On Tuesday, October 29, 2024, Alison Macrina, Director of the Library Freedom Project and an activist librarian, presented an anti-doxxing workshop to students, staff, and faculty in the Wang Center Theatre. She discussed how individuals can assess their risk level and what actions to take based on their risk of being
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 impact on policy and society. She is the creator of
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, the SBU’s Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT),
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 Engagement. “What is a topic you still don’t know much
On the evening of October 19th, University Libraries hosted its first-ever nursing panel in honor of Filipino American History Month. Nerissa Balce, Associate Professor of Asian & Asian American Studies, moderated the panel. Panelists included: Sofia Reyes, Clinical Instructor, School of Nursing; Director of Simulation Education Lani Blanco, Clinical Instructor,
Iris Wu, Student Staff, Library Dean’s Office During Communiversity Day, I had the privilege of getting to interact with a wide range of demographics and show them the resources our libraries have. Some of the younger children who attended did really well with our Library Trivia activity. I really wanted
Gisele Schierhorst, Head of the Music Library, and Christine Fena, Undergraduate Success Librarian, authored a discussion and analysis of the impact the Libraries’ ongoing concert series has had both on SBU music students and the larger SBU community. The chapter, ” ‘Being Able to Play for a Wider Audience’: Student
In the popular Art In Focus Lecture Series tradition, Summer 2023 brought a new lecture series, The Art of Relationships, sponsored jointly by the Stony Brook University Libraries and the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center. The Art of Relationships lecture series complemented the Pollock-Krasner House’s summer exhibition, “Creative Exchanges: Artists
In the popular Art In Focus Lecture Series tradition, May 2023 brought a new lecture series, The Art of Relationships, sponsored jointly by the Stony Brook University Libraries and the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center. The Art of Relationships lecture series complements the Pollock-Krasner House’s current exhibition, “Creative Exchanges: Artists
In the popular Art In Focus Lecture Series tradition, May 2023 brought a new lecture series, The Art of Relationships, sponsored jointly by the Stony Brook University Libraries and the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center. The Art of Relationships lecture series complements the Pollock-Krasner House’s current exhibition, “Creative Exchanges: Artists
