GIS Day @ Stony Brook University, 15 November 2017 The Geospatial Center (School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences) and the University Libraries celebrated GIS Day at Stony Brook University by hosting four free GIS workshop sessions on November 15.This event…
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Tech Spotlight: Internet Restriction Apps
It’s the end of the semester. Papers, projects, finals are all piled up and deadlines are approaching. It’s not that you can’t do the work. It’s just that it’s so hard to get off Facebook! You’re certainly not alone.…
Dr. Ming-Yu Ngai on Visible-Light-Driven Artificial Photo-synthesis in Organic Synthesis
On November 14, Dr. Ming-Yu Ngai presented his talk, “Visible-Light-Driven Artificial Photo-synthesis in Organic Synthesis” in the Special Collections Seminar Room of the Melville Library. To lay the background, Dr. Ngai first explained the process of photosynthesis in which…
Tech Spotlight: LinkedIn
So much of what students in college stress about is what they are going to do after they graduate. But did you know that you can use your savy social media skills to help build business connections? LikedIn is a…
SBU Librarians Invited Speakers at LI GIS Conference
Librarians Robert Tolliver (Head, Science and Engineering; President, Geoscience Information Society) and Kristen Nyitray (Director, Special Collections and University Archives, University Archivist) were invited speakers at the Long Island GIS (Geographic Information System) Users Conference held at Stony Brook University…
Tech Spotlight: The New York Times
It’s easy to get caught inside the bubble of Stony Brook University and forget that there is a whole other world out there! It’s important to stay in the know, not only about current events, but also about historical ones,…
Tech Spotlight: SINC Sites
If you’ve been around Stony Brook University’s campus, you’ve probably seen them: SINC sites, or Students in Need of Computers. SINC Sites are public computer labs run by the Division of Information Technology. SINC Sites have both Windows and…
Tech Spotlight: Schedule Builder
That time of year is here again, when students have to look to next semester’s schedule, unsure if they’re going to make it through the present one! Stony Brook University has introduced Schedule Builder, which allows students to enter…
Tech Spotlight: Doodle
With everyone’s busy schedules, it can be hard to find time to meet for a group project or meeting. Instead of sendings dozens of confusing texts and emails, use Doodle, an online scheduling tool! To create a Doodle, one administrator…
SBU Librarian Presents at Geosciences Leadership Forum and Visits Capitol Hill
Stony Brook Librarian, Bob Tolliver, Head, Science & Engineering and incoming president of the Geoscience Information Society, was invited to speak at the American Geosciences Institute’s (AGI) Leadership Forum as part of a panel on issues of concern to the geosciences.…
