00. IT News and Alerts
The Program in Public Health is Accepting Applications for Fall 2018
The Program in Public Health’s Master of Public Health (MPH) degree program is currently accepting applications for fall 2018. The program offers classes in the evening, with both part-time and full-time options. Our nationally accredited MPH program can be completed in 2 years. Core courses include epidemiology, biostatistics, health behavior and communication, health systems, and environmental health. The program also includes a concentration in Health Analytics, Community Health, or Health Policy & Management. Application deadline is June 1. For application requirements: https://publichealth.stonybrookmedicine.edu/admissions/admissionrequirements.
The program also offers Advanced Graduate Certificates in Health Communication and in Health Education & Promotion. These certificates can be done in as fast as 12-months.
Schedule an appointment with our Academic Coordinator, Joanie Maniaci, by emailing joanmarie.maniaci@stonybrook.edu.
https://publichealth.stonybrookmedicine.edu/
02. Workshops/TrainingR.E.D.I. Seminar
REDI is as an opportunity for faculty/staff to engage in experiential activities and group discussions with an emphasis on self- discovery and awareness as related to diversity, equity and inclusion. The nature of the seminar provides a safe space for the timely and sometimes sensitive, yet necessary discussions related to the wonderful myriad of diversity that make up our campus community. Attendance is capped at 20 people in order to create an intimate environment which is more conducive to critical and constructive discussion. It is suggested that members of the same department or program attempt to attend the seminars on different dates. Registration is required and can be accessed by going to the SBU diversity web site and clicking on the R.E.D.I. tab. In order to ensure that remaining seminars will not be cancelled due to low registration, please choose a date that has less than 10 seats available. The following dates are: April 6; 18; 20; 27; 30 May 3; 8; 10; 14; 31; and June 1
myResearch Grants – Hands-on Classroom Training
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) is pleased to announce that training for the myResearch Grants system, which will replace COEUS for all proposals submitted to sponsors on or after July 1, 2018, is now available. Hands-on classroom training classes will be running through the end of August.
To sign up for a training session, please copy and paste the following link into your browser and fill out the Training Sign-up Form: https://stonybrookuniversity.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1Gsnw81hVhu3dVX
Sign up early as sessions will fill up fast.
Note that on July 1st, COEUS will be discontinued and no longer accessible for either submission or viewing. For questions, please contact Kathryn Belmonte in OSP at ovpr_myresearchgrants@stonybrook
https://stonybrookuniversity.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1Gsnw81hVhu3dVX
04. East Campus/Hosp/HSC Workshops/Traininghttp://library.stonybrook.edu/library-events/learning-styles-science-or-myth/
IACS Joint Science Meeting
IACS Science Meeting: The “Joint Science Meeting” is the central enabling activity of the partnership between the Tokyo Institute of technology and Stony Brook University as we pursue our common interests in science, engineering, technology, and especially the education and preparation of students. It is an opportunity for our faculty and students, as well as our external collaborators, to share their knowledge and passion, and to identify and develop new opportunities for collaboration. Participants from Tokyo Institute of Technology (TIT), Stony Brook University (SBU), Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), the Northeast region of the United States and elsewhere in the country will come to SBU to participate in a 3-day workshop to discuss the common threads among the following topics: Quantum computing, Physics: Small and Large Experiments, Materials Science Condensed matter/chemistry, HPC/Big data, Environmental science & engineering
5/21-5/23
SBU Wang Center
Register by 4/6/2018
https://www.iacs.stonybrook.edu/event/workshops/joint-science-meeting
The Stony Brook University Library Colloquium Series Presents : Learning Styles : Science of Myth?
Many people have taken learning style assessment tests to determine if they are a visual, auditory or kinesthetic learner. How does this help the learning process? This presentation will go over the research that frames learning styles and how this has influenced student study habits as well as instructional methods. Effective learning strategies will also be discussed. Registration required.
http://library.stonybrook.edu/library-events/learning-styles-science-or-myth/
Molecular Genetics & Microbiology Seminar
Please join Dr. Laurie Krug next Monday, May 21st, as she hosts Seminar Speaker Dr. Tiffany Reese of UT Southwestern. Dr. Reese will present “Immune system regulation of herpesvirus latency and reactivation” at 12:00 noon in room 038 of the Life Sciences Building.
http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/labs/reese/
IACS Conference – IACS-TIT Joint Science Meeting – May 21-23, 2018
The “Joint Science Meeting” is the central enabling activity of the partnership between the Tokyo Institute of technology and Stony Brook University as we pursue our common interests in science, engineering, technology, and especially the education and preparation of students. It is an opportunity for our faculty and students, as well as our external collaborators, to share their knowledge and passion, and to identify and develop new opportunities for collaboration. Participants from Tokyo Institute of Technology (TIT), Stony Brook University (SBU), Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), the Northeast region of the United States and elsewhere in the country will come to SBU to participate in a 3-day workshop to discuss the common threads among the following topics:
Quantum computing
Physics: Small and Large Experiments
Materials Science Condensed matter/chemistry
HPC/Big data
Environmental science and/or engineering
Registration is required.
https://www.iacs.stonybrook.edu/event/workshops/joint-science-meeting
Molecular Genetics & Microbiology Seminar
Please join Dr. Nick Carpino today, Monday, May 14th as he hosts Seminar Speaker Dr. Robert Wheeler of the University of Maine. Dr. Wheeler will present his seminar entitled “Intravital Imaging of fungal-host interactions: Trojan horses and zombie fish” at 12:00 noon in room 038 of the Life Sciences Building
https://umaine.edu/biomed/home/faculty/robert-wheeler/
Ecology and Evolution Dissertation Defense
1:00 P.M., Friday, May 18, 2018, Life Sciences Building, Room 038, “Theoretical Aspects of Meiotic Drive and Multi-locus Evolutionary Change,” Evgeny Brud, Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University. If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call: The Department of Ecology and Evolution at (631) 632-8600.
Distinguished Doctoral Award Colloquium
You’re invited to a special symposium event highlighting the winners of the President’s Award for Distinguished Doctoral Students.
Winners of the President’s Award for Distinguished Doctoral Students will present a synopsis of their research. Presentations will be geared to a non-specialist audience.
All are welcome to attend this event, however, seating is limited.
Event Details:
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Humanities Room 1008/1009
RSVP Here: https://goo.gl/forms/LLdPAlXblF3nnOc33
This year’s winners of the President’s Award for Distinguished Doctoral Students are:
Jennifer Carter, Philosophy
Jianqiu Guo, Materials Science
Jianping Huang, Chemistry
Hans Niederhausen, Physics
Scott Zukowski, English
This event is presented by the Stony Brook University Graduate School.
Questions? Please contact nicholas.ciuffo@stonybrook.edu
https://goo.gl/forms/LLdPAlXblF3nnOc33
Special Co-sponsored Seminar – Departments of Ecology & Evolution & Turkana Basin Institute
9 A.M., Monday, May 14, 2018, Life Sciences Building, Room 038, “Clarifying Mammalian Responses to Climate Change and Megafaunal Extinctions during the Pleistocene,” Dr. Larisa R. G. DeSantis, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University. If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call: The Department of Ecology and Evolution at (631) 632-8600.
Special Co-sponsored Seminar – Departments of Ecology & Evolution & Turkana Basin Institute
10:00 A.M., Thursday, May 17, 2018, Life Sciences Building, Room 038, “Abiotic and Biotic Drivers of Late Cenozoic Community Evolution in Eastern African Mammals,” Dr. John Rowan, Institute of Human Origins, School of Human Evolution & Social Change, Arizona State University. If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call: The Department of Ecology and Evolution at (631) 632-8600.
Neuroscience SPECIAL Seminar
On Monday, May 14, 2018 @ 1:00 p.m. in Laufer Center – Lecture Hall 101, the Department of Neurobiology & Behavior will be hosting a SPECIAL seminar entitled: “Dynamic Protein Phosphorylation Facilitate Anticipatory Synapse Adaptations” speaker is Dr. Shiva Tyagarajan, Assistant Professor, IPT University of Zurich.
Faculty Host: Dr. Arianna Maffei – 632 8616
05. West Campus Conferences/Seminars/LecturesNeuroscience Conference
Thursday, May 17 8:15 am to 4:15 pm
Health Sciences Tower, Level 2, Lecture Hall 1
Topics include: Multiple Sclerosis, Managing Your Pain with Physical Medicine and Rehab Coma, Acute Stroke Management, Alzheimer’s Disease, Critical Care for Acute Ischemic Stroke, Lyme Disease.
Open to nurses, nursing students, NPs, PA’s, physical therapists, speech therapists, OTs, medical residents and medical students.
Light Breakfast & lunch provided. CEU credits available. Registration Required.
Contact: Joanna Foley at joanna.foley@stonybrookmedicine.edu or (631) 444-1741
Department of Surgery Research Day 2018
Please join us for the Department of Surgery’s annual Research Day 2018 which will be held on Thursday, May 31, 2018 from 8 am to 12 noon at the Wang Center. Our keynote speaker is Jeffrey Matthews, MD, Chairman, Dept. of Surgery, Dallas B. Phemister Professor of Surgery, The University of Chicago Medicine & Biological Sciences, Chicago, IL. Breakfast will be served.
Department of Pharmacological Sciences Seminar Series
Lecture Title: Structural Mechanisms in Alzheimer’s
Speaker: Dr. Chunyu Wang, Associate Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Biological Sciences
Location: BST Level 8, Seminar Room 180
Date & Time: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 – 12:00pm
Host: Markus Seeliger, PhD
Department of Pharmacological Sciences Seminar Series
Lecture Title: Metabolic regulation of M. tuberculosis Infection
Speaker: Dr. Sarah Stanley, Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Location: BST Level 8, Seminar Room 180
Date & Time: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 – 12:00pm
Host: Jessica Seeliger, PhD
Dept. of Psychiatry Grand Rounds – Tues., May 15, 2018, Dr. Richard Carson, Yale University
“Imaging Synaptic Density in the Living Human Brain” – To be held in the HSC, L-2, LH-2, 11-11:50 a.m.
Stony Brook Children’s Schwartz Center Rounds- Tuesday, 5/15
The Stony Brook Children’s Hospital will be hosting the next Schwartz Center Rounds on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 in Classroom 152, HSC level 3. The topic for this session is “Why Am I Mad at This Patient? Dealing with Frustration.” This event has been approved for 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™.
The doors will open at 11:45 AM. The session will begin promptly at 12:00 PM. Once the session begins, there will be no late entry.
Please see linked flyer for more information.
For more information about Schwartz Center Rounds, please see their website: http://www.theschwartzcenter.org/supporting-caregivers/schwartz-center-rounds/
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/bioethics/events/Schwartz_Center_Rounds_May2018.pdf
06. Research (Studies, Testing, etc…)Stony Brook Child Care Wearable Collections Fundraiser
Are you ready? Ever wonder what you can do with all those clothes that don’t fit, or have a tear, or you just don’t want anymore? Well we have the answer! SBCC has teamed up with Wearable Collections to recycle old clothing and raise funds for the child care center at the same time. All you need to do is bring us your old clean clothing, including shoes, pocketbooks, curtains, sheets, blankets, comforters and towels before noon on May 21st, 2018. This is a great opportunity to help out the community, SBCC and get organized for the spring. Pass the word on and let’s see if we can fill the truck! Time: 10 to 12 Location: Stony Brook Child Care. For further information please call 632-6930. Thank you!
Great South Bay Music Festival Partners with the Stony Brook Cancer Center
The Great South Bay Music Festival is proud to help find cures and heal our community, by donating $1.00 of of every admission ticket sale to support the GSB Music Fest Fund at Stony Brook University Cancer Center, to support cutting-edge research for an innovative and effective new treatment program for cancer patients in our Long Island communities. The money raised will go to help fund new therapies for the children and adults at the Center who are fighting this brave battle. With your support, the Cancer Center’s therapy program can be part of the next big success in cancer care. It will save lives and give hope to patients and their families in our immediate neighborhoods, our Long Island community and far beyond. Long Island’s largest music festival will be held at Shorefront Park in Patchogue, July 12-15. For information on the artists, the 4-day lineup, and to purchase tickets, go to:
http://www.greatsouthbaymusicfestival.com/
Fire Island Breast Cancer Walk – Think Pink, Walk Proud
On Saturday, June 30, Concerned Women of the Grove is hosting their first annual Breast Cancer Walk, a 1 mile leisurely trek along the boarded pathways and beach, starting at 1 pm, at the Pines Ferry Dock and ending at 3 pm, at Island Breeze in Cherry Grove. Suggested donation is $10 per person. With your event pink bracelet, Island Breeze will be offering discounted mixed drinks and hors d’oeuvres. Proceeds will benefit The Concerned Women of the Grove Breast Cancer Innovation Fund at the Stony Brook University Cancer Center. To purchase your pink bracelet or for additional event info, contact Angela Ruggiero, (917) 299-3996. If you cannot attend and would like to make an online donation: cancer.stonybrookmedicine.edu/cwog and enter Concerned Women of the Grove Innovation Fund
07. Charitable/Fundraisers (Habitat, Blood drives, Cats, etc…)Call for Participants! Showcase your area at this year’s CommUniversity Day!
Join us on Saturday, September 22 for CommUniversity Day, a celebration of campus and community discovery. We’re looking for employees, faculty, staff and students to show off their best academic, cultural, research, health, sports and entertainment offerings through fun, interactive and engaging activities. Everyone — in any discipline or department — is welcome to participate and let the world know how awesome you are! If you are interested in offering an activity, please complete the Call for Participants on our website by May 31, 2018. Questions? Contact Joan Dickinson, Director, Community Relations at Joan.Dickinson@stonybrook.edu
https://www.stonybrook.edu/sbucommuniversity/
Last Week of SENIOR SHOW 2018 at the Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery
SENIOR SHOW: April 26 – May 18, 2018
Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery, Staller Center for the Arts
Stony Brook University
Free and open to the public
Stony Brook University presents its annual exhibition of works by senior art majors and minors. The juried SENIOR SHOW 2018 includes paintings, sculpture, ceramics, prints, photographs, digital media, mixed-media installations and works on paper. Faculty members of Stony Brook’s Art Department select from among the best work of this year’s graduating class.
http://zuccairegallery.stonybrook.edu/2018/04/senior-show-and-ureca-art-exhibition-2018/
Staller Center Pre-Sale is now on Sale!
STALLER SEASON AT A GLANCE!
2018
An Evening with Pat Metheny – 9/29
Compania Flamenca – 10/13
Starry Nights – October 10/17
Megan Hilty – 10/20
Celebrity Autobiography – 10/27
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra – 11/9
Peridance – 11/17
Emerson Quartet December – 12/5
Soweto Gospel Choir – 12/8
2019
Havana Cuba All-Stars – 1/26
Cirque Eloize “Saloon” – 2/2
Savion Glover – 2/9
Emerson Quartet February – 2/13
Turtle Island Quartet – 2/16
Gala 2019 Renée Fleming – 3/2
Mayumana in “Currents” – 3/9
Starry Nights – March – 3/14
Peter Cincotti – 3/16
Russian Ballet – Sleeping Beauty – 3/23
Regina Carter Quartet – 4/6
Emerson Quartet in “Shostakovich & The Black Monk” – 4/12
Complexions Contemporary Ballet – 5/4
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW FOR THE BEST SEATS IN THE HOUSE!
PRE-SALE ENDS JUNE 4
https://stallercenter.com/events/index.php
09. For-Pay Workshops/Courses (SPD, Weight Watchers, Craft Center, etc…)Weight Watchers at SBU – Tuesdays at 12 pm
What’s more convenient than attending a Weight Watchers meeting on campus during your lunch hour? Meetings are held on West Campus every Tuesday at noon in room N 3062 of the Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library by an official WW leader. Feel free to join us to learn about the new WW Freestyle Program (which is immensely liveable!) and how you can extend your health and happiness beyond the scale. The cost of the WW at Work program is the same as a monthly WW membership. We hope to see you there!
10. Food Related (strawberry fest, etc…)Final Participants Needed for Study for Children ages 11-14
The Social Developmental Neuroscience Lab (SDN lab), under the direction of Dr. Johanna Jarcho, is a research lab focused on understanding how kids and teens interact with one another. The SDN lab is looking for children and adolescents between 11-14 years old for our study, Teen Risk for Anxiety Investigated through Neuroscience! This study consists of two visits to our lab right on Stony Brook Campus. Activities include questionnaires, seeing your child’s brain activity through an EEG and receiving a picture of your child’s brain taken by an fMRI scanner! Compensation is given upon completion of each visit. All activities are completely safe, non-invasive, and confidential. Additional compensation is available when participants refer their friends!
If interested, please contact our lab at (631)632-7579. Alternatively, you can email us at sdnlab@stonybrook.edu!
Autism Research Study Available for Children 11-17 years old
The Social Competence and Treatment Lab (SCTL), under the direction of Dr. Matthew Lerner, is a research lab focusing on understanding how kids, teens, and adults on and off the autism spectrum see and perceive their social world around them. The SCTL lab is looking for children and adolescents between 11-17 years old for one of our studies, Investigating Social Patterns in Youth, or I-SPY! This study consists of three visits to our lab right on Stony Brook Campus. Activities include questionnaires, seeing your child’s brain activity through an EEG and a pizza party with individuals your child’s age! Compensation is given upon completion of the study. All activities are completely safe, non-invasive, and confidential. Siblings are also welcome to participate!
If interested, please contact our lab at (631)632-7857. Alternatively, you can email us at lernerlab@stonybrook.edu
Brief Exercise Study
If you are a healthy individual between 18-65, you’re invited to participate in a 2 week study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health to look at the relationship of walking exercise to fatigue, physical activities and autonomic function (heart rate variability). Participants will be paid up to $100. For further information call: Patricia Bruckenthal at (631) 444-3268.
11. Children’s ProgramReturn or Renew your library items
Before you leave for the semester, remember to RETURN or RENEW any items you’ve borrowed from the library. Students must be registered for an upcoming semester to be able to renew. You can renew online, over the phone, or at one of our library locations.
Avoid starting the new year with fines on your account. RETURN or RENEW today!
http://library.stonybrook.edu/services/access-services/my-account/
SchoolNova at Stony Brook job openings: instructors in IT, Physics, Math, Spanish
SchoolNova at Stony Brook – weekend enrichment program for preK-12 students is seeking instructors in the following fields: IT, Physics, Math and Spanish language. Further information can be obtained from Dr. Marina Polonskaia, email info@schoolnova.org.
iCreate/DoIT Inventor Summer Camp
iCREATE/DoIT Inventor Summer Camp is a week-long adventure, middle school students will be immersed in state of the art technology and will learn how to brainstorm innovative designs, and transform them into products. July 9th – July 13th.
More information is on the website.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/innovation/events/Summer_Camp.php
End of semester notice for Reserve material
All material currently on Reserve for courses will be removed at the end of this semester. If you wish to keep items on Reserve for the summer sessions or the fall, please use this Continuing Reserve Request form. The Continuing Reserve Request must be received by June 1, 2018.
Personal copies will be sent to the instructor’s department unless alternate arrangements are made. Please contact reserves@stonybrook.edu with any questions.
https://goo.gl/forms/pAHuVoaQRn6bCvS53
New offers on Brookology Steals & Deals!
This weeks new deals include 20% off entire purchase at Wish Clothing and 10% off one item at Madison’s Niche. For more information and to view other deals, visit: http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/brookology/deals.php
Brookology is a curated website of Long Island featuring leisure-time activities, special shopping deals, information on social groups and a digital bulletin board. The STEALS & DEALS section features discounts available for campus employees and students at local merchants just for showing a valid Stony Brook ID.
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/brookology/
13. Children’s Program