Category: SoMAS

Events Long Island On Campus SB Southampton SoMAS Sustainability University

“State of the Bays, 2023: Love Where You Live” Lecture, April 4

Long Island Has Become a Hub for Novel Solutions to Mitigate Water-quality Impairment and Climate Change Christopher Gobler, endowed chair of coastal ecology and conservation in the School of Marine and Atmospheric...

March 27, 2023

2 min read

College of Engineering & Applied Sciences News Highlights Research SoMAS Sustainability University

Two SBU Long Island Sound Research Projects Receive New York Sea Grant Funding from $6.3M Suite

New York Sea Grant (NYSG), along with Connecticut Sea Grant (CTSG) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Long Island Sound Study (LISS) Research Grant Program, has awarded more than $6.3 million in total funds...

March 3, 2023

5 min read

Academics Events News Highlights On Campus SoMAS University

SBU Forum Examines Long Island’s Solid Waste Future

Long Island elected officials and solid waste experts will gather on March 15 at Stony Brook University to address the future of how Long Island will address its waste

February 28, 2023

2 min read

Featured Story Long Island Research SoMAS Sustainability University

Climate Change Proves Deadly for Northern Bay Scallops

Study Reveals Summer Heatwaves and Low Dissolved Oxygen Contributed to Fishery Collapse A new study by Stony Brook University researchers published in Global Change Biology demonstrates that warming waters and heat...

January 19, 2023

6 min read

Academics College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Research SoMAS STEM University

Reality Deck Helps Researchers Visualize and Predict Storm Surge Emergencies

The storm now known as Hurricane Sandy developed in the western Caribbean Sea on October 22, 2012, and quickly intensified. After wreaking havoc on Jamaica, Cuba, the Bahamas, Hispaniola and Bermuda, it moved north in...

November 30, 2022

6 min read

Faculty/Staff Global News Highlights Research SoMAS Sustainability University

Marine Scientists Urge Preservation of Egypt’s Coral Reefs

Marine Scientists’ Letter in Science Journal Urges Preservation of One of the Last Coral Refuges An international group of marine scientists led by Karine Kleinhaus from Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and...

November 10, 2022

3 min read

Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research SoMAS University

Scientists Characterize Sea Spray Particles That Form Ice Crystals in High Altitude Clouds

The Experimental Findings Enhance the Understanding of Cloud Formation and Effects on Climate Sea spray aerosols (SSAs) are recognized as a significant source of ice-nucleating particles (INPs). But what SSAs are...

November 3, 2022

4 min read

Academics Faculty/Staff SoMAS Sustainability University

SoMAS Faculty, Staff Featured in WNBC-TV Digital Series on Climate Change

Three members of the Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) faculty and staff are featured in WNBC-TV New York’s digital four-part series on climate change, “Chasing Our...

November 1, 2022

1 min read

Research SoMAS Student Spotlight Sustainability

SoMAS PhD Student Receives National Marine Fisheries Service-Sea Grant Joint Fellowship

Sarah Weisberg's research focuses on understanding how human-caused climate change can alter fish distribution and abundance.

October 26, 2022

3 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences School of Communication and Journalism SoMAS University

New Course on Energy, Climate and Society Is a Cross-College Collaboration

The energy consumption of 21st century societies is causing the Earth’s climate to warm at an alarming rate, but our way of life is heavily reliant on fossil fuels. Knowing how we came to this moment in time...

October 24, 2022

3 min read

Featured Story Long Island Research SoMAS Sustainability

Decade-long SoMAS Study Shows Shinnecock Bay Successfully Restored Using Novel Approach

Scientists Document Increase in Hard Clam Abundances, Regrowth of Seagrass, End of Brown Tides Scientists from Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) announced the culmination of a...

September 2, 2022

7 min read

Academics Alda Center Faculty/Staff News Highlights School of Communication and Journalism SoMAS

SoCJ and SoMAS Faculty Win Federal Grant to Protect Vulnerable Populations from Extreme Weather

The researchers will work with vulnerable populations in New York City to improve outreach to these groups.

September 1, 2022

4 min read

Academics SB Southampton SoMAS STEM University

SoMAS Summer Program Gets Students on the Water for Immersive Experience

Students participating in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) Introduction to Oceanography course (MAR 104) recently went on an in-depth exploration of Shinnecock Bay aboard the RV Peconic. The class...

August 15, 2022

2 min read

News Highlights SoMAS Student Spotlight

Two SBU Students Selected for Competitive Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

Lisa Crawford and Noah Khalsa have been chosen as finalists in the program, which matches graduate students with “hosts” at associations/institutions located in the Washington, DC area.

August 8, 2022

3 min read

Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research SoMAS

Hard Clam Hub Seeks to Improve Aquaculture Industry on Atlantic Coast

This regional collaborative of scientists focuses on two challenges that have been affecting the industry since the 1990s.

July 21, 2022

3 min read

Academics Featured Story Long Island News Highlights Research SB Southampton SoMAS University

SBU Experts Say More Shark Sightings a Result of Cleaner Waters and Conservation

The experts explain why there has been an increase in shark sightings, and what beachgoers should — and shouldn't — be worried about.

July 19, 2022

3 min read

Academics Faculty/Staff On Campus Research SoMAS University

Hudson River Collection Is a Treasure Trove of Environmental Data for SBU Researchers

Every season for more than 40 years, the Hudson River Biological Monitoring Program collected millions of marine samples up and down the 150-mile stretch of the Hudson River from the Troy Dam in upstate New York to...

July 8, 2022

2 min read

Academics College of Engineering & Applied Sciences News Highlights Research SoMAS STEM Sustainability University

Workshop Focuses on the Future of Offshore Wind Energy

The workshop marked the beginning of an exciting collaboration between the university and the offshore wind development teams at leading companies Ørsted and Eversource.

July 8, 2022

3 min read

Category: SoMAS

“State of the Bays, 2023: Love Where You Live” Lecture, April 4

Two SBU Long Island Sound Research Projects Receive New York Sea Grant Funding from $6.3M Suite

SBU Forum Examines Long Island’s Solid Waste Future

Climate Change Proves Deadly for Northern Bay Scallops

Reality Deck Helps Researchers Visualize and Predict Storm Surge Emergencies

Marine Scientists Urge Preservation of Egypt’s Coral Reefs

SoMAS Faculty, Staff Featured in WNBC-TV Digital Series on Climate Change

SoMAS PhD Student Receives National Marine Fisheries Service-Sea Grant Joint Fellowship

New Course on Energy, Climate and Society Is a Cross-College Collaboration

Decade-long SoMAS Study Shows Shinnecock Bay Successfully Restored Using Novel Approach

SoCJ and SoMAS Faculty Win Federal Grant to Protect Vulnerable Populations from Extreme Weather

SoMAS Summer Program Gets Students on the Water for Immersive Experience

Two SBU Students Selected for Competitive Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

Hard Clam Hub Seeks to Improve Aquaculture Industry on Atlantic Coast

SBU Experts Say More Shark Sightings a Result of Cleaner Waters and Conservation

Hudson River Collection Is a Treasure Trove of Environmental Data for SBU Researchers

Workshop Focuses on the Future of Offshore Wind Energy

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