Monthly Archives: June 2012

Computer Graphics Pioneer Wins Kyoto Prize

Ivan Sutherland, considered the “father of computer graphics”, was awarded the Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology by the Inamori Foundation on June 22.

Posted in Computer Science

Aung San Suu Kyi finally delivered her Nobel Lecture

In 1991, Burmese Aung San Suu Kyi was under house arrest and unable to collect Nobel Peace Prize. On 16 June, 2012, she finally delivered her Nobel Lecture in Oslo, Norway. Watch the video presented by Nobelprize.org and read Suu

Posted in Arts & Humanities, Asian and Asian American Studies, Chinese Studies, History, Japanese Studies, Journalism, Korean Studies, Social Sciences, Sociology, South Asian Studies

The 17th Annual Stony Brook Film Festival

The Staller Center will soon be hosting the 17th Annual Stony Brook Film Festival, July 19-28, 2012.

Posted in Central Reading Room, Events, Film Studies, Stony Brook University

How Stable is China?

Hear from the experts!  Event at the New York Asia Society, June 21, 2012. Can Its Economic Miracle Continue Under Its Current Political System?    Can China enjoy a second change of leadership without crisis?  In the wake of the Bo

Posted in Asian and Asian American Studies, Business, Chinese Studies, Economics, Political Science

New Electronic Collections Available: EEBO

Over the past two years, the University Libraries has been able to purchase some key research collections of primary resources. One such resource is Early English Books Online (EEBO). It includes digital facsimile page images of virtually every work printed

Posted in Arts & Humanities, Databases, Digital Collections, eBooks, Electronic Resources, History, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Social Sciences

Responses to Pew Research Center’s Report on Asian Americans

The Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA), a national advocacy group, responds to the Pew Research Center’s report, The Rise of Asian Americans.

Posted in Asian and Asian American Studies, Chinese Studies, Comparative Studies, History, Japanese Studies, Journalism, Korean Studies, Political Science, South Asian Studies

SBU Baseball: Images from the University Archives

Congratulations to the Stony Brook Seawolves on a remarkable season! From the University Archives, view photographs of SBU’s baseball teams over the years…

Posted in Special Collections & University Archives

18th-Century Shipping Mapped Using 21st Century Technology

Maps of 18th-Century shipping trade routes.

Posted in Economics, Geosciences, History, New and Notable, Technology

Book Award Winners

Association for Asian American Studies announces book award winners.

Posted in Asian and Asian American Studies, Chinese Studies, Comparative Studies, Cultural Analysis & Theory, Japanese Studies, Korean Studies, South Asian Studies

NMC Horizon Report: 2012 Higher Education Edition

The New Media Consortium (NMC) Horizon Report discusses six emerging technologies placed along adoption horizon lines for becoming mainstream educational technologies.

Posted in Academic Subjects, Information Literacy, Library Science, Technology