01. West Campus Administrative Announcements(dept moves/closes, employee info,)
Concur Travel Expense Reimbursement System Training for West Campus
Stony Brook University has implemented Concur. All employees should now use Concur for Travel Pre-approval Requests (State and Non-Sponsored) and Travel Expense Reports. If you have not attended a training session, please use the link below to register for a live training session or visit Procurement’s Travel and Expense website for recorded training sessions. For questions please contact SBU_Travel_Expense@stonybrook.edu.
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/travel-and-expense/resources/concur-trainings
02. East Campus/Hosp/HSC Admin AnnouncementsConcur Travel Expense Reimbursement System Training for East Campus
Stony Brook University has implemented Concur. All employees should now use Concur for Travel Pre-approval Requests (State and Non-Sponsored) and Travel Expense Reports. If you have not attended a training session, please use the link below to register for a live training session or visit Procurement’s Travel and Expense website for recorded training sessions. For questions please contact SBU_Travel_Expense@stonybrook.edu.
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/travel-and-expense/resources/concur-trainings
03. West Campus Workshops/Training/New Academic Courses & ProgramsUniversity Libraries Presents : Digital Privacy 101 Workshop
University Libraries presents : Digital Privacy 101 – the workshop! In this interactive session on 11/1/21 from 3-4:15pm, participants will be introduced to several key aspects of online privacy. The workshop will focus on how personal information is stored, used, and shared online. Zoom registration is requested.
https://library.stonybrook.edu/library-events/digital-privacy-101-workshop-2/
Master of Science in Athletic Training
A Master of Science degree in Athletic Training is offered through the School of Health Technology and Management. The admission application is now open. Accepted students start courses in May 2022. For more information about this two-year, full-time 77 credit program visit our website.
We offer information sessions both in-person (November 4 at 1:00) and remote (November 16 at 5:30). To RSVP please email ATprogram@stonybrook.edu with the date/time you wish to attend. Visit our website.
https://healthtechnology.stonybrookmedicine.edu/programs/at/infosessions
Digital Marketing A – Z Part 1: Branding
Tuesday, November 9, 2021, 9AM – 10:30AM
Join us for our four-part digital marketing series starting on November 9th, 2021.
Active Web Group will guide you through popular digital marketing topics & channels to help you maximize your marketing capital.
Part 1: Branding
What is my brand voice and message?
What key visual attributes should I use to be seen appropriately by my core consumer?
This lecture will review the importance of brand marketing & how to start.
Register below
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eilkfhq17eae1ccf&oseq=&c=&ch=
Digital Marketing A – Z Part 2: Websites
Tuesday, November 16, 2021, 9AM – 10:30AM
Active Web Group will guide you through popular digital marketing topics & channels to help you maximize your marketing capital. Websites (Part 2) What matters when it comes to websites – platform, styling, calls to action – How do I get both visitors and search engines to like my site? Find out what changes you should make to get more visitors.
Register below
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eilkjg0v60e22fb7&oseq=&c=&ch=
Crowdfund Your Startup
Thursday, November 11th, 2021 1PM – 2:30PM
Wang Center Lecture Hall 1
SBDC Entrepreneur-In-Residence Michael Chiang will host a panel on crowdfunding joined by Richard Chan (Founding Director of SBU Center of Entrepreneurial Finance), Mario Lattuga (Director of Diligence & Legal Operations at Republic), and Yianni Mamtsaderis (Founder of Frescopod – raised $200k+ on Kickstarter), to discuss the various types of crowdfunding and how it can launch your business.
Networking opportunities to follow.
https://crowdfundyourstartup.splashthat.com/
Intro to Git/GitHub Workshop
DoIT’s Student Technologists are offering an Intro to Git/GitHub Workshop this semester open to all Stony Brook students who are interested! Git is a “version control system” that enables us to record changes in a project. GitHub is a hosting platform for Git repositories. Using GitHub, we can upload a local Git repository to a remote, cloud-based GitHub repository. When: Fri 11/5 @ 1:00pm & Sun 11/7 @ 9:15am. Visit SB Engaged for more information & to register!
https://stonybrook.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/doit/events
The Future of Work in Higher Education
On November 4 at 6 pm, SPD will host an online discussion, featuring Rick Gatteau and Larry Zacarese on “The Future of Work in Higher Education.” The panelists will examine the fast-changing higher ed landscape and how the disruptions of the past couple of years have affected how we work now–and how work will be transformed in the years to come.
Details and Registration:
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/spd/events/future-of-work-in-higher-education.php
CELT & CIE College Teaching Seminars
Click below to register for the Fall 2021 College Teaching Seminars for TAs/Postdocs! Attend all or a subset. Seminars take place on Zoom every other Wednesday 3:30-5pm. CELT Workshops calendar invite/meeting link will be sent to registrants. Series continues in the Spring.
11/3: Overview of the Scientific Teaching Framework
11/17: The Flipped Classroom
12/1: Course Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs)
https://calendar.stonybrook.edu/site/it/event/college-teaching-seminars-2/
04. East Campus/Hosp/HSC Workshops/Training/New Academic Courses & ProgramsGraduate program for Medical Laboratory Scientist
Graduate Program for Medical Laboratory Scientists
The Medical Molecular Biology part-time programs (Master of Science and Advanced Certificate) at the School of Health Technology & Management prepares you to work in the fastest growing areas of the lab; molecular diagnostics, flow Cytometry and cytogenetics. Accepting applications for Spring and Summer 2022! Visit our website and send any questions to Program Director gloria.viboud@stonybrook.edu
https://healthtechnology.stonybrookmedicine.edu/programs/mmb
05. West Campus Conferences/Seminars/LecturesCIBEH Center Lecture by Phil Palmedo, Deep Affinities: Art and Science – 11/3, 1 to 2 pm on Zoom
Please join the Center for Integration of Business Education and Humanities (CIBEH) for a virtual lecture: “Deep Affinities: Art and Science.” Dr. Philip Palmedo will talk about exploration of the fundamental connections between art and science, revealing how the two defining enterprises of humankind―art and science―are rooted in certain common instincts.
Meeting: https://stonybrook.zoom.us/j/92903080615; Meeting ID: 929 0308 0615; Passcode: 049485.
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/cibeh/
University Libraries Center for Digital Humanities Presents: Medieval Manuscripts and Digital Collections: The Case for IIIF
On November 4, 2021, from 2-3:00pm, Internationally-celebrated medievalist and “fragmentologist,” Dr. Lisa Fagin Davis will explain how she and her colleagues use IIIF in their ever-expanding detective hunt for new digital leaves from “broken books” which were previously only accessible in physical archives or private collections, such as SBU Library’s Otto Ege Collection – which is now available as a digital exhibit of high-resolution manuscript images. Hybrid event, registration requested.
Neurobiology & Behavior Seminar
On Thursday, November 4, 2021 @ 12:00 noon in Life Sciences Bldg – Room 038, the Department of Neurobiology & Behavior will be hosting a seminar entitled: “Control of Synaptic Plasticity by Calcium Dynamics: Role of Inhibition and Spatial Input Patterns” speaker is Dr. Kim L Blackwell, Professor, George Mason University
Faculty Host: Dr. Joshua Plotkin
Join Zoom Seminar
https://stonybrook.zoom.us/j/96674898682?pwd=SUdQbi9JdFV3L0twTGFMdEh6R0lNdz09
Meeting ID: 966 7489 8682
Passcode: 506032
Economics Department Seminar Series on 11/1/2021
Dr. DANIAL LASHKARI, Visiting Assistant Professor, Stanford University will present: “Information Technology and Returns to Scale” on
Monday, November 1, 2021
1:00 – 2:20 PM
SBS Room N603
Dr. Lashkari’s webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/danial-lashkari/home
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/economics/research/seminars
MIC Lecture: Sign Languages of the World by Mark Aronoff, Thursday, 11/11 at 1:15 – 2:35 at Wang Center Lecture Hall 2
Among all creatures, only people have language. Individual languages differ from one another, sometimes greatly. Sign languages are found around the world, these languages have little or no relation to the spoken languages around them, and the sign languages may differ greatly from each other. In this presentation, Dr. Aronoff will discuss a variety of sign languages from around the world, large and small, old and new. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation will be provided. Registration at
One Book One Community: Why Representation Matters (Panel Discussion featuring Kara Wang) 11/10
Join our panelists in a moderated conversation centered on themes tied to the book, Interior Chinatown, in relation to their experiences/expertise. Topics may include race, identity, immigration, inclusivity, representation in pop culture and a variety of fields, and racialized experiences. Wednesday, November 10, 6:00-7:30pm at the SAC Auditorium
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/onebook/events.php
Operations & Analytics Seminar Series Talk: Service Delivery Strategies for Alleviating Pandemic Suffering while Maintaining Profitability
Please join the College of Business for an Operations and Analytics Seminar Series Talk on Friday, November 5 at 11:00 am on Zoom. We welcome Professor Nagesh Gavirneni from Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business for his talk: Service Delivery Strategies for Alleviating Pandemic Suffering while Maintaining Profitability. The Zoom link is https://stonybrook.zoom.us/j/93501436432?pwd=WnFIYjgzT2hBWjZRUURJczNpNDd2dz09 (Meeting ID: 935 0143 6432, Passcode: 12345)
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/business/
Materials Science and Chemical Engineering Seminar, Wednesday, November 3, 2021
The Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering will be hosting Professor Rachel O’Reilly as our seminar speaker on Wednesday, November 3, 2021. The title of the seminar is “Precision Polymer Nanoparticles.” Those who would like to chat with our guest are welcome to connect as early as 12:30 PM. The seminar will start promptly at 1:00 PM. Host: Rina Tannenbaum.
Zoom Meeting ID: 998 2596 6285
Passcode: 969876
Zoom Book Presentation: “Bitter Chicory to Sweet Espresso, Survival, Deliverance, WW !!, Naples, 1940-49” with author, Carmen Vittoria.
November 9, Tuesday, 3:00 pm, Center for Italian Studies Zoom Book Presentation: “Bitter Chicory to Sweet Espresso: Survival and Deliverance from WWII in Naples, Italy, 1940-49” wth Author/Professor Emeritus, Carmen Vittoria (Northeastern University). Offered in collaboration with the Long Island State Veterans Home. Details to access the virtual presentation and participate in the discussion between author and veterans are available on www.stonybrook.edu/italianstudies.
“http://www.stonybrook.edu/italianstudies
SoMAS Seminar 11-5-21. Hans W. Paerl, Kenan, Professor of Marine and Environmental Sciences Title: Mitigating harmful cyanobacteria blooms..
Please join us for an Oceans, Sustainability, and Atmosphere Colloquium Seminar by Hans W. Paerl, Kenan, Professor of Marine and Environmental Sciences, UNC-CH Institute of Marine Sciences. His seminar titled, “Mitigating harmful cyanobacterial blooms in a hotter, hydrologically more extreme world”, will be presented on November 5, 2021 @ noon via zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting
ID: 98285161926
Passcode: 945302
https://somas.stonybrook.edu/news/seminars
SoMAS Special Seminar 11-4-21 @ noon. Acacia Leakey. Turkana Basin Institute. Envisaging a sustainable future at the Turkana Basin Institute
Please join us for a Special Seminar by Acacia Leakey of the Turkana Basin Institute. Her seminar titled, “Envisaging a sustainable future at the Turkana Basin Institute”, will be presented on November 4, 2021 @ noon in person in Endeavour Hall room 120.
https://somas.stonybrook.edu/news/seminars
Biochemistry and Cell Biology Seminar, November 5, 2021
The Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology invites you to join us for a seminar entitled “Epigenetic Regulation of Metabolic Stability” with Ashby Morrison PhD, Stanford University.
Date/Time: Friday, November 5th, 12 Noon.
Location: Life Sciences Building Room 038.
Host: Ed Luk.
Zoom link available upon request by emailing Pamela.Wolfskill@stonybrook.edu
Gender Inclusivity and the Teaching Practice
In this session, panelists discuss ways to acknowledge, incorporate, and include gender identity and sexuality in course design, readings, assignments, and assessments. In terms of gender, we include trans and nonbinary identities, the use of pronouns, and how our disciplines are adapting to gender inclusion. Panelists discuss how they incorporate these topics into their teaching practice and why. We also weave in online delivery for National Distance Learning Week.
https://stonybrook.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErd-GhrjwjG9xo0TbkCB2Ic4dp58kVlmS5
Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series
Please join Dr. Pawan Kumar who is hosting Dr. Ashutosh K. Mangalam, Associate Professor of Pathology, from the University of Iowa. Dr. Mangalam will give a seminar today, November 1, at 12 noon in room 038 of the Life Sciences building, titled “The interplay between diet and gut microbiota in the pathobiology of Multiple Sclerosis”.
https://medicine.uiowa.edu/pathology/profile/ashutosh-mangalam
Ecology and Evolution Seminar
Ecology and Evolution Virtual Seminar: Wednesday, November 3, 2021, “Comparative demographic analysis to inform species management in zoos and in the wild”, Dr. Judy Che-Castaldo, Lincoln Park Zoo. Host: Dr. Heather Lynch. Zoom sign in starts at 2:30pm, seminar begins promptly at 2:45pm. Please contact jennifer.acosta.2@stonybrook.edu for Zoom meeting link.
Ecology and Evolution Dissertation Defense
E&E Dissertation Defense: you are invited to join an upcoming Zoom meeting, Friday, November 19, 2021, 1:30pm (EDT) (Sign in from 1:15pm). Title: “Integrating Ecological Population and Infectious Disease Modeling: White-Nose Syndrome in North American Bats and SARS-CoV-2 in Feral Cats” by Kristjan Mets, Department of Ecology & Evolution, Stony Brook University. Please contact fumio.aoki@stonybrook.edu for zoom meeting link.
06. East Campus/Hosp/HSC Conferences/Seminars/LecturesGrand Rounds- The Neuroscience and Neuroaesthetics of Creativity and the Artist Mind
The Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics presents Suzanne Nalbantian, PhD and Vincent de Luise, MD on Thursday, November 4, 2021 from 4:30pm- 6:00pm via Zoom. See the link for more details and to RSVP, or e-mail bioethics@stonybrookmedicine.edu
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/bioethics/events/#2021
“Historical Amnesia and Emotional Politics: Popular Boom of Japanese Sword Image” by Kohki Watabe
Thursday, Nov 11, 2021, 7:00 PM on Zoom, The Japan Center Lecture Series:
Throughout Japan’s history, the Japanese sword has served as a symbol of the samurai class in the Edo period and national pride in Imperial Japan. In the post-WWII period, aesthetic aspects of the sword have proliferated in anime and video games and created an arbitrary positive image of modern Japanese history composed entirely of chosen facts, which operates as a vehicle for populist politics of emotion.
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/japan/_pdf/Lecture202111.pdf
School of Nursing – The Science of COVID-19 and Vaccines
Join us for a presentation by Dr. Andrew G. Clair, PhD, who had a twenty-four year career at Pfizer. Life has been radically changed with the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. The overall understanding and treatment options for this novel virus is constantly changing with the whole world rushing to keep up. This presentation will delve into the history of pandemics and current research on the coronavirus to increase awareness and understanding.
Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Virtual Grand Rounds
Tues., November 2, 2021, 11 – 12 pm. “Mental Disorders Across the Life Course”, with guest speaker, Dr. Avshalom Caspi, Duke University
Join virtual presentation at:
https://stonybrook.zoom.us/j/94215876976?pwd=Si9JZFNEbURMcHpHeGFOYUJiazNaZz09
Meeting ID: 942 1587 6976
Passcode: 652394
Clinical computational oncology for precision cancer medicine
BMI Grand Rounds, Nov.3, Fall 2021: Eliezer M. Van Allen, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, “Clinical computational oncology for precision cancer medicine”
https://bmi.stonybrookmedicine.edu/node/787
Department of Pharmacological Sciences Seminar Series
Lecture title: Structural and functional analyses of human p97 ATPase disease mechanism
Speaker: Po-Lin Chiu, PhD, Asst. Professor, Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery, Arizona State University
Location: BST Level 8, Seminar room 180
Date & time: Tuesday, November 9, 2021 – 12:00 pm
Host: Dr. Dongyan Tan
ZOOM
https://stonybrook.zoom.us/j/99352238240?pwd=WnY4M3ZQQy9Gcnl1cXZ2czhmYWVQdz09
Meeting ID: 993 5223 8240
Passcode: 006146
Department of Pharmacological Sciences Seminar Series
Lecture title: Pathogenic mechanism of HIV-associated chronic pain
Speaker: Shao-Jun Tang, PhD, Professor & Vice Chair for Research, Dept. of Anesthesiology, Stony Brook University
Location: BST Level 8, Seminar room 180
Date & time: Tuesday, November 2, 2021 – 12:00 pm
School of Nursing Research Seminar Series with Dr. Corrine Jurgens “Approaches to Secondary Analysis”
Join us for our next event in the Fall 2021 Research Seminar Series titled “Approaches to Secondary Analysis” presented by the Stony Brook University School of Nursing Office of Research on Tuesday, November 16th. This is a free educational opportunity via Zoom. Please use the following link to register https://cvent.me/zkzM27
07. Charitable/Fundraisers (Habitat, Blood drives, Cats, etc…)Ashley Schiff Preserve Scholarship
Ashley Schiff Preserve Scholarship
Ashley Schiff Preserve Scholarship (ASPS) recognizes Stony Brook University undergraduate & graduate students of outstanding academic ability who demonstrate a commitment to environmental preservation through academic studies or research projects using the Ashley Schiff Preserve.This scholarship of up to $1,000 is awarded annually.See preserve website for scholarship application form & instructions due 11/8/21.Questions, email melissa.j.cohen@stonybrook.edu
https://ashleyschiff.org/scholarship-program/
08. Culture And Entertainment (Sports, Movies, Events, etc…)University Libraries Presents : The Art of Violin
University Libraries Presents the return of THE ART OF THE VIOLIN! On November 4, 2021, from 12-1:30 in the Melville Library Galleria, this in-person event features students of faculty member Jennifer Frautschi, who will perform works from the violin repertory. No registration required!
https://library.stonybrook.edu/library-events/art-of-the-violin-6/
Center for Italian Studies: Cinema Series: Hollywood Dreams Italian> Monday, Nov. 1 Screening: “Enchanted April.”
Center for Italian Studies Cinema Series: “Hollywood Dreams Italian” – Bi-monthly screening in the Center for Italian Studies, Room E4340 in the Library of a selection of films which feature Italy as the setting. The feature for Monday, November 1, 5:30 pm is “Enchanted April.” Jo Fusco, (Center for Italian Studies) will host the discussion and Q&A . All are invited. Free and open to the public. For additional information, view www.stonybrook.edu/italianstudies.
http://www.stonybrook.edu/italianstudies
09. For-Pay Workshops/Courses (SPD, Weight Watchers, Craft Center, etc…)Group for Relationship Skills
8-week virtual group for young adults ages 18-29, to learn skills for navigating dating, romantic, and sexual relationships. Learn how to be the best partner you can be and find an ideal partner who meets your needs.
Krasner Psychological Center’s Relationship Skills Group, led by experienced relationship scientists. We offer evidence-based skills for navigating all aspects of relationships from start to end; you don’t have to be in a relationship to join.
Signup required, call (631)-632-7830
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/krasner-center/services/group
Life Sciences Summit 2021
The Center for Biotechnology’s annual Life Sciences Summit will be virtual in 2021! Join us online November 9th-10th as we spotlight the next wave of emerging companies and academic innovators, connecting ventures and technologies with the capital and strategic partners needed to move new discoveries into clinical development.
http://lifesciencessummit.org/
Fall 2021 Defensive Driving
Lower your car insurance premium and remove up to four points off your driving record!
The Alumni Association, in partnership with Liberty Mutual, is hosting a Defensive Driver Training Course for Stony Brook University alumni, their family and friends on the Stony Brook University Campus on November 6. This six-hour program is approved by the NY State Department of Motor Vehicles and can result in a 10% savings off of your liability and collision insurance for three years.
https://alumniandfriends.stonybrook.edu/site/Ticketing?view=Tickets&id=103082
College of Business Graduate Program Information Session
The College of Business offers several MBA and MS programs, including a fully online MBA program. Apply by December 1 to start in Spring 2022. Please join our prospective student events taking place on Zoom on November 3 at 6 pm. Register at stonybrook.edu/business or email cobgraduate@stonybrook.edu.
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/business/
10. Research (Studies, Testing, etc…)Volunteers with Schizophrenia Needed for Brain Imaging Research Study at Stony Brook Medicine
We are looking for volunteers ages 18-65 with a diagnosis or symptoms of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder to participate in brain imaging research studies (PET and/or MRI) to better understand brain function. The study involves up to 3 visits in a 1-week period, confidential interviews, a physical exam with blood/urine collection and an ECG. You will be compensated $30 for the physical exam and up to $50 for interviews. To learn more about our research, please contact (631) 495-5441.
11. Food Related (strawberry fest, etc…)Now Accepting Thanksgiving Dinner To-Go Pre-orders
Visit bit.ly/sbmthanksgiving to pre-order your Thanksgiving Family Dinner to-go and pickup on November 23 or 24 between 10am-3pm at Convenience at the Brook. (located on Level 5 of the Hospital). Deadline to order is November 17.
All items are fully cooked and serve approximately 8 to 12 people.
Package Includes:
20 LB Roasted Turkey
2 Qt Stuffing
1 Qt Gravy
2 Qt Mac & Cheese
1 Qt Sweet Potato
1 Qt Mashed Potato
½ pan of Green Beans Almondine
1 Dz Dinner Rolls
8 Oz Cranberry Sauce
$125
https://bit.ly/sbmthanksgiving
12. MiscellaneousGet Your Flu Shot
Get your flu vaccine! Available for all students, faculty and staff at the SAC Auditorium, just bring your insurance card.
10am-1pm on the following days: 10/6, 10/22, 11/3, 11/17, 12/8
Institutional Biosafety Committee Meetings
The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) at Stony Brook University is inviting the community to attend its monthly meetings. This committee reviews and provides oversight for research that uses recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules. These types of studies can include vaccine trials and cancer research. The IBC meetings are currently being held remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are interested, please contact Erin Augello at erin.augello@stonybrook.edu or 631-632-1724.
