This has been a special week at Stony Brook University. Leading up to Veteran’s Day this coming Monday, November 12th, University Libraries took the opportunity to offer programming to honor our Veteran students, faculty & staff. On Monday Nov 5,…
Open Access Symposium 2018
Stony Brook University Libraries hosted the 2018 Open Access Symposium on Thursday, October 25 – Friday, October 26. The Symposium included diverse and engaging panelists and presenters, and featured keynote speaker Heather Joseph, SPARC Executive Director, who shared her perspective…
National Women’s Studies Association Conference Preview at SBU Libraries
On October 30th, students and faculty gathered for a preview of research to be presented at the upcoming meetings of the National Women’s Studies Association and the American Studies Association in Atlanta. A panel of graduate students and faculty members…
University Libraries STEM Speaker Series, “Predicting Nor’easters: From Days Out To Decades” by Dr. Edmund Chang
The University Libraries is very pleased to announce its third lecture of the fall 2018 STEM Speaker Series presented by Dr. Edmund Chang from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. Title: “Predicting Nor’easters: From Days Out To Decades”…
Literary Karaoke: Halloween Edition at SBU Libraries
Stony Brook University students and faculty celebrated the fall season and Halloween yesterday by reading some of their favorite themed texts and eating delicious candy. Literary karaoke is a great way to discover new books to read and to share…
Posted in Arts & Humanities, Events
Dr. Thomas Allison on “Mastering the Electromagnetic Spectrum and Using it to Learn About Nature”
On October 16, Dr. Thomas Allison, from the Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics, passionately presented his lab’s innovative research on frequency comb lasers, nonlinear optics, and the ultrafast dynamics of molecules and materials. Details can be found…
Windmill Tales
If you were living in a small town on Long Island 200 years ago, the place to be would have been the local windmill. That’s where people gathered to grind their flour but also to gossip and catch up on…
Posted in History, Southampton
4th Floor Stacks Closed, October 25 through November 7
Due to work on the HVAC system, the 4th floor stacks in Melville Library will be closed to patrons from October 25 through November 7, 2018. Please see a library staff member at the service desk if you need any…
Posted in About Us
Dr. Rita Nezami Presents Theory & Practice for Teaching World Literature
Dr. Rita Nezami, Senior Lecturer in the Program in Writing & Rhetoric, presented her work on incorporating world literature in her teaching in order to inspire her students to become empathetic, thoughtful, global inhabitants. Her talk, “Bringing the World into…
Literary Journalism with Dr. Pablo Calvi
Dr. Pablo Calvi, Assistant Professor in the School of Journalism, presented research from his forthcoming book, Latin American Adventures in Literary Journalism. His discussion of nineteenth- and twentieth- century reading and publishing practices in the Americas provided important insights into the…
