Melanie Karniewich

Student Journalist at Stony Brook University

The Statesman Sports Writer from March 2022 to January 2023 while covering women's lacrosse, women's soccer, and women's basketball at Stony Brook University.

Stony Brook Young Investigators Review, Highlight Writer

Stony Brook Young Investigators Review Highlight Writer from August 2022 to February 2023 while covering Stony Brook University research and new experiments in various topics of science to the semester theme. All gather to be published in a Journal Issue released per semester.

Fall 2022- Coincidences in Science

Adélie penguins are at risk of extinction by climate changeBy Melanie Karniewich, Class of 2025 Figure 1: Adelie penguins come ashore on this icy Weddell Sea boach at Paulet Island, Antarctica. Climate change is becoming more alarming at an increasing rate…

Title: A genetic change delivered via gel treatment for Epidermolysis bullosa patients shows promiseBy Melanie Karniewich, Class of 2025 Figure 1 Artistic drawing of Epidermolysis bullosa on the arm of the human body. Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a rare genetic condition that causes serious blis…

Past Pandemics May Play a Role in Susceptibility to DiseaseMelanie Karniewich ’25 Figure 1: Artistic representations of the Black Death. When the human body reacts to something foreign, the immune response will likely ensure that the human body…

Targeted Treatment to the Thalamus Can Have Successful Results in Patients with Traumatic Brain InjuriesMelanie Karniewich ’25 Figure 1. A brain scan can identify different issues going on with someone’s brain functions. Brain injuries are becoming more common, but there are still a lot of unan…

Working Memory Capacity Is Directly Linked To Processing and StorageFigure 1: A person’s memory is determined by social structures along with biological and psychological storage. Melanie Karniewich ’25 Memory plays an important role in our brain function, a…

Her Campus Stony Brook University Chapter, Writer

Her Campus Writer from January 2023 to present while covering the lifestyle of a female college student at Stony Brook University along with other current media writings.

Weekly Newsbreak

As apart of my spring 2023 semester schedule, Intermediate Digital Journalism offers experience in broadcasting. Linked below are some that I had the opportunity to produce, remote report, direct on the floor, and write stories for. My classmates and I were to accomplish all the editing and graphics with the help of our professor and other journalism department supervisors.

Mxdwn, Indie Pop Album Reviewer Intern

Starting from October 2023, I have been able to joined my first media outlet outside of Stony Brook University and have begun reviewing up and coming artists in various genres. Working with a team of editors remotely, I have been able to experience a professional writing team while adding onto my existing skills in the journalism industry.

Album Review: Gunship - Unicorn - British synthwave band Gunship, made up of Alex Westaway, Dan Haigh and Alex Gingell, recently dropped their third studio album Unicorn. The band keeps their sound of '80’s pop rock throughout the entire tracklist, making this a great addition to their previous records. To summarize it in one sentence, the

Album Review: Kacey Johansing - Year Away - With her free time at home during the COVID-19 quarantine, Kacey Johansing used her new album Year Away as an opportunity to dive into the hardships she experienced in March of 2020. The album doesn’t flow as one storyline through the tracklist, but there is a sense of warmth and familiarity while