Category: SoMAS

Academics COVID-19 Faculty/Staff Medicine Research School of Medicine SoMAS

Study Shows Disinfecting N95 Masks with Dry Heat Works

A study led by SBU researchers discovered that a readily available method using dry ovens can be used to disinfect N95s for reuse in settings where new masks may not be available.

January 6, 2022

3 min read

Academics Research SoMAS Student Spotlight University

SoMAS Student and Shark Fan Gets Bitten by Science Journalism

Marine sciences major Ashley Goland ’23 has been interested in animals since she was very young, spending a lot of her childhood time reading about them in the local library. Growing up in North Andover near the...

December 15, 2021

4 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine and Research News Highlights Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters

SBU Part of NASA Mission to Better Understand Tropical Storms

Data collected from the mission will help scientists better understand and predict the behavior of dangerous tropical storms and address a significant issue of climate change.

December 1, 2021

3 min read

Academics Alumni News School of Communication and Journalism SoMAS Sustainability University

Thicker Than Water: Alumna Erica Cirino Seeks Solutions to the Plastic Crisis

From a very early age, Erica Cirino ’14, ’15 has felt a strong connection to nature. “Nature was my refuge,” said Cirino, who grew up in Huntington, NY, near Caumsett State Park. “There was a wildlife...

November 17, 2021

6 min read

Faculty/Staff Research SoMAS

New Technology from SoMAS Lab Could Apply to Many Fields

The genomic revolution has enabled researchers to assess cell-by-cell genetic variations, but very few techniques exist to measure cell-by-cell metabolic variations, a more powerful way to understand cell responses to...

November 15, 2021

2 min read

The National Huidong Sea Turtle Reserve in the Guangdong Province is one of the MPAs in China. Credit: Ellen Pikitch

Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Global Medicine and Research Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters

Study Provides First-Time Data on China’s Marine Conservation

The study, led by SBU's Ellen Pikitch, provides insight into the country’s progress toward meeting global commitments to protect marine waters.

November 12, 2021

4 min read

Academics Alumni Spotlight Story Medicine and Research News Highlights Research SoMAS STEM Stony Brook Matters University

Storm Surge Working Group, SBU Faculty Identify Continued Need for Coastal Protection

SoMAS' Malcolm Bowman chairs the working group, which continues to push for storm surge barriers to protect the New York area.

November 5, 2021

2 min read

Academics Alumni Chapters & Groups Alumni Spotlight Story Medicine and Research New York City chapter Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters University

Measuring the Met: Stony Brook Researchers Study Renowned Museum’s Air Quality

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s cavernous halls and exhibition spaces were empty and silent when a small group of people entered the Egyptian wing with a 500-pound scientific device on a cart. They cracked open the...

October 20, 2021

5 min read

Faculty/Staff Featured Story Long Island Research SoMAS

Long Island Water-Quality Assessment Shows Cause for Concern

Stony Brook University scientists have completed their assessment of water quality in Long Island’s estuaries in 2021, and the news is not good.

October 8, 2021

5 min read

Academics Alumni Hottest Stories College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Main University Medicine and Research News Highlights Research SoMAS STEM Stony Brook Matters Sustainability University

SBU Leads Climate Week Discussion on Creating Green Partnerships

Stony Brook University hosted a panel of city and state officials to discuss how partnerships between government, universities, and industries can not only help New York State meet its climate goals, but also improve...

September 29, 2021

2 min read

A new study shows long-finned pilot whales in the Northeast U.S. shifted poleward during a 25-year period, as water temperatures warmed rapidly.

Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine and Research News Highlights Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters

Study Shows Climate Change Could Be Altering the Marine Food Web

According to SoMAS' Lesley Thorne, if climate change decouples relationships between marine mammals and their prey, this could have important implications for marine food web dynamics.

September 28, 2021

3 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Global Medicine and Research Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Team Develops Plan to Protect 30 Percent of Ocean by 2030

SoMAS’ Ellen Pikitch is part of a team that developed a framework to consistently understand, plan, establish, evaluate and monitor ocean protection in Marine Protected Areas.

September 9, 2021

4 min read

Academics Alumni Hottest Stories College of Arts & Sciences Dental Alumni News Main University Medicine and Research School of Dental Medicine SoMAS Stony Brook Matters University

Five SBU Subjects in Top 100 of Academic Ranking of World Universities

According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, Stony Brook University has placed among the top 100 in the world in several subject areas: #19 Mathematics #46...

August 24, 2021

1 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Research SoMAS Sustainability

CCWT’s NSF-Supported Research Will Improve Drinking Water Quality & Environmental Health

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has funded nine fundamental research projects to create new strategies to remediate PFAS in the environment, one of which is based at Stony Brook University’s New York State...

August 13, 2021

3 min read

Academics Alumni Hottest Stories Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Long Island Medicine and Research News Highlights Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters University

SoMAS Faculty Release Long Island Water Quality App

The Long Island Beach and Water Quality App (LIBAWQA) is described as the world’s first ever all-in-one water quality app for the public.

August 11, 2021

3 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Global Medicine and Research News Highlights Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters

SoMAS Researchers Use New Method to Predict Precipitation Changes

The study provides a new method to understand the physical causes of future regional precipitation changes, which has an impact on the environment, climate and human activities worldwide.

August 6, 2021

3 min read

Academics Alumni Spotlight Story College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine and Research News Highlights Research SoMAS STEM Stony Brook Matters University

SEA MATE Program Reducing Acid in Oceans, CO2 in the Atmosphere

A team of researchers led by Stony Brook Professor Matthew Eisaman is using electricity to remove acid from the ocean while also taking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

July 20, 2021

2 min read

Academics Alumni Spotlight Story College of Arts & Sciences Community Faculty Faculty/Student Spotlights Giving Back News Highlights Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters University

SoMAS, Geosciences Take to the Road in the EarthBus

The EarthBus Partnership will recruit and mentor students at high schools with large populations of underrepresented students, bringing awareness of geoscience careers.

June 25, 2021

1 min read

Category: SoMAS

Study Shows Disinfecting N95 Masks with Dry Heat Works

SoMAS Student and Shark Fan Gets Bitten by Science Journalism

SBU Part of NASA Mission to Better Understand Tropical Storms

Thicker Than Water: Alumna Erica Cirino Seeks Solutions to the Plastic Crisis

New Technology from SoMAS Lab Could Apply to Many Fields

Study Provides First-Time Data on China’s Marine Conservation

Storm Surge Working Group, SBU Faculty Identify Continued Need for Coastal Protection

Measuring the Met: Stony Brook Researchers Study Renowned Museum’s Air Quality

Long Island Water-Quality Assessment Shows Cause for Concern

SBU Leads Climate Week Discussion on Creating Green Partnerships

Study Shows Climate Change Could Be Altering the Marine Food Web

Team Develops Plan to Protect 30 Percent of Ocean by 2030

Five SBU Subjects in Top 100 of Academic Ranking of World Universities

CCWT’s NSF-Supported Research Will Improve Drinking Water Quality & Environmental Health

SoMAS Faculty Release Long Island Water Quality App

SoMAS Researchers Use New Method to Predict Precipitation Changes

SEA MATE Program Reducing Acid in Oceans, CO2 in the Atmosphere

SoMAS, Geosciences Take to the Road in the EarthBus

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