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July 23, 2019
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Saturday marks 50 years since the first moon landing. Now, NASA is tapping a team from Stony Brook University to investigate how going to space impacts human health.
Newsday
Marie Baffa of Port Jefferson, more than three decades younger than Golden, is another TAVR success story, according to her physician, Dr. Henry Tannous, chief of cardiothoracic surgery and co-director of the Stony Brook University Heart Institute.
Times Beacon Record
The Staller Center turns into a movie lover’s mecca when new independent films from nearly 20 countries screen at the Stony Brook Film Festival on evenings and weekends from Thursday, July 18 to Saturday, July 27. The popular festival, now in its 24th year, brings a highly selective roster of diverse films, making it a favorite of moviegoers and filmmakers alike.
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Stony Brook scientists have received major NIH funding to investigate a pioneering approach to fetal monitoring that could improve outcomes in the delivery room.
Xiuxiong Chen, Professor of Mathematics, and Rouven Essig, Associate Professor of Physics, have been named 2019 Simons Investigators, becoming the first faculty members at the University to receive this coveted award.
A selection of 11 paintings and works on paper by Walter Plate (1925-1972), one of the foremost young American abstractionists to emerge after World War II, will be on view at the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center from August 1 through October 31. The exhibition includes works inspired by Plate’s frequent visits to Long Island’s East End, where he associated with members of the older generation of abstract painters, including Adolph Gottlieb and Willem and Elaine de Kooning.
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Liliana Dávalos ’ current research includes several projects involving bats. Her work   analyzes groups that have evolved many specialized senses, studies the role of anti-microbial peptides on bat wings in resistance to the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome, and investigates the co-evolution between fruit scents and the olfactory ability and behavioral preferences of fruit-eating bats. Her research also includes studying the impact of the illegal drugs on rain forests in the Andean region.
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