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Everything you need to know before the solar eclipse
On Monday, April 8th a total solar eclipse will be visible across North America. Here is everything you need to know before the eclipse. What is a solar eclipse? A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes in between the sun and the earth, covering the photosphere (the sun’s face). A partial eclipse – when… Read more
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Book Review: Nobel Prize Women in Science
Historically, women have been underrepresented in science. Despite this, remarkable achievements have been made by women in the scientific field. Nobel Prize Women in Science: Their Lives, Struggles, and Momentous Discoveries focuses on the stories of the 15 female scientists that won the Nobel Prize or contributed to work that won a Nobel Prize. Sharon… Read more
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Rebuilding an Organization: the Future of SACNAS at Stony Brook University
More than 63.7 million people in the United States are Hispanic. Hispanics Americans make up 19.1% of the total population and according to the US Census Bureau, they are the largest racial minority in the United States. Although Hispanic adults make up 17% of the workforce, they remain underrepresented in science, making up only 8%… Read more
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Toyota and Idemitsu Collaboration: Revolutionizing the Future for Solid-State Batteries
On October 12, 2023, Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced their partnership with Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (Idemitsu), Japan’s second-largest oil refiner, in the development and commercialization of all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) for electric vehicles by 2027-28. With this technology, Toyota expects to achieve their goal of a 740-mile driving range from a single 10-minute charging time.… Read more
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We’re looking for new members!
Calling Stony Brook graduate students! Are you interested in science communication? The SciComm Society is looking for new members! SciComm is a graduate student organization focused on bringing science to the broader community. Our goal is to use blog-style articles and social media posts to make scientific research more understandable for the general public. We’re… Read more
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Scientists Successfully Transplant Pig Kidneys into a Brain-Dead Human
Article Highlights Earlier this year, a 57 year old man named Maurice “Mo” Miller died suddenly from undiagnosed brain cancer. He was a registered organ donor, but due to his cancer, he was deemed unfit to donate his organs. After his death, his sister Mary-Miller Duffy consented to allow researchers at NYU Langone attempt a… Read more
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