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• Suffolk County Community College 2013 commencement

  Number of graduates 3,890, according to spokeswoman Mary Lou Araneo Commencement speaker Dr. Harold A. Fernandez, professor of surgery and co-director of the Stony Brook University Heart Institute; deputy chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery.   Read more »

• LI scientists develop new Lyme vaccine

  Lyme disease is a growing threat on Long Island and elsewhere in the world, say local scientists who have developed a new vaccine against three strains of the bacterial infection.The vaccine was recently launched in clinical trials in Europe, where Lyme   Read more »

• Letters: 2 sides of Dream Act debate

  I am a heart surgeon at Stony Brook University Medical Center. I am also a professor of surgery, deputy chief of the division of cardiothoracic surgery and the co-director of the Stony Brook Heart Institute.I was also formerly in the country illegally. I   Read more »

• Two LIers win young entrepreneur challenge

  Two businesses on opposite sides of the spectrum -- a low-tech restaurant concept and a high-tech medical device -- took the top prizes in a contest for young Long Island entrepreneurs Thursday afternoon.On one end was Pink Nori, a Japanese restaurant th   Read more »

• BNL, Stony Brook eye military battery work

  Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University are seeking roughly $20 million in federal funding to help the military develop batteries that would power everything from unmanned vehicles to tactical gear soldiers carry into battle.The Long Is   Read more »

Around the web

• Huntington HS Sophomore Wins Essay Contest Sponsored by Japan Center at Stony Brook

  and future goals. Winners were recognized at an award ceremony and reception held at the Charles B. Wang Center at Stony Brook University. “Contestants are not required to have experience visiting Japan or learning the language,” said Eriko Sato, Chair, Executive   from Stony Brook News Read more »

• Dr. Deng Wei Donates $1 Million for Endowed Chair in Physics and Astronomy at Stony Brook University

  and universally recognized as a tribute to Nobel Laureate, Dr. C.N. Yang,” said Samuel L. Stanley, Jr., MD, President of Stony Brook University. “This is an extraordinary milestone for Stony Brook; it will foster world class achievements in physics and astronomy   from Stony Brook News Read more »

• LI Teen On A Mission To Warn Others After Day Of Skateboarding Almost Claims Her Life

  too fast, and I fell,” she said. Budnick was lying crumpled at the curb with a fractured skull. She was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital, where doctors fought to save her life. “A high risk of having permanent and disabling brain damage, if not   from CBS New York Read more »

• Stony Brook University Student Wins Boren Scholarship

  career and life goals.” Efie Spentzos, Boren Campus Advisor and Assistant Dean for International Academic Programs at Stony Brook University, hopes that Sidra’s success in achieving the Boren Award encourages other Stony Brook students to recognize the wonderful   from Stony Brook News Read more »

• General News. Stony Brook Athletics celebrates at the Wolfies

  Brook, N.Y. - Stony Brook University's Department of Athletics held its annual Awards Ceremony - The Wolfies - Wednesday night at the Student Activities Center on campus with more than 475 people in attendance. Headlining the honorees were Stony Brook Co-Male   from Stony Brook Official Athletic Site Read more »