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Stony Brook’s Hispanic Heritage Month Opens with a Call to Community

The Spirit of Stony Brook Marching Band led a sea of flags around the Academic Mall, representing Hispanic heritage and ...
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Midterm Elections: Cross-Disciplinary Panel Breaks Down What’s at Stake

The 2026 midterm elections — considered by many to be the most important American midterms ever — will decide control of ...
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Food as Medicine Symposium Explores Nutrition, Health and Community

At 82, Hampton Bays resident Ann Coppola is still looking for ways to live healthier. A plant-based eater, she came to Stony ...
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River Rock Reflection: Sharing Messages of Hope on 9/11

On September 11, 2026, members of the Stony Brook University community gathered at the university’s 9/11 Memorial Arch to ...
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Walk of Hope Brings Stony Brook Community Together for Suicide Prevention Month

The annual Walk of Hope event on September 30 brought the Stony Brook University community together to raise awareness about ...
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Join Us for Seawolves Social Hour!

The Seawolves Social Hour is back! These lively gatherings bring together Long Island alumni for relaxed, community-focused events close to home. Seawolves have the chance to enjoy great conversations ...
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How Stony Brook Prepared Nasir Stovall ’21 for Med School and the Schwarzman Scholars Program

Alumnus Nasir Stovall ’21 was recently named to the 10th class of Schwarzman Scholars, one of the most prestigious graduate fellowship programs. He was selected from a pool of nearly 5,000 candidates ...
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Brandon Axelrod, DDS ’25 Seeks to Bring Compassion and Excellence to Oral Surgery Patients

Brandon Axelrod, DDS ’25 is a first-year oral surgery resident at Weill Cornell Medicine with a unique talent for balloon art. As a dental student, Axelrod performed at celebrations across Long Island ...
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‘$10 Changed My Life.’ How One Couple Is Changing the Lives of Stony Brook Students

Jim and Janice Rohlf have been connected to Stony Brook University for a combined 78 years, and they have been supporting students and programs for almost 40 years. Now, motivated by the New York ...
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Stony Brook Softball Hall of Famer Allie Brewster ’15 Returns as Associate Head Coach & Recruiting Coordinator

STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Stony Brook softball head coach Megan T. Bryant announced the return of Seawolves Hall of Famer Allie Brewster (Cukrov) ’15 to Long Island as the program’s new associate head coach ...
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Scholarship Named for Alumna Who Hosts SBU Graduate Music Students in Her Home

Rachel Bergeson and her husband, Brian Margolis, will honor their friends’ impact on Stony Brook music students. When Drs. Rachel Bergeson and Brian Margolis became friends with new neighbors ...
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Stony Brook Athletics Announces 2026 Hall Of Fame Class

Five Seawolves highlight the 2026 Stony Brook Athletics Rita & Kurt Eppenstein Hall of Fame class, as announced by the Athletics Department. The distinguished class will be enshrined in the Hall of ...