In the QS and Google webinar, Accelerating Research in the Agentic Era: Building the Next Engine of Discovery & Scholarly Impact, Dr Maria Spies, Chief Innovation Officer at QS, was joined by Charles Elliott, Field CTO at Google Public Sector, and Lav Varshney, Infinity Professor and AI Institute Director at Stony Brook University, to explore the opportunities and challenges of AI-driven research.

In a State of the University Address on September 14 at the Staller Center, the second-year president, who is an engineer by training, suggested that the university embrace the opportunities presented by the latest technologies, preparing students for life after college and creating opportunities across Long Island.

Donghee Yvette Wohn has been appointed the inaugural chair of the new Department of Technology, AI and Society (DTAS) in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, effective September 1, 2026. Wohn’s research on the topics of human-computer interaction (HCI), artificial intelligence and online social behavior have earned her a national and international reputation as a leading voice in the field.

Researchers at Fudan, Harvard, and Stony Brook University recently explored the evolution of 22 languages using a combination of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, statistical methods, and a massive cache of real linguistics data. Their paper, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, identifies a common statistical structure for all the languages they examined and the patterns underpinning their evolution.