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Main Stacks Closure

Due to construction, the Main Stacks in Melville Library will close on Thursday, October 10 at 5 PM, and remain closed through Sunday, October 13. During this time, no access to materials housed in the Main Stacks will be available.

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Democracy in the Digital Age: AI’s Influence on 2024 Elections (Recap)

On September 30th, 2024, Paige Lord, Tom Costello, Musa Al-Gharbi, Klaus Mueller, and Dean Karim Boughida discussed Democracy in the Digital Age at the Wang Center Theatre.  Paige Lord is an expert in AI Ethics with a focus on its

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Dr. Prerana Shrestha on “Engineering protein synthesis modulators to understand the neural basis of emotional behaviors”

On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, Dr. Prerana Shrestha presented the first lecture of the fall 2024 STEM Speakers Series at the University Libraries. Dr. Shrestha discussed some key aspects of her research on the molecular basis of emotional behaviors, focusing

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Health Tech Fair 2024

On Thursday, September 26th, from 10 to 1 p.m., the Health Sciences Library hosted the 4th annual Health Tech Fair, where representatives demonstrated their resources. The Health Tech Fair included representatives from Elsevier, Wolters Kluwer, Thieme, VisualDx, McGraw Hill, Ovid,

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The Research Canvas: Filling in the Blanks with Art, Zines and Queer Techniques

On September 26th, Rena Yehuda Newman provided a 90-minute talk entitled: The Research Canvas: Filling in the Blanks with Art, Zines and Queer Techniques. The event was co-hosted by University Libraries and the LGBTQ* Services and Diversity, Intercultural and Community

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Library Social Media in the Works

We’re excited to welcome two new members to our Communications Team – two students who will be helping us spread the word about what SBU Libraries are doing. They’ll be out and about creating content, engaging with the community, and

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Celebrate Banned Books Week: Defending Our Right to Read

In honor of Banned Books Week, we invite you to visit the Central Reading Room to explore our special Banned Books display. The display highlights the growing challenges to our freedom to read, showcases books that have faced censorship, and

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Join us for our exciting 4-Week Zine Event Series Celebrating LGBT History Month!

We want to invite all students to our 4-Week Zine event series in celebration of LGBT History Month.  Week 1: “The Research Canvas: Filling in the Blanks with Art, Zines, and Queer Technique” will consist of a 90-minute workshop provided

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Celebrate Banned Books Week: Defending Our Right to Read

In honor of Banned Books Week, we invite you to visit the Central Reading Room to explore our special Banned Books display. The display highlights the growing challenges to our freedom to read, showcases books that have faced censorship, and

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Mott Street: Performance + Talk

In celebration of AAPI heritages at Stony Brook University, we invited Ava Chin—author, professor, and fifth-generation New Yorker—to discuss her award-winning book Mott Street: A Chinese American Family’s Story of Homecoming. In this work, Chin delves into the impact of

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