03. Workshops/Courses/Training (work related; HR, EAP, DoIT, etc…)
University Libraries Presents: Extra Help at the library : Writing and Research After Hours!
Research due? Paper due? Need extra help from a Writing Center tutor and/or a librarian?? This event brings together the expertise of both librarians and Writing Center tutors in the same place at the same time! Drop in with questions about the research process, writing process, finding and evaluating sources, citation, and anything else. Come to the NRR Learning Lab 11/19 and 11/21 7-9pm!
Traveling Active Learning Mini-Series Part IV: Active Learning in Online Courses
Join us for all or part of our new “traveling” workshop mini-series, hosted by the Psychology department. This series of 30-minute interactive workshops on special topics in Active Learning will provide an overview of theory and practice of active learning in various course contexts so you can walk away with strategies to use in your courses right away.
Part 4 – Active Learning in Online Courses
Learning Objective:
• Explore selected active learning strategies for online courses
Register here
https://stonybrookuniversity.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2gF66bcjAgGlR2d
Traveling Active Learning Mini-Series Part V:
Join us for all or part of our new ”traveling” workshop mini-series, hosted by the Psychology department. This series of 30-minute interactive workshops on special topics in Active Learning will provide an overview of theory and practice of active learning in various course contexts so you can walk away with strategies to use in your courses right away.
Part 5 – Educational Technology for Active Learning
Learning Objective:
• Make use of video assignments with Echo360
Register here
https://stonybrookuniversity.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2gF66bcjAgGlR2d
College Teaching Seminars: Evidence-Based Teaching Practices III
Wed, 11/20, 3-4:30pm, Computer Science 2401 (Grad School Conf Room)
BIO 327: Developmental Genetics Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Lab
Students in BIO 327 use microscopic worms, C. elegans, to explore scientific inquiry and investigate authentic research questions.
Register today!
https://stonybrookuniversity.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2l5ecGbnTGfS1iR
GRExit: Using the GRE Scores for Graduate School Admissions
11/19, 4pm, Faculty Commons
Last year, the SUNY Faculty Senate sent a resolution to the SUNY Chancellor recommending SUNY become GRE free. The resolution follows a movement away from the use of GRE scores for admissions. We will discuss how GRE scores are used, how to judge the value of tests like the GRE, the data behind the movement, and brainstorm strategies for identifying new methods for judging applicants. Register today!
https://stonybrookuniversity.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4I2GqLuMqEBcOYl
Mini Byte: Drive File Stream
Drive File Stream is a file syncing tool from Google that allows you to store files in the cloud and work on them as if they live locally on your computer. You can stream files that are shared in Google Shared Drives (formerly called Team Drives) as well! Scenario one: Edit spreadsheets with Excel that are safely kept in the cloud. Scenario two: Work on very large media files, that are shared with others, without having to download and reupload.
Online Training: Making the Most of Google Sheets Part 5 – Visualize Your Data (DoIT Training Mini Byte)
Do you work with spreadsheets? Do you wish your spreadsheet worked better? In this session, learn ways to make data visual. You’ll work in your own copy of the demo spreadsheet and learn to create a Google Sheets Dashboard and embed updating charts or pivot tables in Slides or Docs. Have specific questions about your spreadsheet? Attend the session, and we’ll schedule to look at your specific spreadsheet. This online training is Fri., Nov. 15th, 10:00-10:30am.
How to Start and Grow an Online Business
Given its incredible scalability & flexibility, going online is something all entrepreneurs should seriously consider either to start a new business or to expand an existing one.
Please join SBDC Business Advisor, Brenda Boyan, to gain an understanding of the online retail market & how to step in for the benefit of your business.
Registration is required! Register TODAY
When: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Brookhaven Town Hall
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07egp1944x6bb082a7&oseq=&c=&ch=
Breaking Our Own Barriers
Are you your own worst enemy or creating self-imposed barriers to your success? What you think & tell yourself impact the results achieved. Create new habits & add new marketing tools that will help you realize the success you dream of.
Join the SBDC & motivational speaker, radio host Lori Anne De Iulio Casdia, LIBN Top 50 Woman.
Registration is required. Register TODAY!
When: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 from 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM EST
Where: Stony Brook Small Business Development Center
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07egp3flx930b1f47c&oseq=&c=&ch=
Introduction to AES Reports & Managing IFR Accounts
Intro to AES Reports & Managing IFR Accounts
Dec 4, 9:30am – 12:00pm
Wang Center – Lecture Hall 1
Target Audience: Personnel responsible for the financial management of their department’s State & IFR accounts.
This presentation offers a general overview on reviewing and accessing AES Reports and Managing IFR accounts. First half of the session will be on AES Reports and second half on Managing IFR Accounts. Note, computers will not be provided as this is not a hands-on workshop. Register below.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVSGOzYX-JIaYhwNQs1DDXBtnbYwk2Fj0A1XreGa9h4uCSvQ/viewform
05. Conferences/Seminars/LecturesShutterstock Distinguished Lecture Series – Ellen Zegura – Public Interest Technology Research and Education
Our next Shutterstock Computer Science Distinguished Lecture Series speaker will be Ellen Zegura of Georgia Tech. Ellen will present a talk called, “Public Interest Technology Research and Education.” The lecture will begin at 2:30 pm in Room 120 of the New Computer Science building.
https://www.cs.stonybrook.edu/about-us/dls
Biochemistry and Cell Biology Seminar, Thursday, November 14, 2019
You are cordially invited to attend a seminar given by Holly Colognato, Dept. of Pharmacology, Stony Brook University, entitled “Form and function: how the extracellular matrix regulates brain development”. It will be held on Thursday, November 14, 2019 in the Live Sciences Building, Room 038, at 4:00 p.m. Hosted by Bernadette Holdener & Dada Pisconti, cookies, tea and coffee will be served at 3:30 p.m.
University Libraries Presents: STEM Speaker Series: Predicting Dynamic Fracture of Fiber Composites to Enable Protection of Army Personnel and Infrastructure, Dr. Kirane
Fiber composites are attractive for various engineering applications owing to their excellent mechanical properties. One of these is their superior energy dissipation capability compared to other light-weight materials. An example where this can be beneficial is in structures that are meant for protection of army personnel and infrastructure from impact/blast loads.
Technology & Society Fall 2019 Lecture Series
Thomas Woodson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology and Society, will present a lecture on “Does Science Benefit Marginalized Communities?” as part of the Department of Technology and Society’s Fall 2019 Lecture Series. Please join us on Wednesday, November 13 at 1:00 PM in the “Old” Computer Science Building, room 1310.
Neuroscience Seminar Series
On Thursday, November 14, 2019 @ 12:00 noon in Life Sciences Bldg – Room 038, the Department of Neurobiology & Behavior will be hosting a Seminar entitled: “Temperature Sensing in Invertebrates: from Genes to Circuits to Behavior” speaker is Dr. Marco Gallio, Associate Professor, Northwestern University.
Host: Arianna Maffei
Ecology and Evolution Seminar
Coffee at 2:30 P.M., Seminar begins promptly at 2:45 P.M., Wednesday, November 13, 2019, Life Sciences Building, Room 038, “The Ecology of Vulnerability: Bat Diversity in Southeast Asia’s Modified Landscapes,” Dr. Tigga Kingston, Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University. Host: Dr. Liliana Davalos. If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call: The Department of Ecology and Evolution at (631) 632-8600.
Living World Lecture
Living World Series, “What Animals Think and Feel,” presented by Endowed Professor Carl Safina, Friday, November 15, 2019, 7:30 P.M., Earth and Space Sciences Lecture Hall 001
Provost’s Lecture Series will host Mats Larsson on Friday, November 22
Mats Larsson is Professor of Physics at Stockholm University and director of the AlbaNova University Center in Stockholm, which is a joint scientific center between the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and Stockholm University. He will present his lecture entitled “Dirac and the Quantum Mechanics Nobel Prizes in 1933” at 5:45 pm, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, Auditorium. Reception prior to his talk at 5:00 PM in the Simons Center lobby.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/provost/lectures.html
BMI Grand Rounds Lecture Series Fall 2019: Guest Speaker Kimberly Noel, MD, Stony Brook University Topic: “Tele-Transitions of Care, Barriers and Opportunities to Telehealth Research and Implementation”
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 3 pm—4 pm Health Science Center L2-3B
Center Italian Studies Conference: Quo Vadis European Union? November 14,15.16. Wang Center
A conference to examine the effectiveness of the European Union vis-à-vis its member states as well as the relationship with other power blocs and the extent to which external forces and changes within the political system of member states have a bearing on the future of the Union. Presentations and discussion by scholars and individuals with experience in the operation of the Union. Location:Wang Center~Lecture Halls. Nov. 14, 3-6 pm; Nov. 15-16, 9am-5:30pm. Free;open to public. All invited.
HTTP//www.stonybrook.edu/italianstudies
SoMAS Seminar 11/15 at noon by Natasha Gownaris of the Department of Environmental Studies. Topic: Bachelor Birds: Skewed Sex Ratios and Penguin Population Decline
Please join us for an Oceans and Atmosphere Colloquium by Natasha Gownaris of the Department of Environmental Studies. Her seminar, “Bachelor Birds: Skewed Sex Ratios and Penguin Population Decline”, will be presented on Friday November 15, 2019 at 12:00pm at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences in Endeavour Hall, Room 120 (South Campus).
https://you.stonybrook.edu/somas/seminars/oceans-and-atmosphere-colloquium/
2019 SBU Postdoc Spotlight is this Thursday, Nov 14th, 4pm
Support our postdoctoral scholars and see a snapshot of their cutting-edge research at this year’s SBU Postdoc Spotlight. Our postdoctoral scholars will present their work in short five-minute, TED-like talks, designed to share the excitement of their research for any audience. Talks take place on Thursday, November 14, from 4-5:30pm in Wang Lecture Hall 2, with award reception to follow in the Chapel.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/postdocs/spotlight
Dr. Shepson will presents on greenhouse gas mitigation and efforts to make the SBU campus a living laboratory for energy management
Friday, November 15, 2019 – 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – New Computer Science Room 220
Dr. Shepson will present on greenhouse gas mitigation and measurement efforts in big cities, focusing on NYC, discuss his own work, then transition to the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, and the efforts to make the SBU campus a living laboratory for energy management, and the proposed center.
Discussion will follow.
Refreshments will be served.
Grand Rounds- Grateful Guilt: Living in the Shadow of My Heart
The Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics presents:
Steven Taibbi
Thursday, November 14, 2019
4:00pm- 5:30pm
HSC, Level 3, Lecture Hall 6
RSVP to: Bioethics@stonybrookmedicine.edu
See link for details
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/bioethics/events/#2019
Department of Pharmacological Sciences Seminar Series
Lecture Title: Ending the Global Tuberculosis Epidemic – New Tools and Strategies to Treat TB Infection
Speaker: Kunchok Dorjee MD, PhD – Senior Research Associate, Johns Hopkins University
Location: BST Level 8, Seminar Room 180
Date & Time: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 – 12:00pm
Host: Arthur P. Grollman, MD
Grand Rounds- When Disease Strikes the Leader: Turning Points in History
The Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care & Bioethics presents:
Salvatore Mangione, MD
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
4:00pm- 5:30pm
HSC, Level 2, Lecture Hall 2
RSVP to: Bioethics@stonybrookmedicine.edu
See links for details
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/bioethics/events/#2019
Interdisciplinary Collaborations: From Research Concept to Publication of a Prevention of Distracted Driving Curriculum
Seminar location – SHTM Large Conference Room, HSC-L2,
Time 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Sponsor – SHTM Research Committee
Study was conducted by Prevention of Distracted Driving Team and Professors in the SHTM: Lisa Endee, Pamela Linden and Stephen Smith
BMI Grand Rounds Lecture Series Fall 2019: Guest Speaker Kimberly Noel, MD, Stony Brook University Topic: “Tele-Transitions of Care, Barriers and Opportunities to Telehealth Research and Implementation”
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 3 pm—4 pm Health Science Center L2-3B
Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Grand Rounds-Tues., Nov. 12, 2019, Dr. Anthony Komaroff, Harvard Univ.
“Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: The Biology of Psychology”, 11 – 11:50 am, To be held at the MART auditorium.
07. Charitable (Habitat, Blood drives, Cats, etc…)Do You Crochet, Knit or Quilt?
The Stony Brook Stitchers are a volunteer group that makes & donates handmade items to patients at various Stony Brook University medical facilities. We are currently seeking donations of larger sized blankets for toddlers, tweens, teens, & young adults. Afghans, prayer shawls, & lap blankets for adults are also needed.
For more information, contact us. We’d love to hear from you. All are welcome.
East campus: Melissa Shampine 631-444-1371
West campus Jan Tassie 631-632-6891
Thank you.
https://you.stonybrook.edu/stonybrookstitchers/
Jeopardy Night
Jeopard Night ~ Come join the School of Medicine in the HSC Galleria for a fun night of JEOPARDY! Wednesday, November 20 at 5:30-8:30 p.m. Register teams of 4-6 players today in the Office of Student Affairs: $10 pp early bird by 11/19; $13 pp after 11/19 (Please bring cash). Play for many great giveaways and win raffle prizes! Proceeds go to support the following medical student organizations: SBHome, MagicAid, and Phi Delta Epsilon. Come join the fun!
08. Culture And Entertainment (Sports, Movies, Events, etc…)University Libraries Presents : The Art of the Violin
The Art of the Violin is a Music Department concert series featuring students from the studio of Jennifer Frautschi. Please join us in the Melville Library Galleria for this terrific performance.
https://library.stonybrook.edu/library-events/art-of-the-violin/
University Libraries Presents : Literary Karaoke in Honor of Veteran’s Month!
Read a passage from a work written by a veteran or military member, or from a book on military studies. All welcome, whether to read or to listen and discover new texts. For inspiration, check out the library’s collection of books in military and veteran studies, created in collaboration with students, faculty, and staff: http://guides.library.stonybrook.edu/veterans/spotlight.
https://library.stonybrook.edu/library-events/literary-karaoke-in-honor-of-veterans-month/
University Libraries Presents : Digital Humanities Reading Group
Please join us in the Melville Library’s Center for Scholarly Communication on 11/19 at 2:00 for the Digital Humanities Reading Group. We are a forum for discussion and critical engagement with the scholarly literature of the various fields, practices, and modes of inquiry encompassed by the term, “digital humanities.” Each meeting will focus on pre-selected texts which participants are invited to read before the meeting. All are welcome.
https://library.stonybrook.edu/library-events/digital-humanities-reading-group-2/
International Education Week
November 18 – 22, 2019 is International Education Week (IEW)! The Office of Global Affairs has arranged a series of programs for faculty, staff and students to expand their global awareness.
Events include Chinese Language and Culture Workshop (Faculty/Staff Only), International Trivia Night, Passport to the World, and Around the World Sports.
Some events require an RSVP. Visit the Global Affairs website for details!
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/iaps/news-and-events/iew
Lecture and Palindrome Quartet Performance, November 13, 2019
The Simons Center Art and Outreach program is pleased to present a Palindrome Quartet performance and lecture on Wednesday, November 13, 2019, featuring Iva Casian-Lakoš on cello, Jennifer Gersten and Kate Dreyfuss on violin, and Chelsea Wimmer on viola.
Lecture Title: Going Against the Grain: Ruth Crawford and her String Quartet “1931”
Reception: 5:00pm, Simons Center Lobby
Lecture and Performance: 5:30pm, Della Pietra Family Auditorium, Simons Center room 103
http://scgp.stonybrook.edu/archives/31477
Center for Italian Studies Film Festival:” Italy on Screen Today. IV Edizione,” November 23 & 24, 2-8 pm. Wang Center Theatre.
November 23-24, 2-8 pm. Center for Italian Studies Annual Film Festival: “Italy on Screen Today. IV Edizione.” A screening of six recently produced Italian Films presented by a representative of Associazione Culturale Artistic Soul, the Festival’s collaborator. All films shown with English sub-titles. Program, Information about the Films and the Screening Schedule are detailed on www.stonybrook.edu/italian studies. Location: Wang Center Theatre, Free and Open to the Public. All are invited.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/italianstudies
10. Research (Studies, Testing, etc…)Raphael W Apeaning Doctoral Defense Announcement
Raphael W Apeaning, a graduate student in the Department of Technology and Society, will defend his dissertation on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at 5:00 PM in “Old” Computer Science, room 1310. Mr. Apeaning’s dissertation topic is “Technological and Socio-economic Feasibility of Climate Mitigation: A Focus on Developing Economies”.
12. MiscellaneousStony Brook Campus Child Care is Available
Stony Brook Child Care is an NAEYC accredited Preschool, Infant-Toddler Center with caring, professional early childhood teachers, low child-to-teacher ratio, and sliding fee scales. SBU affiliated and non-affiliated families are welcome. Call 631-632-6930 for more information and to arrange a visit.
