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• LI scientists develop new Lyme vaccine

  is a problem throughout the entire Northern Hemisphere," said Dr. Benjamin Luft, the vaccine's lead developer at Stony Brook University School of Medicine. Collaborators include scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory and Baxter Healthcare S.A., an Illinois   Read more »

• Letters: 2 sides of Dream Act debate

  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 support   Read more »

• Two LIers win young entrepreneur challenge

  a contest for young Long Island entrepreneurs Thursday afternoon.On one end was Pink Nori, a Japanese restaurant that Stony Brook University senior Jesse Tang, 22, plans to open this summer with his family in Astoria, Queens.At the other side was SmartEKG   Read more »

• BNL, Stony Brook eye military battery work

  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 Island institutions   Read more »

• Letter: Alda's passion for fun science

  Brook University 's Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science will serve as a witty and wise antidote to the irrational religiosity, wanton terrorism and ideological zealotry that mar the 21st century [" Alan Alda , star on a scientific mission," Opinion,   Read more »

Around the web

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

  STONY BROOK, NY, May 17, 2013 – The Japan Center at Stony Brook University (JCSB) recently held their eighth annual essay competition, a writing contest designed to promote awareness and understanding of Japan in the United States and to help young Ameri   from Stony Brook News Read more »

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

  STONY BROOK, NY, May 17, 2013 – Stony Brook University received a $1 million donation from Dr. Deng Wei to establish the Yang Chen Ning – Deng Wei Endowed Chair in Physics and Astronomy. The gift was announced at a formal donation ceremony that took plac   from Stony Brook News Read more »

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

  STONY BROOK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A day of skateboarding almost claimed the life of a Long Island teenager who though that skating without a helmet was the cool thing to do. Now, Arielle Budnick is on the road to recovery and has a message to send to othe   from CBS New York Read more »

• Stony Brook University Student Wins Boren Scholarship

  STONY BROOK, N.Y., May 16, 2013 – Stony Brook University student Sidra Mahfooz will study Arabic at American University in Cairo, Egypt under a scholarship that enables undergraduates to study languages in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. int   from Stony Brook News Read more »

• General News. Stony Brook Athletics celebrates at the Wolfies

  Stony 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 Br   from Stony Brook Official Athletic Site Read more »