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1. Stony Brook Men's Lacrosse Celebrates Successful 2026 Golf Classic (stonybrookathletics.com) — Stony Brook men's lacrosse just wrapped up a highly successful Golf Classic at St. George's Golf & Country Club in nearby Setauket, drawing over 150 attendees and raising more than $69,000 for Seawolves lacrosse. Alumni, supporters, and friends enjoyed 18 holes, contests like "Beat the Seawolf," and a new 300 Launch experience, with organizers already inviting you to mark your calendar for the 2027 outing.
2. Stony Brook University Distinguished Professor Patricia Wright Named a Hagler Fellow for the 2026-27 Class by Texas A&M University (stonybrook.edu) — A Stony Brook University anthropology professor, Patricia Wright, has been named a Hagler Fellow by Texas A&M's Hagler Institute, recognizing her global leadership in biodiversity and primate conservation. Based in Stony Brook, she'll collaborate with Texas A&M faculty and students while continuing work that raises the university's research profile and reinforces its role as a major scientific and economic engine for Long Island.
3. Longtime Gino's Pizza of Babylon manager, 60, drowns in backyard pool (greaterlongisland.com) — A Babylon pizzeria manager drowned in his backyard pool Tuesday, part of a troubling series of recent adult pool deaths across Suffolk County. The story notes that retired NYPD Chief Anthony Izzo also drowned in his Stony Brook backyard pool in August, underscoring safety concerns for local homeowners even after peak swim season ends.
4. Nicholas Boggs receives 2026 Truman Capote Award from UI (uiowa.edu) — A Stony Brook University English and creative writing professor has been awarded the prestigious 2026 Truman Capote Literary Trust Award for Literary Criticism, recognizing his acclaimed biography of James Baldwin. While the ceremony will be held in Iowa, the honor highlights the national literary profile of Stony Brook's faculty and brings added attention to the university's humanities programs.
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