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Stony Brook Matters

January 13, 2010 Vol. 4, Issue 1
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Alumni Events Open to All

Friday, January 15
Black and Latino Alumni Networking Event

Sunday, January 24
DC Alumni Game Watch -
Men's Basketball vs. Albany

Friday, February 19
Boston Alum Game Watch - Men's Basketball vs. Albany

Wednesday, Febuary 24
NYC Recent Alumni Game Watch - Men's Basketball vs. Vermont

University Events

Wednesday, January 13
Women's Basketball
vs. Boston

Saturday, January 16
The Met Live in HD:
Carmen

Monday, January 18
SB Men's Basketball
vs. UMBC

Sunday, January 24
SB Men's Basketball
vs. Albany

Sunday, January 24
University Cafe:
The Kennedys

Friday, January 29
Movie: Big Fan

Saturday, January 30
SB Men's Basketball
vs. Boston

Saturday, January 30
The Met Live in HD:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Thursday, February 4
SUNY Strategic Plan:
A Conversation about Energy and Sustainability

Thursday, February 4
Emerson String Quartet

Friday, February 5
Movie: The Girl on the Train

Save the Date

Saturday, March 13
School of Nursing Distinguished Alumnus
Awards Brunch

Thursday, April 22
Stars of Stony Brook Gala

Monday, June 21
Stony Brook Alumni Association's Scholarship
Golf Classic

Saturday, October 9
Homecoming 2010

Complete List of
University Events

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Class Notes Here

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Can Stem Cells Help Repair Tissue in Heart Attack Patients?

In a clinical study involving 40 sites, including Stony Brook University Medical Center, doctors are using mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to treat patients who have had a heart attack. "We hope that the MSCs will help the heart muscle recover following a myocardial infarction by reducing the inflammation, as well as repairing the damaged heart tissue," says Luis Gruberg, MD, Principal Investigator and Professor of Cardiology. More.

215 Million-Year-Old Dino Discovery

New Dinosaur: Tawa Hallae

Alan H. Turner, PhD, Assistant Professor of Anatomical Sciences at Stony Brook is the co-author of the study of a new species of dinosaur that was recently found in New Mexico. Tawa hallae, a carnivore about 3 meters long was discovered at Ghost Ranch in northern New Mexico. More.

SB Alums Gather at Recent Events

2009 Distinguished Alumnus Awards

On November 20, the Charles B. Wang Center was filled with smiling alumni, faculty, and staff celebrating the accomplishments of Stony Brook alums Dr. Robert J. Frey, Dr. Margaret M. McGovern, Rear Admiral Dr. Steven K. Galson, and Dr. Sally A. Lynch. More Photos.

Nominate an alum for a 2010 Distinguished Alumnus Award here.

The Future of Quantitative Finance
Stony Brook grads attended a discussion panel on December 3, at JPMorgan Chase's Manhattan headquarters. The event was organized by Stony Brook's new Center for Quantitative Finance in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics. More Photos.

Watch the SB Men's Basketball Team on MSG Plus

This basketball season the Seawolves are coming to a television near you! MSG Plus will be televising several men's basketball games throughout the 2009-2010 season.

Games this month include:
January 18, 5 pm, UMBC
January 24, 12 pm, Albany
Full Schedule Here.

Live in the DC area? Join us for a Game-Watch Party on January 24.

Student Mentored at SBU Wins National Siemens Competition

Ruoyi Jiang, a senior at Ward Melville High School in East Setauket, was named the individual Grand Prize winner and awarded $100,000 in the prestigious nationwide Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology. Jiang conducted his research on chemotherapy drug resistance under the mentorship of Carlos Simmerling, Professor of Chemistry at Stony Brook University and Brookhaven National Laboratory. More.

9/11 Heroes Benefit from
New Long Island Facility 9/11 First-Responder Facility Ribbon Cutting

The brand-new World Trade Center Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program will provide much needed treatment to thousands of 9/11 first-responders who continue to suffer from asthma, pulmonary conditions, post-traumatic stress disorders, and other conditions related to their work at Ground Zero. Stony Brook University Medical Center proudly opened the new clinic, located in Islandia, on December 3. More.

Annual Fund donations - of any size - will help yet another
"great mind" at Stony Brook. Think Ahead. Give Today.
"Contributions from donors go beyond offsetting the costs of college for students like me. Apart from the immediate benefit to the student, in the long run they benefit society as a whole as more engineers, doctors, and teachers begin their careers. I am very grateful for all your support." ~ Celetino, Class of 2011

Think Ahead. Give Today.

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