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Government Shutdown: How It May Affect Access to Medical Information Resources

As the federal government undergoes a shutdown, access to several government-maintained websites and services may be disrupted. This includes some medical and scientific databases that health professionals, researchers, and students rely on for current, evidence-based information. What’s Affected?During a shutdown, federal websites like those run by the National Institutes of

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Jessica Koos October 2, 2025

2025 Antonija Prelec Memorial Lecture Recap

The annual Antonija Prelec Memorial Lecture took place in the Wang Center Theater on March 27th, 2025. This event celebrates the life and accomplishments of the founding Director of the Stony Brook University Health Sciences Library, Antonija Prelec. The lecture is open to all, and typically features a high-profile speaker

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Jessica Koos April 1, 2025

Nikita Soni, PhD student, on “Human-Centered Large Language Modeling”

On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, Nikita Soni, PhD student from the Department of Computer Science, presented the third lecture of the fall 2024 STEM Speakers Series at the University Libraries. Nikita discussed the lack of diverse human context in natural language processing (NLP) models pre-LLMs (large language modeling) era. To

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Clara Tran November 26, 2024

Dr. Jesus Rios on “Can a machine learn chemistry?”

On Tuesday, October 29, 2024, Dr. Jesus Rios from the Department of Physics presented the second lecture of the STEM Speaker Series at the University Libraries. Dr. Rios first discussed how he and his research team used artificial intelligence (AI) to predict molecular properties of diatomic molecules. They found that

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Clara Tran November 8, 2024

2023 Fall Semester: Reference and Virtual Chat Services

Welcome to the new semester!  Need help with research?  We are here to help!  There are many ways you can connect to librarians for research assistance. You can connect with a librarian virtually via chat with the hours below: Monday-Friday: 9 AM – 5 PM Exceptions: Monday, September 4 (Labor

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Clara Tran August 25, 2023

Health Sciences Librarian Laurel Scheinfeld Wins Research Award

Health Sciences Librarian Laurel Scheinfeld won the 2023 State University of New York Librarians Association (SUNYLA) Excellence in Scholarship Award at this year’s conference. This honor is granted to a SUNYLA member who has published a particularly impactful research article. Laurel was nominated for co-authoring the article, “A Systematic Review

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Jessica Koos June 22, 2023

Stony Brook librarians present at International Conference

Two Stony Brook  Health Sciences Librarians attended the Canadian Health Sciences Library Association Conference June 3-5, 2023 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The conference theme was ‘From Information to Action’. Laurel Scheinfeld and Sunny Chung presented a paper during the Knowledge Synthesis Session entitled: “Putting a Sustainable Service Into Action.” Sunny

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Sunny Chung June 7, 2023