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University Libraries in Conversation: MLA Convention

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Kate Kasten-Mutkus

Yesterday afternoon the University Libraries hosted faculty members from a variety of disciplines in a conversation about the 2017 Modern Language Association Convention in Philadelphia. Faculty members discussed their conference presentations and shared their thoughts on the value and changing…

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Library Concert Series: Fall Chamber Music Festival 2016

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Dana Haugh

SBU Libraries was proud and honored to host the final concert of the fall 2016 semester on Wednesday, December 14th in the Melville Library Galleria. These amazing musicians are graduate students from the Stony Brook University Department of Music. They…

SBU Libraries & CAPS presents PALS! Stressed? Pet a dog!

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Dana Haugh

On Wednesday, December 7, 2016, SBU Libraries & CAPS, Counseling and Psychological Services, held a popular event, Pet Away Life Stress! (PALS) through animal assisted interactions. Belle, an 11 year old black lab, Jesse, a 5 year old golden retriever, and Ellie, a 4…

Create Your Own Zen Garden Event

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Dana Haugh

Wednesday, November 16th, SBU Libraries invited the students to “take a moment” and create their own personal Zen Garden. Using the libraries’s promotional Frisbee, sand, “special” rocks which were collected by 5 year old Riley at local West Meadow Beach,…

Conservationist and Author Carl Safina Captivates at Writers Series

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Kristen Nyitray

In his spirited presentation and book of the same title “Beyond Words: How Elephants, Wolves, and Killer Whales Think and Feel,” Carl Safina shared how he spent time working with researchers who have dedicated decades to studying particular families of wild…

SBU Libraries & Counseling and Psychological Services Presents: “PALS”

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Dana Haugh

On Wednesday, November 9, 2016, SBU Libraries & CAPS, Counseling and Psychological Services, held a popular event, Pet Away Life Stress! (PALS) through animal assisted interactions. Beau, a border collie mix, Sophie, a golden retriever, and Lucy, a Cavalier King Charles spaniel came to…

SBU Libraries Celebrates Native American Heritage Month

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Dana Haugh

On November 2, 2016 the University Libraries hosted a display and educational exhibit as part of the First Native American Heritage Awareness Program Series. Five tables were set up on that beautiful fall day just outside the Melville Library. Jay…

University Libraries Presents: “INCIPIENT” 2016 Fine Arts Organization Student Exhibition

Posted on September 27, 2016 by kmaxheimer

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University Libraries is honored to exhibit the talented works of Stony Brook student artists as part of the grand opening of the renovated reading rooms, the Stony Brook Foundation Knowledge Commons. To highlight the student-centered vision for the recently completed renovation, University Libraries designated student art exhibit space…

Dr. Sotirios Mamalis on Internal Combustion Engine Research

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Clara Tran

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The inaugural lecture in the SBU Libraries STEM Speakers Series presented by Dr. Sotirios Mamalis, Department of Mechanical Engineering was held on Wednesday, September 14 in the Special Collections Seminar room, second floor of the Melville Library. An audience of…

Alec Baldwin Among Esteemed Faculty for Southampton Theatre Conference

Posted on June 22, 2016 by mstill

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You may have heard about Stony Brook University Libraries official partnership with the world renowned Southampton Writers Conference (if you haven’t read the article!). But what you might not be aware of is that the Southampton Theatre Conference happens…

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