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Stony Brook University (SBU), officially the State University of New York at Stony Brook, is a public research university in the Stony Brook, New York area, United States, on Long Island. Along with the University at Buffalo , it is one of the State University of New York system's two flagship institutions .
The Jacob K. Javits Lecture Center also known as Javits Center or Javits for short is the main lecture center at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York. It is located in west campus south of the main Academic Mall. It houses many of the lecture halls in campus and most of the general first-year courses are lectured here.
In terms of area, Stony Brook University is the largest public university in the state of New York. [ 2 ] All of the SUNY schools are accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools , [ 3 ] in addition to other program-specific accreditations held by individual campuses such as the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools ...
This was the largest single gift ever given to any of the SUNY schools. [2] The gift came during Stony Brook's 50th anniversary and shortly after Gov. Spitzer announced his commitment to make Stony Brook a “flagship” of the SUNY system that would rival the nation’s most prestigious state research universities. [3]
The campus of Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York, consists of 213 buildings over 1,454 acres (588 ha) of land. It is the largest public university in the state of New York in terms of land area. [1] The campus was moved to Stony Brook in 1962 after originating in Oyster Bay, New York.
The Renaissance School of Medicine (RSOM) is the graduate medical school of Stony Brook University located in the hamlet of Stony Brook, New York on Long Island.Founded in 1971, [3] RSOM is consistently ranked the top public medical school in New York according to U.S. News & World Report. [4]
The Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine was founded at Stony Brook University in 1968. The founding dean was Dr. J. Howard Oaks, who previously served as acting dean of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Its first class of students was welcomed in September 1973, and graduated in January 1977. [citation needed]
The Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library is the main library at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York. It is named for the father of philanthropist Ward Melville, who donated 400 acres of land and money to establish Stony Brook University in 1957. It originally opened in July 1963 and has massively expanded since its original construction.