Doctoral Candidate Behrgen Smith Named Finalist for Hertz Foundation Fellowship
Behrgen Smith was drawn to pharmaceutical research at an early age. His mother has a rare disease for which available therapeutics are not effective. His interest was further piqued after...Read More
Three Stony Brook Scholars Honored with Zonta Women in STEM Awards
Three Stony Brook University students have been recognized by the Zonta Club of Suffolk County for their achievements in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Sagarika Srivastava, Polina Bragina and Antonia...Read More
From Cello to Cells: Jivan Ramesh Is SBU’s Youngest Graduate in Decades
When 16-year-old Jivan Ramesh walks across the stage at Stony Brook University’s 2025 Commencement, he’ll be making history as the youngest SBU graduate in decades, completing the degree that he...Read More
Biochemistry Major Has Drive to Help Cancer Patients
Hector Romero Garcia ’26 — the URECA researcher of the month for September — is a biochemistry major who joined Christopher Clarke’s Lipid Cancer Laboratory this past summer as a participant in...Read More
Two SBU Undergrads Receive Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
Two Stony Brook students have been selected as recipients of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, an award recognizing outstanding undergraduate, PhD-bound students in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering (STEM). This year’s winners...Read More
Biochemistry Major Involved in Research for Promising Cancer Treatment
Ankur Sikder — the URECA researcher of the month for July —is a biochemistry major who does research under the mentorship of Mei Lin (Ete) Chan, an assistant professor in the Department...Read More
