Dr. Jim Simons, prominent financier, mathematician, and former chairperson of Stony Brook’s Mathematics Department, and his wife Marilyn, who holds a Ph.D. in economics from SB, recently donated $60 million to Stony Brook – the largest gift in University history. The gift will be used to construct and then endow the “Simons Center for Geometry and Physics” on Stony Brook’s campus.		Stony Brook University has announced a $20 million renovation and expansion of Stony Brook University Arena, which opened in 1990 at a cost of $17 million.
The Center for Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT) is a 100,000 square foot building funded with $50 million from the Empire State Development Corporation. CEWIT has state-of-the-art laboratories for research into wireless and IT technologies, flexible incubator space for the use of private industry and substantial computing support space.		In August 2008, All-Star closer for the Minnesota Twins and former Seawolves baseball standout, Joe Nathan (BS '97), made a gift of $500,000 to the Department of Athletics in support of the construction of a new baseball field at Stony Brook University, which will be named "Joe Nathan Field."
Our $37.5 million 85,000 square-foot Campus Recreation Center will feature contemporary work out space, space for a quality intramural program and for sports club team practice and competition. The state-of-the-art center is slated for completion in 2011.

 

 

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