The study findings were presented at the 71st Annual
Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) in Las
Vegas.
Oct 30, 2006 - 10:40:00 AM
Lance
Armstrong Foundation Grant Helps SBU Launch Fitness Program for Pediatric
Cancer Survivors
The School of Health Technology and Management at Stony Brook University,
with support from a grant issued by the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF),
is launching “Play
Fit-Stay Fit!,” a new wellness program to help pediatric cancer survivors
get back to their pre-cancer physical activities. Developed by the Physical
Therapy program in the School of Health Technology and Management at Stony
Brook University and the Department of Pediatric Oncology at Stony Brook University
Medical Center, “Play Fit-Stay Fit!” is the first collaborative,
multi-disciplinary wellness program for cancer patients on Long Island.
Oct 30, 2006 - 4:20:00 PM
Stony
Brook University Dental Researcher Receives Gold Medal Award For Excellence
Dr. Lorne Golub, one of the foremost dental researchers in the world, and a
member of the faculty of Stony Brook University’s School of Dental Medicine,
has been awarded the American Dental Association’s Gold Medal Award for
Excellence.
Oct 31, 2006 - 2:00:00 PM
November 2006