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Culper Spy Day 2025: 11th Anniversary Re-Cap

Culper Spy Day was a community-wide event that celebrated the legacy of the Culper Spy Ring, a key part of Revolutionary War history rooted in Long Island. Held on September 6–7, 2025, the event featured interactive exhibits, historical reenactments, colonial-era

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Explore the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Asian History — Now Available!

Stony Brook University students and faculty now have full access to the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Asian History — a robust resource for exploring the histories, cultures, and key developments across Asia. This innovative online encyclopedia goes far beyond traditional

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Health Tech Fair 2025

On Tuesday, September 16th, from 11 p.m. to 2 p.m., the Health Sciences Library hosted a Health Tech Fair where representatives showcased their resources. Wolfie made a guest appearance! The fair featured representatives from UpToDate, Complete Anatomy, AccessMedicine, Covidence, the

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Join Us on the Art Crawl on Friday, 9/26 between 2-5pm

The Fall 2025 Art Crawl, which will take place on Friday, September 26, between 2pm and 5pm, will be self-guided for the first time, allowing attendees to visit any venue on their own schedule. Stop by any venue on your

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Congratulations to Dr. Christine Fena on Receiving Tenure and Promotion to Associate Librarian

The University Libraries are proud to announce the tenure and promotion of Dr. Christine Fena, Undergraduate Success Librarian. Holding an M.S. in Library and Information Science from the University at Buffalo and a Ph.D. in Music History and Theory from

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Kimberly Kennedy Awarded Tenure, Promotion

We are very pleased to share that Ms. Kimberly Kennedy has been awarded tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Librarian. Ms. Kennedy joined Stony Brook University Libraries in 2019 as Discovery and Access Librarian, and now serves as

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What’s Your Stony Brook Superpower?

The SBU Libraries is proud to unveil a new mural in our Central Reading Room! This eye-catching piece is the creation of SBU student Marianna Suarez Molina. Marianna was one of the winners of the 2024 ART Tank competition sponsored

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Join Us on September 9: Panel Discussion on the Legacy of Senator Javits

Join us for a special panel discussion on September 9, 2025 focused on the legacy of Senator Jacob K. Javits in Frey Hall, Room 100 from 2 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. Held in conjunction with POL 103, Comparative Politics, the

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SEARCH AI: Enhancing Discovery Through Natural Language

Stony Brook University Libraries is advancing academic library discovery with the development of an AI-powered search tool designed to enhance how users engage with the library catalog. This enhancement, called SEARCH AI, is the first of its kind in a research library environment, allowing users to interact directly with the full library catalog using natural language queries.

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AI Research Scientist (Tenure-Track)

AI Research Scientist (Tenure-Track) APPLY HERE Stony Brook University: Provost Office: Library Location: University Libraries Open Date: Aug 27, 2025 Description Stony Brook University Libraries invites applications for the newly created position of AI Research Scientist. The AI Research Scientist

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