By integrating academic excellence and student success with its dynamic research mission, the College of Arts and Sciences leverages its exceptional faculty research and creative activity to fuel innovation. We advance our core goals of creating new knowledge about the physical world and new understanding of the human experience, and empowering faculty and students to apply that new knowledge to strengthen their communities.
Aligned with Stony Brook University’s vision as a flagship public research institution and AAU member, CAS focuses its priorities on initiatives that enhance student learning through innovative research opportunities, and elevate the University’s national and global standing.
Across the Humanities, our scholars drive bold, imaginative research that deepens understanding of cultures, ideas, and human experience. We explore diverse sources, ask transformative questions, and use both traditional and cutting‑edge methods to illuminate the stories that shape our world.
Social science research in CAS ignites powerful insights into how people, institutions, and communities shape possibility. Our scholars push discovery forward—revealing the forces that drive human experience and influence the physical world—and channel that knowledge into action.
Through groundbreaking research and a bold interdisciplinary approach, CAS scientists accelerate innovation and propel discovery across the fields shaping tomorrow—from quantum science and climate solutions to drug development, sustainable energy, and beyond.
