BE CONNECTED UPDATE: April 11, 2025
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|  Twelve Stony Brook graduate students took part in Stony Brook University’s annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition on March 28. When the dust settled, Sai Abasolo, a doctoral candidate in biomedical engineering, was named the winner, having withstood competition that was at once enthusiastic, diverse and fierce. Read more.
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BE HEARD! Deadline Extended (and More HR News)
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To ensure that every employee voice on campus is heard, the deadline for the 'Be Heard' HR survey has been extended to TOMORROW, Friday, April 11. The survey is completely confidential, and your responses will be instrumental in helping us make our organization an even better place to work. We look forward to hearing from even more of you! Questions or need the survey invite resent? Email be heard@stonybrook.edu. Otherwise, visit stonybrook.edu/hrnow/beheard for instructions on how to locate the survey in your email and complete it.
Holiday Work 2025-2026 - UUP, CSEA, PEF, PBANYS, NYSCOPBA Employees Under contractual agreements, State employees have an opportunity once a year to change the benefit they receive for working a holiday - holiday comp time or holiday pay. To make a change, visit Holiday Work and complete the appropriate form on or before May 15, 2025.
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BE A CLIMATE WARRIOR: EARTH MONTH UPDATE
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 | Professor Arie Kaufman in the Reality Deck. Photo by John Griffin.
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Join a lively conversation about the future of climate and energy research at SBU Since the start of the spring semester, a committee of faculty and staff has been exploring and developing scenarios and structures to enhance and facilitate groundbreaking, interdisciplinary work around energy, climate and sustainability. They will present their ideas for input from 9-11 a.m. TOMORROW (Friday, April 11), at the Climate and Sustainability Structures Workshop in the Student Union Ballroom. Register now to join the conversation and share your ideas.
Grow together at the 3rd Annual Sea to Soil Symposium The FoodLab at Stony Brook Southampton has planned an exciting lineup of activities on Friday, May 2, including a boat excursion into the bay, followed by a series of insightful talks from great speakers at the symposium, featuring keynote speaker, Paul Greenberg - an award-winning author and environmental journalist (Four Fish, The Climate Diet).
See who’s talking about climate Join the conversation with C4E Presents, a podcast from Stony Brook’s Collaborative for the Earth, available on Spotify or wherever you stream audio:
- Rasheed Davis, clinical associate professor in the School of Health Profession, sees the day-to-day health impacts of climate change.
- David Taylor, associate professor in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, writes across disciplinary boundaries, with the core of his work concern for environmental sustainability and community.
- Elizabeth Hewitt, associate professor in the Department of Technology and Society, analyzes the social factors that play into our decisions toward recycling, energy usage and waste management.
- Michael Rubenstein, associate professor in the Department of English and Director of the Humanities Institute, explores the emerging field of 'energy humanities' and the relationship between literature, energy systems and environmental concerns.
- Did you know that C4E Presents is on the radio? Tune into WUSB Stony Brook 90.1 FM and 107.3 FM on Tuesdays at 7 a.m.
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Science Playwriting Competition – Staged Readings The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics and the C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics are pleased to present the 2025 Science Playwriting Competition Staged Readings of the Winning Plays. Reading will take place Wednesday, April 16 at 5:30 p.m., Simons Center for Geometry & Physics Della Pietra Auditorium, Room 10; reception at 4:45 p.m., Simons Center Lobby
Stony Brook Football Spring Showcase On Friday, April 25, Stony Brook Football will host the 2025 Spring Showcase at LaValle Stadium at 6 p.m. The event will feature player skills challenges, a fan fest, giveaways and more! Admission is FREE for all fans! The Spring Showcase will be followed by the 7th Annual Stony Brook Varsity Band Spring Concert inside Stony Brook Arena. To purchase tickets for the Spring Concert, click here.
Stony Brook Southampton Presents The Jazz Loft @ Southampton Concert Series Stony Brook Southampton, in collaboration with The Jazz Loft, presents The Jazz Loft @ Southampton Concert Series, a spring-summer lineup of five concerts featuring world-class jazz musicians. Find details here.
Annual Plant Sale Fundraiser for the Stony Brook Heights Rooftop Farm The plant sale to support Stony Brook’s rooftop farm will be held on Wednesday, May 7, outside the SBUH cafeteria, Level 5. They are accepting and encouraging pre-order forms to be submitted in advance using this link. Order forms will be accepted until May 2. There are TWO pickup locations for all pre-orders. Directions for pickup will be sent about one week prior to the plant sale:
East Campus: 5/7/25 (9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.) at the Stony Brook Heights Rooftop Farm (HSC Level 3-outside the galleria)
West Campus: 5/7/25 (8:30-10:30 a.m.) at the traffic circle in front of the Centers for Molecular Medicine
Pre-Summer College Program Jumpstart your future at Stony Brook's Pre-College Summer Program. Dive into college-level courses taught by award-winning faculty, gain essential academic skills and connect with ambitious peers who are just as passionate about learning as you are. New commuter options are available! Register by May 30.
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Vote for Stony Brook in the Telly's! This Fall, Stony Brook University submitted its new brand anthem video for the Dare to Be campaign to the Telly Awards and it has been shortlisted by The Telly Judging Council. Vote for Stony Brook by April 18 by clicking here.
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CommUniversity Day 2025 is underway. Scheduled for Saturday, September 27, from 12 noon to 4 p.m., it will take place on the academic mall and an indoor rain plan is in place for the same day in the Stony Brook Arena.
This festival-style event is free and open to the public. Last year we welcomed 2,000 attendees from both the internal and external community. More than 100 individuals, clubs and departments from both the University, Medicine and nonprofit community partners were featured.
We encourage the entire Stony Brook community and external partners to consider hosting an activity this year. Those who are interested in participating can fill out the event participation form and anyone with questions can reach Heather Banoub at communiversityday@stonybrook.edu.
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 | Spirits were high and smiles abounded as Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook students, family members and friends celebrated matches to residencies around the country. Photos by Kristy Leibowitz.
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BE EXCITED ABOUT BEING OUR BEST
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 | Winning CAPS (Counseling and Psychological Services) Counselors. From left: Oren Shefet, Stavroula Sassos and Candice Clifford.
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