Alan Alda Receives Double Helix Medal from Cold Spring Harbor Lab
Renowned actor, writer and science communication advocate Alan Alda was honored with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory‘s prestigious Double Helix Medal at the American Museum of Natural History in New York...Read More
Alan Alda Launches Sixth ‘Flame Challenge’ Science Education Contest
Reflecting Stony Brook University’s commitment to bold innovation in science education, Alan Alda’s Flame Challenge enters its sixth year with a brand new question directed toward scientists by children from...Read More
Alan Alda’s “Flame Challenge” Winners Explain Sound to 11-Year-Olds
If a tree fell in the woods and no one was around, would it make a sound? From vibrations in speakers to light reflections and pixels in a camera, those...Read More
Alda Center Now Teaches Communication Skills to Entrepreneurs
The Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, renowned for helping scientists explain their work to a general audience, is now helping CEO-entrepreneurs better communicate their businesses with key audiences. The Alda Center Industry Initiative...Read More
New Student-run SBU Frontiers Magazine Explores STEM Territory
Graduate students Matthew Borths, Yang Liu and Youran Wu began formulating SBU Frontiers Magazine in Fall 2014 after taking a class on communicating science at the Alan Alda Center for...Read More