http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/ News site for Stony Brook University press releases. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:07:22 PST en-us http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Faculty_Student_Awards_17/Stony_Brook_University_Professor_Named_Fellow_Of_Executive_Leadership_In_Academic_Medicine_ELAM.shtml Faculty/Student Awards Dr. Maria Emanuel Ryan, a tenured Professor in the Department of Oral Biology and Pathology at the School of Dental Medicine and Director of Clinical Research, has been accepted as a member of the 2008-2009 class of Fellows in the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women. Dr. Ryan is also a member of the medical staff at Stony Brook University Medical Center. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:22:51 PST http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Faculty_Student_Awards_17/Stony_Brook_University_Professor_Named_Fellow_Of_Executive_Leadership_In_Academic_Medicine_ELAM.shtml http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Medical_Center_Health_Care_4/SBU_Scientist_Receives_LILAC_Instrumentation_Grant_To_Further_Molecular_Research_On_Breast_Cancer.shtml Medical Center / Health Care Wei-Xing Zong, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology at Stony Brook University Medical Center, was awarded a grant from the Long Island League to Abolish Cancer (LILAC) to purchase a powerful instrument to aide his research analyzing the molecular components of breast cancer cell metabolism. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:28:31 PST http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Medical_Center_Health_Care_4/SBU_Scientist_Receives_LILAC_Instrumentation_Grant_To_Further_Molecular_Research_On_Breast_Cancer.shtml http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Faculty_Student_Awards_17/SBU_School_of_Med_Dean_Receives_Top_Award_From_The_American_Society_of_Transplantation.shtml Faculty/Student Awards Richard N. Fine., M.D., a renowned pediatric nephrologist and Dean of Stony Brook University School of Medicine, received the Ernest Hodge Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Society of Transplantation (AST). Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:48:18 PST http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Faculty_Student_Awards_17/SBU_School_of_Med_Dean_Receives_Top_Award_From_The_American_Society_of_Transplantation.shtml http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Faculty_Student_Awards_17/Graduate_Of_SBU_Public_Health_Program_Wins_National_Award_For_Public_Service.shtml Faculty/Student Awards Samia Omar, M.P.H., a 2008 graduate of the Stony Brook University Graduate Program in Public Health, received an award that will enable her this summer to implement an oral health education program to children living in select villages in remote areas of Madagascar. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:32:41 PST http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Faculty_Student_Awards_17/Graduate_Of_SBU_Public_Health_Program_Wins_National_Award_For_Public_Service.shtml http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/General_University_News_2/A_Stony_Brook_University_First_Students_Receive_15_000_Carroll_And_Milton_Petrie_Foundation_Awards_To_Teach_In_NYC.shtml General University News On June 2, five Stony Brook students each received a $15,000 Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation Scholarship-Loan. These awards, funded by a grant from the Carol and Milton Petrie Foundation, are designed to support outstanding Stony Brook students pursing graduate degrees in teaching mathematics, science or TESOL, and who will teach in New York City. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:21:37 PST http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/General_University_News_2/A_Stony_Brook_University_First_Students_Receive_15_000_Carroll_And_Milton_Petrie_Foundation_Awards_To_Teach_In_NYC.shtml http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Medical_Center_Health_Care_4/Stony_Brook_University_Medical_Center_Echocardiography.shtml Medical Center / Health Care Smadar Kort, M.D., FACC, FASE, Director of Non-Invasive Cardiology, Cardiovascular Imaging and Echocardiography within SBUMC’s Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, was recently nominated to the Board of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) for which she will serve as leader for its activities and initiatives relating to public education. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:10:54 PST http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Medical_Center_Health_Care_4/Stony_Brook_University_Medical_Center_Echocardiography.shtml http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/General_University_News_2/Stony_Brook_Professor_Honored_With_International_Award.shtml General University News Dr. David Sayre, Adjunct Professor in Stony Brook University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, has been awarded the eighth Ewald Prize by the International Union of Crystallography. Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:47:14 PST http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/General_University_News_2/Stony_Brook_Professor_Honored_With_International_Award.shtml http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/General_University_News_2/Stony_Brook_s_Gelato_Hanson_Jungers_And_Myers_Named_To_Ranks_Of_Distinguished_Professors.shtml General University News The SUNY Board of Trustees has approved the appointments of 22 faculty to distinguished service professor and teaching professor ranks, as recommended by campus colleagues and SUNY Interim Chancellor Dr. John B. Clark. All of the distinguished rank appointments are effective immediately. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:28:30 PST http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/General_University_News_2/Stony_Brook_s_Gelato_Hanson_Jungers_And_Myers_Named_To_Ranks_Of_Distinguished_Professors.shtml http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Faculty_Student_Awards_17/SBUMC_CHAIRMAN_OF_SURGERY_ELECTED_TO_JOHNS_HOPKINS_UNIVERSITY_SOCIETY_OF_SCHOLARS.shtml Faculty/Student Awards Dr. John Joseph Ricotta, professor and chair of the Department of Surgery and program director of general surgery at the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Stony Brook University, has been elected to the Johns Hopkins University Society of Scholars Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:07:31 PST http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Faculty_Student_Awards_17/SBUMC_CHAIRMAN_OF_SURGERY_ELECTED_TO_JOHNS_HOPKINS_UNIVERSITY_SOCIETY_OF_SCHOLARS.shtml http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/General_University_News_2/Stony_Brook_University_Student_Named_First_Place_Recipient_Of_The_2008_Benjamin_And_David_Scharps_Award.shtml General University News – Charlotta “Lottie” Beavers, a summa cum laude graduate majoring in Africana Studies & Comparative Literature and minoring in Latin American & Caribbean Studies at Stony Brook University, was selected as First Place recipient of the 2008 Benjamin and David Scharps Award, announced SUNY Chancellor Dr. John B. Clark today. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:58:56 PST http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/General_University_News_2/Stony_Brook_University_Student_Named_First_Place_Recipient_Of_The_2008_Benjamin_And_David_Scharps_Award.shtml http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Medical_Center_Health_Care_4/Neurology_Nurse_Practioner_Nominated_Nurse_Of_EXCELLENCE.shtml Medical Center / Health Care Stony Brook University Medical Center nurse practitioner Ann Marie Byers, RN, MSN, CRNP, CNRN was selected as the Nurse of Excellence candidate to represent Stony Brook University Medical Center at the annual “Nurse of Excellence” awards ceremony hosted by the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council. Thu, 29 May 2008 14:04:15 PST http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Medical_Center_Health_Care_4/Neurology_Nurse_Practioner_Nominated_Nurse_Of_EXCELLENCE.shtml http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/General_University_News_2/Stony_Brook_Professor_Elected_To_Leadership_Role_Of_American_Philosophical_Association.shtml General University News Edward S. Casey, Distinguished Professor at Stony Brook University, has been elected to a one-year term as Vice President/President-Elect, followed by a one-year term as President of the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association (APA). Wed, 28 May 2008 11:49:32 PST http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/General_University_News_2/Stony_Brook_Professor_Elected_To_Leadership_Role_Of_American_Philosophical_Association.shtml http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/General_University_News_2/noyce.shtml General University News Thirteen Stony Brook University students each received a $10,000 National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship for 2008, announced Professor David Bynum, Director of the Center for Science and Mathematics Education. Mon, 19 May 2008 14:18:05 PST http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/General_University_News_2/noyce.shtml http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Medical_Center_Health_Care_4/Director_of_SBUMC_Pediatric_Cancer_Program_Honored_By_American_Cancer_Society_With_National_Award.shtml Medical Center / Health Care Robert I. Parker, M.D., Director of the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Stony Brook University Medical Center, received the 2008 American Cancer Society (ACS) Lane Adams Quality of Life Award. He received the award at a ceremony in Los Angeles on May 9. Fri, 16 May 2008 16:48:55 PST http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Medical_Center_Health_Care_4/Director_of_SBUMC_Pediatric_Cancer_Program_Honored_By_American_Cancer_Society_With_National_Award.shtml http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/General_University_News_2/Fourteen_Stony_Brook_University_Students_Among_Those_Honored_With_Chancellor_s_Award_For_Excellence.shtml General University News – SUNY Interim Chancellor Dr. John B. Clark honored 275 college students from SUNY campuses throughout the state with the 2008 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, on Monday, April 7. Stony Brook University has 14 students who were honored. Thu, 15 May 2008 11:41:21 PST http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/General_University_News_2/Fourteen_Stony_Brook_University_Students_Among_Those_Honored_With_Chancellor_s_Award_For_Excellence.shtml http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Medical_Center_Health_Care_4/Two_SBU_Faculty_Receive_Grants_From_Top_International_Breast_Cancer_Organization_For_Promising_Research.shtml Medical Center / Health Care Emily Chen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacological Sciences, and Wei-Xing Zong, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology at Stony Brook University Medical Center, have been awarded Susan G. Komen for the Cure® breast cancer research grants for 2008. Wed, 14 May 2008 10:51:41 PST http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Medical_Center_Health_Care_4/Two_SBU_Faculty_Receive_Grants_From_Top_International_Breast_Cancer_Organization_For_Promising_Research.shtml http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Medical_Center_Health_Care_4/SBU_Biochemist_Wins_Prestigious_Award_For_Innovative_Research_From_National_Pharmacology_Society.shtml Medical Center / Health Care Craig C. Malbon, Ph.D., Leading Professor of Pharmacology and Director of the Diabetes & Metabolic Diseases Research Center (DMDRC) at Stony Brook University Medical Center, is the recipient of the 2008 Goodman and Gilman Award by the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET). Wed, 07 May 2008 12:03:57 PST http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Medical_Center_Health_Care_4/SBU_Biochemist_Wins_Prestigious_Award_For_Innovative_Research_From_National_Pharmacology_Society.shtml http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Medical_Center_Health_Care_4/SBUMC_Neonatologist_Honored_By_AMA_Foundation_With_Outstanding_Leader_Of_Medicine_Award.shtml Medical Center / Health Care Shetal Shah, M.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Stony Brook University Medical Center, has been named a recipient of the American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation’s 2008 Outstanding Leader of Medicine Award. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:50:47 PST http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Medical_Center_Health_Care_4/SBUMC_Neonatologist_Honored_By_AMA_Foundation_With_Outstanding_Leader_Of_Medicine_Award.shtml http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Medical_Center_Health_Care_4/SBU_Radiation_Oncology_Researcher_Receives_Top_Award_From_LI_Technology_Hall_of_Fame.shtml Medical Center / Health Care F. Avraham Dilmanian, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Research, Department of Radiation Oncology at Stony Brook University Medical Center, along with colleagues from Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), won the 2008 Long Island Technology Hall of Fame award for Innovation for the Individual. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:16:52 PST http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Medical_Center_Health_Care_4/SBU_Radiation_Oncology_Researcher_Receives_Top_Award_From_LI_Technology_Hall_of_Fame.shtml http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Faculty_Student_Awards_17/Dean_of_SBU_School_of_Medicine_Honored_At_Spring_Gala_Of_Organization_Providing_Homes_For_Medically_Fragile_Children.shtml Faculty/Student Awards Richard N. Fine., M.D., Dean of Stony Brook University School of Medicine, was honored by Angela’s House, a Long Island-based organization that provides special homes for medically fragile children at its Spring Gala. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:50:10 PST http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Faculty_Student_Awards_17/Dean_of_SBU_School_of_Medicine_Honored_At_Spring_Gala_Of_Organization_Providing_Homes_For_Medically_Fragile_Children.shtml