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BE CONNECTED UPDATE: February 12, 2025
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BE CONNECTED SPOTLIGHT
Javits Center STEAM Installation
The melding of science and art at Stony Brook has taken the form of an innovative, interactive origami installation in the Javits Center. The exhibit — a collaboration between the Origami Club at SBU, the Vertically Integrated Projects Bioengineering Education, Application and Research (VIP BEAR) team and the Biomedical Engineering Society — began with their motivation to beautify student spaces with STEM-inspired artwork created by the community. Read more.
BE INSPIRED
Meet Your New Colleague: Kylie Zahra
Kylie Zahra is a compassionate, caring and kind individual. This is important in her field, where she serves as a respiratory therapist for Stony Brook Medicine (SBM). 

Read more and view the video.

Meet more new colleagues and/or nominate someone, or yourself!
It’s Awards Season: Put Your Colleagues’ Names in Lights

Nominate a coworker today for Academic Excellence Awards.

The Provost’s Office, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, and the Office of Educational Effectiveness are all accepting nominations for awards that recognize faculty. Peruse the categories and nominate your colleagues today.
Nominations are due at the end of March.
BE INVOLVED
Heart Month Activities 
Get educated, get screened and get involved in your own heart health at Stony Brook University Hospital.
The following events will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Resilience Room at The Brook, located off the SBUH main level (Level 5):
  • Blood Pressure Screenings: Wednesdays
  • Heart Failure Week Education: Feb. 12 and 13
  • Cholesterol Screenings: Feb. 12 and 19
  • Education and Giveaways: Feb. 26
There is also an evening event from Feb. 24, at 11 p.m. to Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 1 a.m. held outside the hospital cafeteria.

Faculty and staff: Help cheer us on and get your FREE TICKETS HERE!
AND THAT'S NOT ALL ...
Seawolves Pantry
Pre-College Summer Program is Back - See Below
GESTURES & CLUSTERS On view through February 19, GESTURES & CLUSTERS: Two Collaborative Soundscapes, an immersive sound art installation at the Staller Center’s Zuccaire Gallery. Tuned to take advantage of the Zuccaire Gallery's architectural resonances and acoustics, while allowing individuals to experience their own soundscapes as they navigate the spaces. Click here to learn more.

A Day of Events with the Artists Join the Zuccaire Gallery Wednesday, February 19, for a day of programming with artists John Driscoll, Phil Edelstein and Cecilia Lopez. Organized in conjunction with GESTURES & CLUSTERS: Two Collaborative Soundscapes. Events are free and open to the public. RSVP encouraged.

Marie Colvin Series Lecture The New Battlefield: Open Source Investigations into Conflict and Disinformation with Rhona Tarrant, Executive Editor, CBS News, Wednesday February 26, 6 p.m., at the Wang Center.

Presidential Lecture Join Executive Vice President and Provost Carl Lejuez for a special afternoon with The New York Times Best Sellers author and scholar on Thursday, February 27, 5 p.m. Use this link to RSVP and submit questions by February 13. 

Regional Grant Application Writing Workshop February 27 | Wang Center | Researchers in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences are invited to register for a full-day workshop for the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences featuring representatives from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). Register here.  

RAD Training Stony Brook University Police is offering Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) Training: Women's Only Self-Defense. This class will develop and enhance the options of self defense so they may become viable considerations to the woman who is attacked. Classes are on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7p.m. at the Rec Center. Please register on the SBU Recreation and Wellness app, Rec On The Go, at least 24 hours before the class. For questions, please reach out to joseph.bica@stonybrook.edu or jared.king@stonybrook.edu.

Pre-College Summer Program Returns for 2025 Know a high school student looking to level up their summer? Stony Brook’s Pre-College Summer Program (PCS) offers experiential courses in a wide range of subjects, from dental sciences and health professions to engineering and computational linguistics. New this year: PCS participants are eligible for Future Seawolves Scholarships! Sign up your student by March 7 to score a $100 discount on the program fee. Learn more and apply on the Pre-College Summer website.

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