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“Engineering Protein Synthesis Modulators to Understand the Neural Basis of Emotional Behaviors” on September 24 at 1pm

Interested in emotional behaviors?  Spend an hour with our STEM speaker, Dr. Prerana Shrestha from the Department of Neurobiology & Behavior at the Renaissance School of Medicine, to learn about “Engineering Protein Synthesis Modulators to Understand the Neural Basis of

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Updates on Chemistry Library Collections

The August 19th rainstorms which caused so much damage to the University’s facilities not only impacted campus buildings, roads and utilities also damaged certain of the University Libraries’ research and learning collections.  On West Campus, the Chemistry Library’s collections were hit hardest.  Water

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SBU Receives Historical Collection Documenting the Founding of the Fire Island National Seashore

Stony Brook University Libraries announce receiving the archive of the Citizen’s Committee for a Fire Island National Seashore. This grassroots campaign, led by Maurice Barbash and Irving Like in the 1960s, thwarted Robert Moses’ plan to build a highway through

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Culper Spy Day Re-cap 2024

The 10th annual Culper Spy Day was held on Saturday, September 7 in Setauket, Stony Brook, and other locations across Long Island. Special Collections welcomed visitors from the SBU and surrounding communities with an open house showcasing its 1779 spy

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Health Tech Fair 2024: Save the date!

The Health Sciences Library will be hosting our Health Tech Fair on September 26th from 10-1 pm. All students, staff, faculty, and University Hospital staff are welcome! We will have representatives from Elsevier, Wolters Kluwer, McGraw-Hill, VisualDx, Thieme, the Center

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Announcing ShelfFinder

The University Libraries are excited to launch a new service that will make locating books and other materials in our stacks much easier! When browsing SEARCH, you will now see an option to locate the material in our stacks called

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2024 Fall Semester: Reference and Virtual Chat Services

Welcome to the new semester!  Need help with research?  We are here to help! There are many ways you can connect to librarians for research assistance. You can connect with a librarian virtually via chat with the hours below: Monday-Friday:

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University Libraries’ AI Club Welcomes Incoming Students!

On Tuesday, August 20th 2024, the University Libraries AI Club hosted an AI themed event for incoming students. 40 students attended the event.  The games included JeopIArdy, Boogie Woogie AI Groovin’ and Stony Look: An AI Image Guessing Game. They

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Save the Date: 10th Annual Culper Spy Day on Saturday, September 7, 2024

Spies do exist in the archive! Visit Special Collections during the 10th Annual Culper Spy Day on Saturday, September 7 from 11am to 2pm. On view will be an original 1779 letter from George Washington to spymaster Benjamin Tallmadge about

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Bridging Knowledge and Creativity: Two Inspiring Art Installations at the Melville Library

The University Libraries is proud to partner with the Campus Beautification Committee to display artwork created by Stony Brook University students.  Two dramatic pieces have been installed in the North Reading Room. “Water Droplet” by artist Sy Lee is visible

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