🌱 How two Stony Brook scholars just joined an elite global science circle
Stony Brook University, New York Patch AM: a 4 min readCoffee in hand, Stony Brook University? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How two Stony Brook scholars just joined an elite global science circle
Also on today's calendar: "Paw-ktoberfest: Heroes, Hops & Paws" Benefiting Paws of War and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 80 and low of 59 degrees.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 70, low: 54.
- Sunday: Chance of a little p.m. rain, with a high of 65 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Stony Brook University Professors Inducted into European Academy of Engineering (stonybrook.edu) — Two Stony Brook University professors have been elected to the European Academy of Engineering’s Fundamental Sciences and Mathematics Division, a major international honor for the campus. Physics professor Alexander Zamolodchikov and Simons Center mathematician and Fields Medalist John Pardon are among just 14 members chosen worldwide in 2026, highlighting Stony Brook’s growing global impact in physics and mathematics. 
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★ Featured events ★
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"Paw-ktoberfest: Heroes, Hops & Paws" Benefiting Paws of War →
The Stone Goat Restaurant & Brewery, 552 N Country Rd, St James
1:00 pm
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
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Hawkins-Mount House Tours | LI250
The Long Island Museum, 1200 NY-25A, Stony Brook
8:30 am -
Culper Spy Day!!!
Three Village Historical Society, 93 N. Country Road, East Setauket
10:00 am -
Country Fair →
Hallockville Museum Farm, 6038 Sound Avenue, Riverhead
10:00 am -
Culper Spy Day - FREE!
The Long Island Museum, 1200 NY-25A, Stony Brook
12:00 pm -
Long Island During the American Revolution - FREE Lecture
The Long Island Museum, 1200 NY-25A, Stony Brook
1:00 pm -
Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra →
Staller Center For the Arts, 100 Nicolls Rd, Stony Brook
7:30 pm -
Country Fair →
Hallockville Museum Farm, 6038 Sound Avenue, Riverhead
10:00 am -
Sunday Street Concert Series: Rory Block
The Long Island Museum, 1200 NY-25A, Stony Brook
5:00 pm -
In Conversation with David Sedaris →
Staller Center For the Arts, 100 Nicolls Rd, Stony Brook
7:00 pm -
An Evening with David Sedaris →
Staller Center For the Arts, 100 Nicolls Rd, Stony Brook
7:00 pm -
2026 Stony Brook Men’s Lacrosse Golf Classic
Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook
10:00 am -
Panel discussion - "Beyond Boundaries: Translation as Research and Practice", An Interdisciplinary Roundtable
Humanities,Room 1008, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook
12:30 pm
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
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🗞 Nearby News
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- MindArch Health Awarded Stony Brook University HECMR Mini-Grant to Design a Landmark Platform (brainzmagazine.com)
- Hofstra Welcomes Stony Brook To Captains Field Saturday Night (gohofstra.com)
- Long Island families face a college financial aid squeeze (newsday.com)
Smithtown
- Stranger Offered 14-Year-Old Girl $300 In St. James: Police (patch.com)
Kings Park
- Kings Park Man Gets Up To 11 Years For Robbing 2 Flagstar Banks: DA (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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