Food in American culture may be on our minds this Thanksgiving, as we sit down to festive meals with family and friends. For those with an interest in learning more on the topic, Stony Brook University Libraries have a bounty…
Colleen Kenefick Visits the John Radcliffe Hospital Cairns Library, University of Oxford
On Friday, November 21, 2014, I (Colleen Kenefick, Health Sciences Librarian) spent the day at the John Radcliffe Hospital Cairns Library. This visit was very graciously coordinated in advance between Dr. Hagan Bayley (Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford Chemistry…
Posted in Global Initiatives, Health Sciences Library
Funny You Should Ask…
Sometimes you are looking for unusual content in a database and don’t know where to start your research. Political cartoons can be one of those questions. Stony Brook University Libraries are here to help! To search for political cartoons, a…
Posted in Databases
New Film: “Stony Brook’s First Alumni: Reunion and Reflections”
A reunion weekend was held at Stony Brook University and at Planting Fields at Oyster Bay (first campus), in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Classes of 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1964, and reuniting the Founders Group, classes of…
Welcome Jennifer Lyon!
Jennifer Lyon joined Stony Brook University Libraries on November 6 as the new Biomedical and Translational Research Librarian. Jennifer formerly was a Clinical Research Librarian at the University of Florida where she was liaison to the Clinical and Translational Research…
Posted in Health Sciences Library
International Games Day Draws Celebrity Guests to the Library
Books are easily the predominant symbol that comes to mind when you hear the word library. But games have long played an important role in the library world. Chess Clubs found their way into library space as early as the 19th…
The Armchair Librarian
Looking to brush up on your research skills without leaving the comfort of home? Stony Brook University Libraries have it covered! The Libraries’ Youtube Channel is stocked with short, helpful tutorials like the “5 Minute Research Starter” and “Catalog Searching…
ASK US and You Shall Receive
Stephanie McEvoy is the library’s graduate intern this semester. She is exploring academic librarianship while she completes her Master’s in Library Science degree from Queens College. She will be writing occasional columns about her discoveries and experiences at Stony Brook…
The Chess Match at Southampton Library
While Main Campus prepares for International Games Day, the Southampton Library has an ongoing game of its own. Chess is one of the oldest and most popular games in the world, appealing to players of all ages and cultures. You…
Posted in Southampton
SBU student research featured in NYAS Podcast
SBU Ph.D. Student Huafeng Huang’s research into clean production of hydrogen fuel is featured in a recent New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) podcast. As a Ph.D. student at SUNY Stonybrook, Huafeng Huang (aka Wolf) is using chemistry to create…
