Study Estimates Economic, Social Costs of Wildfire Smoke Pollution
Using future climate scenarios based on wildfire damages in North America, scientists estimate that up to 10,000 or more lives may be saved annually in the United States if society...Read More
Studies Reveal Smartphone Use in Schools Remains a Concern
Banning use of smartphones in schools is a hotly debated educational policy topic nationally and internationally as we enter 2026. The issue is fueled by the excess use of smartphones...Read More
Study Reveals Brain Changes in WTC Responders with Chronic PTSD
Chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the main health problems suffered by World Trade Center (WTC) responders. It a condition that can be difficult to diagnose based just...Read More
SBU-Led Study Reveals Link Between WTC Toxic Exposures and Lung Cancer
The health risks from toxic exposures at Ground Zero of the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks are well documented, and diseases caused by those exposures continue to plague first responders...Read More
Study: Wildfire Smoke May Lead to Thousands More U.S. Deaths
A study led by Stony Brook University faculty and published in Nature projects that smoke exposure from wildfires in the coming decades toward 2050 could result in tens of thousands of excess deaths...Read More
Stony Brook’s Minghao Qiu Helps Uncover Where Clean Energy Delivers the Biggest Impact
A new research study co-authored by Stony Brook University Assistant Professor Minghao Qiu reveals that the climate benefits of solar power vary widely across the United States, and that location...Read More
