As the federal government undergoes a shutdown, access to several government-maintained websites and services may be disrupted. This includes some medical and scientific databases that health professionals, researchers, and students rely on for current, evidence-based information. What’s Affected?During a shutdown,…
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2025 Antonija Prelec Memorial Lecture Recap
The annual Antonija Prelec Memorial Lecture took place in the Wang Center Theater on March 27th, 2025. This event celebrates the life and accomplishments of the founding Director of the Stony Brook University Health Sciences Library, Antonija Prelec. The lecture…
Nikita Soni, PhD student, on “Human-Centered Large Language Modeling”
On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, Nikita Soni, PhD student from the Department of Computer Science, presented the third lecture of the fall 2024 STEM Speakers Series at the University Libraries. Nikita discussed the lack of diverse human context in natural…
Dr. Jesus Rios on “Can a machine learn chemistry?”
On Tuesday, October 29, 2024, Dr. Jesus Rios from the Department of Physics presented the second lecture of the STEM Speaker Series at the University Libraries. Dr. Rios first discussed how he and his research team used artificial intelligence (AI)…
Health sciences researchers: Reuse Dryad data and win up to $100k from the 2024 Dataworks! Prize
The DataWorks! Prize, sponsored by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), recognizes the impactful role of data reuse on human health. Successful submissions must: Address a pivotal health research question…
Posted in About Us, Health Sciences Library, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Research, School of Dental Medicine, Social Welfare Tagged with: clinical research, clinical trials, epidemiology, imaging datasets, research data
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…
2023 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:…
Stony Brook University Libraries is Partnering with Ithaka S+R on “Making AI Generative for Higher Education”
Stony Brook University Libraries is excited to announce we will be partnering with Ithaka S+R and a cohort of select other universities on a new multi-year research project titled Making AI Generative for Higher Education. Leading this initiative is the…
Health Sciences Librarian Laurel Scheinfeld Wins Research Award
Health Sciences Librarian Laurel Scheinfeld won the 2023 State University of New York Librarians Association (SUNYLA) Excellence in Scholarship Award at this year’s conference. This honor is granted to a SUNYLA member who has published a particularly impactful research article.…
Posted in About Us, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Health Sciences Library, Research, Social Welfare Tagged with: library faculty, research, systematic reviews
Stony Brook librarians present at International Conference
Two Stony Brook Health Sciences Librarians attended the Canadian Health Sciences Library Association Conference June 3-5, 2023 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The conference theme was ‘From Information to Action’. Laurel Scheinfeld and Sunny Chung presented a paper during the Knowledge…
Posted in About Us, Health Sciences Library, Professional Development, Research, Technology Tagged with: conference, Health Sciences Library, Professional development
