Category: SoMAS

In an effort to help prevent erosion, signage encourages beachgoers to keep off coastal bluffs. New research supported by NY Sea Grant will provide information that will allow for improved prediction of bluff erosion that informs planning by coastal communities. Image credit: Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program

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

$2.1 Million Awarded for Sea Grant Research on NY’s Coastal Environment

New York Sea Grant (NYSG) has awarded more than $2.1 million to support six coastal science research projects —three of which are being led by Stony Brook University faculty — that explore topics relating to and...

October 16, 2020

6 min read

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

Climate Research May Help Reduce “Snail Fever” Worldwide

Projections of temperatures and precipitation amounts in climate change scenarios may be a key component in a large research initiative with the goal to reduce schistosomiasis.

October 8, 2020

3 min read

Awards and Honors SoMAS Sustainability

NY Sea Grant Wins 2020 Folio Award for ‘Best Social Media Public Awareness Campaign’

In a virtual ceremony held on September 22, New York Sea Grant’s (NYSG) “Currents Clips” received a Folio Award from the Fair Media Council (FMC) for “Best Social Media Public Awareness Campaign.” NYSG — a...

September 22, 2020

3 min read

The ALAR aircraft, operated by Paul Shepson, is one plane that will be flown in Alaska during CHACHA research.

Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research SoMAS

SoMAS Takes Flight to Measure Air Quality in the Arctic and NYC

The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University (SoMAS) will embark on new research supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that involves using highly sophisticated airplanes to...

September 21, 2020

4 min read

Academics Alda Center Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research School of Journalism (Private)SoMAS

SBU Receives NSF Grant to Study, Engage Others on Regional Air Pollution

Stony Brook University researchers will lead a team of scientists from around the country to study air pollution and the chemical processes in the atmosphere that create or transform pollutants, such as ozone and...

September 11, 2020

5 min read

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

Understanding Earth’s Climate through Ice Formation

Ice crystal formation plays a crucial role in precipitation formation and alters the radiative properties of clouds, thereby affecting Earth’s climate system.

August 7, 2020

2 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Research School of Medicine SoMAS

SBU Researchers Collaborate on Genetic Tool Development in Marine Protists

For the past several years, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Associate Professor Jackie Collier and PhD candidate Mariana Rius, along with Associate Professor Joshua Rest from the College of Arts and Sciences...

April 7, 2020

3 min read

Tiger sharks benefit from large marine protected areas (Photo: Austin Gallagher

SoMAS Student Spotlight

SBU Scientist Appeals for Greater Protection of Caribbean Sharks

PhD Candidate Oliver Shipley is among a group of marine scientists urging for larger spatial protections in the Greater Caribbean for threatened, highly migratory species.

February 18, 2020

3 min read

Faculty/Staff Research SoMAS Sustainability

Study Examines Efficiency of Medicine Removal from Wastewater Treatment Plants

Anne McElroy, Professor and Associate Dean for Research in Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), led a study that examined the effectiveness of different advanced treatment...

January 24, 2020

3 min read

Incoming Stony Brook freshman Clare Dana

Alumni Hottest Stories Awards and Honors Faculty/Student Spotlights Long Island SoMAS Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight

SBU Marine Science Student Wins National Scholarship

Stony Brook freshman Clare Dana has been named the winner of a National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) scholarship. Since 2003 the NOSB, a program of the Consortium for Ocean Leadership, has recognized and rewarded student...

January 13, 2020

2 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters

Study Uses New Forecasting Tools to Show How Climate Change Affected Hurricane Florence

Change in extreme weather is one of the most serious ways that we experience the impact of climate change. A study led by Kevin Reed, Assistant Professor in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook...

January 2, 2020

3 min read

A large portion of Irvin's dissertation research took place in the lab (seen in inset). Irvin, an advanced graduate student at Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, uses molecular biology to understand the impacts of pollutants on fish health and survival. He is also pictured in SBU’s zebrafish facility. The zebrafish is a model species that can offer clues to the developmental and behavioral effects of sublethal exposure to pharmaceuticals found in wastewater effluent. Credit: Irvin Huang.

Alumni Hottest Stories Awards and Honors Faculty/Student Spotlights News Highlights Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

SBU Grad Student Selected for Competitive Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

Irvin Huang, a PhD candidate in the Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, has been chosen as a fellow in the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program, which matches highly qualified...

December 17, 2019

2 min read

Academics Alumni Spotlight Story Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff School of Medicine SoMAS Stony Brook Matters

Seven Stony Brook Faculty Elected AAAS Fellows

In honor of their invaluable contributions to science and technology, seven members of the Stony Brook University faculty have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS):...

December 2, 2019

1 min read

Noah Strycker with an adelie penguin chick

Academics College of Arts & Sciences News Highlights Research SoMAS Student Spotlight

Grad Student Noah Strycker Takes on Cat-Bird Relations in National Geographic Article

It’s no surprise that tensions are high between birdwatchers and lovers of cats. Noah Strycker, a master’s student in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences who currently works in the lab of Dr. Heather Lynch...

November 26, 2019

5 min read

Academics Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Diversity Faculty/Staff School of Social Welfare SoMAS

SBU Receives Funding from SUNY PRODiG Initiative to Increase Faculty Diversity

Enhancing its promotion of diversity, Stony Brook University will receive over $957,000 in funding from SUNY over a three-year period to support six faculty members as part of the SUNY’s new PRODiG Faculty...

November 25, 2019

3 min read

Academics Alumni Hottest Stories Awards and Honors Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights News Highlights Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Paul Shepson Awarded for Research on Greenhouse Gas Emission Rates

Paul Shepson, Dean of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, has received a $1.1 million award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for his project, “Observations, Analysis, and...

October 8, 2019

3 min read

Sydney Bell holding a baby loggerhead sea turtle after a permitted nest evacuation. This was done under the supervision of professionals and should not be attempted by members of the public.

Academics Alumni Spotlight Story Awards and Honors Community Entrepreneurship Faculty/Student Spotlights Long Island News Highlights SoMAS Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight Sustainability

Sydney Bell ‘22 Receives Long Island Business News “30 Under 30” Award

Sophomore Sydney Bell has been selected as an honoree of the Long Island Business News (LIBN) “30 Under 30” Award. The award honors bright and dynamic young professionals under the age of 30 who contribute to the Long...

September 5, 2019

5 min read

Academics Alumni Hottest Stories Awards and Honors Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights SoMAS Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Donovan Finn Receives Early Career Faculty Innovator Award

Donovan Finn, an assistant professor of Environmental Design, Policy and Planning in the Sustainability Studies Program at Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, is one of nine early...

June 5, 2019

3 min read

Category: SoMAS

$2.1 Million Awarded for Sea Grant Research on NY’s Coastal Environment

Climate Research May Help Reduce “Snail Fever” Worldwide

NY Sea Grant Wins 2020 Folio Award for ‘Best Social Media Public Awareness Campaign’

SoMAS Takes Flight to Measure Air Quality in the Arctic and NYC

SBU Receives NSF Grant to Study, Engage Others on Regional Air Pollution

Understanding Earth’s Climate through Ice Formation

SBU Researchers Collaborate on Genetic Tool Development in Marine Protists

SBU Scientist Appeals for Greater Protection of Caribbean Sharks

Study Examines Efficiency of Medicine Removal from Wastewater Treatment Plants

SBU Marine Science Student Wins National Scholarship

Study Uses New Forecasting Tools to Show How Climate Change Affected Hurricane Florence

SBU Grad Student Selected for Competitive Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

Seven Stony Brook Faculty Elected AAAS Fellows

Grad Student Noah Strycker Takes on Cat-Bird Relations in National Geographic Article

Paul Shepson Awarded for Research on Greenhouse Gas Emission Rates

Sydney Bell ‘22 Receives Long Island Business News “30 Under 30” Award

Donovan Finn Receives Early Career Faculty Innovator Award

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