Stony Brook Advanced Nuclear Waste Research Highlighted in U.S. Department of Energy Video

As the United States looks toward expanding advanced nuclear energy technologies, researchers at Stony Brook University are working on one of the field’s biggest long-term challenges: what to do with the waste.

Research Focus

Eastern Africa’s Earliest Livestock Herders Adapted to a Changing Climate

An international team of researchers has discovered remarkable dietary variation among eastern Africa’s first pastoralists — people who raised and consumed livestock and their products.

Dive Into the World of Marine Science This Summer at Stony Brook Southampton

A national team of cancer researchers led by Kenneth Shroyer and Natalia Marchenko at Stony Brook Medicine and Luisa Escobar-Hoyos of Yale School of Medicine investigated the role of Keratin 17 (K17) in the most common form of pancreatic cancer.

Stony Brook University Continues STEM Excellence with Six 2026 NSF GRFP Winners

Stony Brook University had six students selected as recipients and one honorable mention of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) for 2026. 

Undergrad Explores the Therapeutic Potential of Organoids

Shiya Lin — the URECA researcher of the month for June — is a double major in biology and psychology who has been working in the Mallipattu Lab in the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, since September 2024.

Students Gain Insight and Inspiration Through Faculty Research at Stony Brook

As an internationally recognized R1 research institution and the number one public university in New York State, Stony Brook boasts more than 2,300 research faculty who provide the mentorship and experience that student researchers need to make an impact on the world.

Innovation Focus

Newly Patented Technology Could Help Protect Future Power Grids from Cyberattacks

Researchers at the State University of New York at Stony Brook have received a patent for a new technology that could help protect future energy infrastructure from cyberattacks using quantum communications and advanced networking technologies.

Stony Brook Prepares Students to Combat Cybersecurity Threats Through Partnership with RevBits, LLC

Stony Brook University’s Ethos Lab, in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department of Computer Science, recently announced a collaborative partnership with RevBits, LLC.

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T. Rex Had "Human-Sized Arms On A Bus-Sized Animal" – Now We Have The Best Explanation Yet For Why

Tyrannosaurus rex, the tyrant lizard king, brought to terrifying life in Jurassic Park and recently with a more up-to-date, realistic appearance in Apple TV’s Prehistoric Planet, was famously a little lacking in the arms department.

We Asked 3 Oncologists About the Worst Thing You Can Do for Cancer Risk and They All Said the Same Thing

The word “cancer” is scary. The more you hear about the potential items (cleaning products!) and foods (sausage!) that can raise your risk, the more you may want to make like a burrowing animal and hide.

BNL Corner

Stony Brook offers scientific collaborations, joint initiatives, and joint research appointments in Brookhaven National Lab’s core research areas and provides a variety of services to BNL staff.



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John Hill Named Director of Brookhaven National Laboratory

Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) has named physicist John Hill as director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, effective May 21. Hill is a longtime employee at Brookhaven Lab. He has served as interim lab director since September 2025.

Brookhaven Lab Student Wins Award for Data-Driven Community Solutions

A graduate student working at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has been recognized for applying data-driven problem solving to everyday challenges.

A Diamond Anniversary, Fittingly Spent Harnessing the Gem's Weird Superpowers

Some people turn their noses up at synthetic diamonds, but they have a hidden value, far beyond sparkle and shine. Grown in a lab, this kind of diamond could be the ideal material for next-generation sensors.