01. Campus-Wide Administrative Announcements(dept moves/closes, employee info)
Campus lactation rooms on West, East, South, and Southampton Campus are specifically dedicated for the purpose of offering a comfortable and private space for breast milk expression and nursing on campus, each featuring a hospital-grade electric double breast pump, cleaning and personal care items, comfortable seating, mini-fridge, microwave, and more! For info about locations, terms and conditions of use, and to gain access to active spaces throughout campus, visit the website below. We recognize that the Stony Brook community is one of compassion and giving and are asking interested organizations, departments and other collective groups to take part in the Seawolves Pantry’s Adopt-a-Week program. This initiative will help us to strategically coordinate drives to help us sustain inventory and community support efforts. Love a little friendly competition? Challenge another group to collect during the same week!Campus Lactation Rooms
Seawolves Pantry’s Adopt-a-Week Program
02. Workshops/Training
This multiweek online course from Monday, February 10th through Friday, March 16th will provide you with basic pedagogical, research-based practices specific to the online space and will assist you in planning instructional activities for your course. This course will be delivered asynchronously online with one optional synchronous session. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfy2LWP0Zn02JhKqrVsfmd2eni0Wa3Xjw1ImGo3nSa1KQBm1A/viewform Seminar: HIPAA and Research; Presenter: Dara Goldstein https://stonybrook.zoom.us/j/94363493928?pwd=TWwxczdLLzlTQ2FXTGRwK0pQYzJFdz09 If so, come join the Office of Research Security for a webinar that will provide an overview of the risks we manage under the Policy on International Engagements. Wednesday, February 12th at 12:30 pm. Click the link below to register! If so, please join the Office of Research Security for this webinar on international shipping and export controls. Wednesday, February 19th, 12:30 pm. Click the link below to register! LISVH – Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program Register now for the CELT 2025 Teaching & Learning Symposium. The topic this year is “A New Era of Inclusivity and Innovation in Higher Education” and will take place on April 11th. Check out www.stonybrook.edu/celtsymposium for more information about our event as well as information about our keynote speakers, Dr. Arash Zaghi and Connie Shyharat from UCONN. Their presentation will focus on a strengths-based approach in education and how it can help all students feel valued and connected. https://forms.gle/EahX7UecB6wcvjMe6 We invite faculty to deliver a 10-minute presentation during our afternoon session at the CELT Symposium on April 11, 2025. Showcase how you use emerging technology (ie. AI, VR, etc.) to support diverse student populations and enhance learning experiences. Share your innovative strategies and inspire others! Proposals deadline extended to January 31, 2025. https://forms.gle/TmUmeNHv5iFAxMwC7 On Wednesday, February 19th (West campus) and Thursday, February 20th (East campus), the Procurement, Travel & Card Programs Office will be hosting a Traveling Lab where subject matter experts will be available in-person to provide tutorials, answer questions, and assist users with booking airfare, Amtrak, hotels and rental cars in Concur. Light snacks will be provided at this informative session. Register below. https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/travel-and-expense/news.php Grab a cup of coffee and join subject matter experts from the Procurement, Travel & Card Programs Office for a virtual coffee break. Sessions will offer demos, training, time to ‘ask the experts’ and lots of Concur information. Zoom sessions will be held on the second Tuesday of each month, starting February 11, 2025 from 10am-11am (see link below for your calendar). https://stonybrook.zoom.us/j/95159832884?pwd=ne90Tic0iFt2vcFg1piqMJhHKmVbsw.1Join the Spring 2025 CELT Online Teaching Course (OTC)
Human Subjects Protection Program in collaboration with The Long Island Network for Clinical and Translational Science (LINCATS)
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm
For More information Contact Paige Eastwood at: Paige.eastwood@stonybrook.eduAre you involved in any international activities – collaborations, shipments, visitors, travel?
Do you ever need to transfer research items to foreign countries?
CNA Training Class at the Long Island State Veterans Home
The Long Island State Veterans Home is sponsoring a free C.N.A Training Program starting on Monday, March 24, 2025. It is a 5 week training program to become a NYS Certified Nursing Assistant. Send your resume and letter of interest to LISVHCNAClass@LISVH.org. Job opportunities at the LISVH following successful completion of the NYS exam. For additional information, please call (631) 444-8617, text (516) 265-4009 or online at www.lisvh.orgRegistration Now Open! CELT 2025 Symposium April 11th
Call for 10 Minute Presentations: CELT Symposium
Traveling Labs from the Procurement, Travel & Card Programs Office – Concur: Airfare, Amtrak, Hotel and Rental Car Bookings
Virtual Coffee Break with a Concur Subject Matter Expert – Join Us!
04. New Academic Courses & Programs
A Master of Science degree in Athletic Training is offered through the School of Health Professions. The admission application is now open; accepted students start courses in May 2025. Information sessions are Monday, February 3, at 4:30 via Zoom or Wednesday, February 5, at 1:00 in person. Email ATprogram@stonybrook.edu for more information about this two-year, full-time, 77-credit program https://healthprofessions.stonybrookmedicine.edu/programs/at/graduate/about The Program in Public Health is accepting applications for the Master in Public Health (MPH) and Master of Health Administration (MHA) programs for fall 2025. Full and part-time options are available. Classes are offered online (MHA) and in the evening, face-to-face (MPH). Rolling admission with June 1st as the final deadline to apply. Contact us at publichealth@stonybrookmedicine.edu for more information. https://publichealth.stonybrookmedicine.edu/ The Department of Neurobiology and Behavior is accepting applications for summer 2025 admission into the MS in Neuroscience program. Students in this program complete coursework in core neuroscience areas and can engage in hands-on research. For more information, email NeuroMS@stonybrook.edu to schedule a one-on-one virtual meeting or visit our website for further details. https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/neurobiology/graduate-program/ms-program/Master of Science in Athletic Training
The Program in Public Health is accepting applications for Fall 2025!
MS in Neuroscience applications are open!
05. Conferences/Seminars/Lectures
Please join us this Thursday for a seminar entitled “Virus vs host: an evolutionary chess match” by Theodora Hatziioannou PhD, Research Associate Professor, Rockefeller University. Date/Time: Thursday, January 30, 2025, 12:00 noon. Please join us TODAY for a seminar entitled “Regulation of Cellular Immunity by Microvascular Endothelial Cells” by Ulrich von Andrian, PhD, Mallinckrodt Professor of Immunopathology, Harvard Medical School. Program Leader, Basic Immunology, Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard. Date/Time: Monday, January 27, 2025, 12:00 noon. https://vonandrian.hms.harvard.edu/people/ulrich-von-andrian Please join us next Monday for a seminar entitled “Architecture and dynamics of the immature HIV lattice: the staging ground for HIV maturation” by Saveez Saffarian, PhD, Associate Professor Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Utah Date/Time: Monday, February 3, 2025, 12:00 noon. https://uofuhealth.utah.edu/staff/saveez-saffarian The Division of Educational & Institutional Effectiveness is excited to present International Love Data Week at SBU on February 10-14, 2025! Join us all week long for a series of 30-minute virtual webinars to promote data proficiency and foster a community of data enthusiasts across campus. Close out the week at the #LoveDataWeek Open House on Friday, 2/14 to enjoy some light refreshments, grab some data-themed swag, and chat with presenters. Learn more and register in advance on our website. http://www.stonybrook.edu/LDW25 Clorinda Donato (CSU Long Beach) explores how tools like “Voyant” improve literary translation by analyzing and interpreting texts. She will share with us her course, “Literary Translation in Transit,” featuring student work from Chinese, French, German, Japanese, and Russian. She will also present a case study of Ubah Cristina Ali Farah’s novel, comparing French and English translations. The lecture will be held in the MIC room, SBS S-147. Tues., Jan. 28, 2025, 11 – 12 pm. “Deep Brain Stimulation for Schizophrenia: A New Direction for Refractory Psychosis”, with guest speakers, Drs. Charles Mikell and Sima Mofakham, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Stony Brook University Hospital. Join Zoom Meeting Ecology & Evolution Seminar https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/ecoevo/_events/_colloquiumanddissertation.php Please join us for our first event in the Spring 2025 School of Nursing Research Seminar Series. We invite you to attend this 1-hour seminar on “Doctoral Student to Assistant Professor: Building a Career Through Mentorship and Collaboration” given by Dr. Maurade Gormley, PhD, PNP, FN on Tuesday, January 28th @ 12 pm via Zoom Webinar. Dr. Gormley is an Assistant Professor at UCONN’s School of Nursing.Department of Microbiology and immunology Seminar Series
Location: Laufer Center, Lecture Hall 101.
Host: Dr. Erich MackowDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series
Location: Laufer Center, Lecture Hall 101.
Host: Dr. Priyadharshini DevarajanDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series
Location: Laufer Center, Lecture Hall 101.
Host: Dr. Erich MackowInternational Love Data Week – February 10-14, 2025
“Seeing” the Literary Text through Voyant: Digital Tools in Literary Translation by Clorinda Donato (CSU Long Beach) on Mon. Feb. 3 at 4 PM
Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Virtual Grand Rounds
https://stonybrook.zoom.us/j/96021127493?pwd=x9akSOEx7emVyc1IbpkUlqjNsKX2SX.1
Meeting ID: 960 2112 7493
Passcode: 002769Ecology & Evolution Seminar
Life Sci 038, In Person only, 2:00 pm Wed, 01/29/2023, ““Ecology and conservation of insects in dynamic landscapes” .” Dr. Ashley Rohde, New Mexico State Univ, Dr. Ashley T. Rohde is a conservation ecologist with a strong background in insect ecology, particularly focusing on pollinators.Her research utilizes genetic and genomic methods to address conservation challenges, and she is dedicated to promoting equitable access to conservation knowledge and technology.School of Nursing Research Seminar Series with UCONN School of Nursing Assistant Professor Dr. Maurade Gormley
08. Culture And Entertainment (Sports, Movies, Events, etc…)
GESTURES & CLUSTERS: Two Collaborative Soundscapes is on view now through February 19 at the Zuccaire Gallery. Gallery hours: M-F 12-4pm and evenings of Staller performances. GESTURES & CLUSTERS is an immersive installation of two self-running sound art works. https://zuccairegallery.stonybrook.edu/exhibitions/index.phpSound Art Exhibition at the Zuccaire Gallery
10. Food Related (strawberry fest, etc…)
Weekly pick-ups at Stony Brook East Campus of fresh, organic produce. The program runs from June – October for a total of 20 weeks of shares. Cost- $660. For more information about our CSA Program, please email the CSA site coordinator annemarie.ng@stonybrookmedicine.edu.Join the Stony Brook Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Share for 2025!
11. Summer Camps and Children’s Program
Fun, hands-on science programs for students in Grades 5-7 during school holidays. The January 29, February 20 and April 17 topics are Cells, Matter & Motion. https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/istem/students/grades_5-12/ms_academic/holiday_science_camp.phpHoliday Science Camp – Grades 5-7
12. Miscellaneous
Starting Monday, January 27, 2025 at midnight, access to the library between midnight and 7 AM will require a valid school ID. Your ID can be used on the sensors located at the entrances to the Melville Library. This policy aims to maintain the library as a dedicated space for academic study during late-night hours while protecting our campus community. https://library.stonybrook.edu/2025/01/10/overnight-access-to-the-melville-library/Overnight Access to the Melville Library
