Photo: Some of our Students conducting reserach. Quote: The breadth of scholarly and creative activity engaged in by SBs researchers not only generates new knowledge, but also infuses our undergraduate and graduate curricula and has a substantial impact on the region's economy.
  • Research expenditures at Stony Brook have grown from $878,000 in 1965 (the first year for which we have figures) to $184 million in 2007–the most federal dollars of any institution in SUNY. With 710 patents worldwide over the last ten years, Stony Brook has reaped some $137 million in royalties.
  • In external research support at the School of Medicine, basic scientists rank in the nation’s top 5% and clinical scientists rank in the top 30% with regard to grant dollars per faculty member, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.
  • The University co-manages Brookhaven National Laboratory, joining such universities as Princeton, MIT, Cornell, University of California, and University of Chicago that run federal laboratories.
  • Some $135 million in annual research funding is generated from sources outside Long Island.
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