March 19, 2008 Vol. 2, Issue 3

In This Issue


Upcoming Events

March 22
12:30pm
Metropolitan Opera Live in HD

March 22
7:00pm
Lacrosse Double Header to Benefit Autism

March 24
The Stony Brook Dialogues

March 26
7:00pm Stony Brook Southampton
Writer's Speak: Derek Owens

March 27
12:00pm-2:00pm
Ninth Annual School of Social Welfare Distinguished Alumnus Awards

March 27
4:00pm
Provost Lecture-Free and Open to the Public-Joel T. Rosenthal

March 29
1:00 pm
2nd Annual Asian American Cultural Festival of LI

April 4
4:00pm
Provost Lecture-Free and Open to the Public-Robert J. Lang

May 12
10:00 am- 9:00 pm
7th Annual Alumni Golf Classic

A Complete List of University Events Here

 

 

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You're Invited to the Stars of Stony Brook Gala
This Year's Honoree: Dr. Nancy Rauch Douzinas
Join this capstone event of our 50th Anniversary on April 9 from 6:30pm at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers, New York City. All gala proceeds fund scholarships for deserving Stony Brook students. This year's honoree is Dr. Nancy Rauch Douzinas, a Stony Brook Foundation Trustee and President of the Rauch Foundation, which seeks to be a catalyst for systemic change for the benefit of Long Island's disadvantaged children and families, its environment and the development of civic and non-profit leadership. To purchase tickets or tables call 212-245-6570 ext. 15.

 

Former SB Math Chair and Wife Make $60 Million Gift to University
Dr. Jim Simons, prominent financier and mathematician and his wife Marilyn, who holds aPhD in economics from Stony Brook, have donated the largest gift in Stony Brook's and SUNY's history. The gift will be used to construct and endow the "Simons Center for Geometry and Physics."
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SB Researchers Discover Ancient Remains of Giant Frog
Stony Brook University paleontologist David Krause, Ph.D., has discovered in
Madagascar the remains of what may be the largest frog ever to exist.
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Swartz Foundation Lecture Series
Understanding the mind/brain relationship is an Everest of science, as well as one of the enduring conundrums of philosophy. The Swartz Foundation and Stony Brook University present an ongoing lecture series to acquaint the University community and the public with current research and thought on this topic. View podcast from March 10 Lecture here: http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/mind/


Spotlight On:
Dr. Denise Logan-Heuser,'80
1998 Stony Brook Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee
Athletic Director Jim Fiore acknowledges Denise's dedication to
the University, citing the many valuable services she's provided for so
many years."Denise and her family have had a lifelong love affair with Stony Brook University," said Jim, "I shudder to think where our athletic
program would be without her support."
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Now accepting nominations for the 2008 Distinguished Alumnus Awards
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  Leading the Way
In Times Union op-ed, President praises SUNY "flagship" plan
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