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University Partners with Center for Sustainable Energy for Green Energy Research

Sustainable energy research will be accelerated though a partnership between Stony Brook University and the Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) that will support, foster and accelerate cutting-edge research being...

May 8, 2019

4 min read

Awards and Honors Sustainability University

Stony Brook is a 2018 Tree Campus USA

The Arbor Day Foundation has recognized Stony Brook University as a 2018 Tree Campus USA — a national program launched in 2008 that honors colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy trees and...

May 7, 2019

1 min read

Academics Alumni Hottest Stories Community SB Southampton Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Stony Brook Southampton Volunteers Clean Up Warner Island

The annual Stony Brook Southampton Beach Clean-Up on Warner Island took place on Saturday, May 4, and despite some sketchy weather, the event was a success. Volunteers collected several bags of trash, consisting mostly...

May 6, 2019

1 min read

News Highlights On Campus Sustainability

Charting a Path Toward Bird-Friendly Buildings

Two Stony Brook freshmen recently took on a big issue on campus and beyond and got major life lessons in teamwork, experiential learning, how to organize a campaign and how to plan an event. “This is a remarkable...

May 6, 2019

5 min read

Events Sustainability

Stony Brook Celebrates the Earth in Annual Festival

In celebration of Earth Day, Stony Brook University held its annual week-long Earthstock celebration, culminating with the Earthstock Festival on April 19. Throughout the week, faculty and outside guest speakers shared...

May 6, 2019

6 min read

On Campus Student Spotlight Sustainability

Sustainability Studies Students Use Environmental Knowledge to Build Gardens with FSA

Jason Lee grew up gardening in Brooklyn. Without a backyard, he planted wherever he could find open plots of soil. Now the Environmental Studies major is seeing his hard work and passion for gardening pay off, as the...

May 3, 2019

4 min read

Diversity Events Student Spotlight Sustainability

A Beloved Tradition, Strawberry Fest Turns 26 This Year

Since its inception in 1993, Strawberry Fest has been a favorite campus tradition. Every first Wednesday of May, the campus community gathers on the Academic Mall to enjoy a mouthwatering strawberry-themed menu and a...

April 26, 2019

2 min read

Business Long Island News Highlights Sustainability Wellness

Study Points to Kelp Farming Opportunities on Long Island

In recent years, seaweeds have been notorious for washing up and fouling beaches on Long Island. Now, a collaborative team of scientists and marine farmers have demonstrated that the seaweed, sugar kelp, can be...

April 25, 2019

5 min read

Alumni Hottest Stories News Highlights Research Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

NSF-Funded Research Probes Intersection of Tectonics and Biology

How does landscape history affect the diversity of mammals over time? Why are there more species in the Andes than there are in the Amazon? Over the next three years, a team of geophysicists, geochemists and biologists...

April 23, 2019

3 min read

Sustainability

Stony Brook Celebrates Sustainability for Earth Day

Earthstock 2019, Stony Brook University’s annual Earth Day festival, brought learning, commitment, and fun to campus in a week-long celebration of sustainability. Browse the gallery and links below to experience...

April 22, 2019

1 min read

Events On Campus Sustainability

Root to Stem Dinner Brings Awareness to Campus

Sustainability, reducing food waste and environmentally friendly cooking were on the lesson plan for guests of the Faculty Student Association’s (FSA) first-ever Root to Stem VIP Dinner on April 8, when Guest Chef...

April 18, 2019

3 min read

News Highlights On Campus Sustainability

Building a Bee-Friendly Campus

Bees are considered the world’s most important pollinator of food crops. In fact, it’s estimated that one-third of the food we consume each day relies on pollination, mainly by bees. Knowing that, advocates from various...

April 15, 2019

7 min read

Academics Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Research Sustainability

Marine Sciences and Chemistry Win NSF Grants

The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) has been awarded $434,000 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) has to advance research that will help scientists understand the global carbon cycle in the ocean...

April 15, 2019

2 min read

Faculty/Staff Humanities Research Social Sciences Sustainability

Defending Science: Robert Crease Takes On the Denialists

Today the authority of science is under attack. Politicians may still consult doctors, engineers, even weather.com, but in key areas of national and global consequence, government leaders confidently reject scientific...

April 12, 2019

8 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Community Events On Campus Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Celebrate Earth Day 2019 at Stony Brook

Earthstock, Stony Brook University’s annual celebration of Earth Day, features a week of educational and social events that culminate in the Earthstock Festival on the Academic Mall on Friday, April 19, from 11 am to 3...

April 9, 2019

2 min read

Alumni Hottest Stories Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

‘Electron Shuttle’ Protein Offers New Strategy for Tailoring Plant Products

Scientists studying plant cell walls—structural supports that help plants overcome the downward pull of gravity—have discovered mechanistic details of a protein involved in the assembly of lignin, a key cell-wall...

April 9, 2019

2 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Awards and Honors Diversity Stony Brook Matters Sustainability University

Stony Brook’s Sustainable Impact Rated High in Times Higher Education Ranking

Stony Brook University comes in at No. 78 in the world in the new 2019 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking, a global university ranking that aims to measure an institution’s impact on society based on its...

April 3, 2019

2 min read

Entrepreneurship Student Spotlight Sustainability

Sydney Bell ‘22 Makes a Splash with Sustainable Designs on Campus

March is Women’s History Month and an ideal time to celebrate the brave, bold and fearless women who have influenced history. Freshman Sydney Bell is making history as she creates and sells eco-friendly apparel to...

March 25, 2019

3 min read

Category: Sustainability

University Partners with Center for Sustainable Energy for Green Energy Research

Stony Brook is a 2018 Tree Campus USA

Stony Brook Southampton Volunteers Clean Up Warner Island

Charting a Path Toward Bird-Friendly Buildings

Stony Brook Celebrates the Earth in Annual Festival

Sustainability Studies Students Use Environmental Knowledge to Build Gardens with FSA

A Beloved Tradition, Strawberry Fest Turns 26 This Year

Study Points to Kelp Farming Opportunities on Long Island

NSF-Funded Research Probes Intersection of Tectonics and Biology

Stony Brook Celebrates Sustainability for Earth Day

Root to Stem Dinner Brings Awareness to Campus

Building a Bee-Friendly Campus

Marine Sciences and Chemistry Win NSF Grants

Celebrate Earth Day 2019 at Stony Brook

‘Electron Shuttle’ Protein Offers New Strategy for Tailoring Plant Products

Sydney Bell ‘22 Makes a Splash with Sustainable Designs on Campus

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