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Arts & Entertainment Awards and Honors News Highlights Sustainability

Sustainability Film Wins Telly Awards

David Taylor, an assistant professor in the Sustainability Studies Program, produced an award-winning documentary, Cuban Earth, in collaboration with Melinda Levin, University of North Texas.

June 16, 2020

3 min read

Alumni Hottest Stories Medicine and Research News Highlights Research Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Scientists Predict More Rain, Fewer Landfalling Hurricanes

The study by a team of researchers at SoMAS uses global climate modeling to suggest that while rain intensity is likely to increase, the number of storms that make landfall will decrease.

June 16, 2020

3 min read

College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty/Staff News Highlights Sustainability

Study Shows Decrease in Renewable Energy Costs May Drive Clean Energy Growth

The study analyzes the cost of renewable energy in China, showing that costs are projected to decline further, thereby bringing new possibilities for renewable energy.

June 1, 2020

3 min read

Alumni News Alumni Spotlight News Highlights Recent Grads SB Southampton Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Master’s Program Prepares Grad for Influencer Role

Helping to clear our shores of unsightly and dangerous plastics is both a mission and a great job for Rachael Coccia ’17, who earned a master’s degree in the Marine Conservation and Policy (MCP) program at the School of...

May 27, 2020

6 min read

Awards and Honors Community News Highlights Student Spotlight Sustainability

SBU is First Place Winner in E-Waste Category of RecycleMania Competition

Stony Brook University collected over 112,506 lbs. of e-waste throughout RecycleMania, earning its place as the winner of the competition in that category, for total amount recycled. The e-waste collected is the trash...

May 13, 2020

4 min read

Alumni News Alumni Spotlight Alumni Spotlight Story News Highlights Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Melissa Scheiber ’15 Connects People with the Natural World

The environmental humanities major, who works for the Wildlife Habitat Council, says this field of study bridged her love of wildlife and helped her communicate that passion to a larger audience.

May 12, 2020

4 min read

Awards and Honors On Campus Sustainability University

SBU Placed No. 1 for E-waste in 2020 RecycleMania Competition

This year 300 U.S. and Canadian college campuses participated in the annual RecycleMania competition. The official results are in, and Stony Brook University is the top-ranked campus for Electronics: Total Pounds...

May 11, 2020

1 min read

Plastic pollution on our shorelines is plain to see, but concern is mounting over the impacts of microplastics in our waters. Credit: Paul C. Focazio, NYSG

Faculty/Staff Long Island Sustainability

Sea Grant Coordinates Marine Debris Action Plan for LI Sound

Abandoned boats, broken lobster traps, discarded tires and all types of other trash aren’t just eyesores on Long Island Sound’s beaches, coves and channels. They’re also hazards to wildlife, can impede navigation, and...

April 28, 2020

4 min read

Faculty/Staff Long Island News Highlights Research Sustainability

Researchers: Dissolved Oxygen and pH Policy Leave Fisheries at Risk

Stony Brook University’s Christopher J. Gobler, Endowed Chair of Coastal Ecology and Conservation, and Stephen J. Tomasetti, Science Teaching and Research to Inform Decisions (STRIDE) fellow, consider accumulating...

April 23, 2020

2 min read

Alumni Chapters & Groups Alumni Spotlight Story Black/Latino Group Business Development and Networking network Business Development Network Connecticut chapter Denver chapter Long Island Los Angeles chapter New England-Boston chapter New Jersey chapter News Highlights Northern California chapter Philadelphia chapter Phoenix chapter San Diego chapter Stony Brook Matters Sustainability Tucson chapter Washington DC chapter

2020 Earthstock Festival: A Virtual Celebration of the Earth

Stony Brook University’s Earthstock celebration, a much anticipated campus tradition since 2002, is taking place in a much different format this year. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, it is entirely virtual. Stony...

April 22, 2020

4 min read

Diversity Global Sustainability University

SBU’s Sustainable Impact Rated High in Times Higher Education Ranking

The Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings recognize universities throughout the world for their social and economic impact based on the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which were adopted by the...

April 22, 2020

1 min read

Featured Story Research Student Spotlight Sustainability

Stony Brook Students Join the Frontlines of Climate Change Research

An acidic ocean that won’t support marine life. Plants and animals that can’t adapt to that acidification. Armed with facts and research data, Stony Brook students are on the frontline to combat these threats to Earth’s...

April 21, 2020

4 min read

News Highlights Sustainability

Protect Red Sea’s Coral Reefs, Scientists Urge

An international group of researchers led by SoMAS' Karine Kleinhaus says UNESCO should declare the Red Sea’s 4,000 km of coral reef a Marine World Heritage Site.

March 5, 2020

3 min read

Faculty/Staff Sustainability

Richard Leakey Weighs in on Wildlife and Climate in New Yorker Profile

Stony Brook’s Richard Leakey, perhaps the world’s most renowned paleoanthropologist, discussed the planet’s prospects in view of accelerating climate change in a New Yorker profile dated February 20...

February 20, 2020

1 min read

Faculty/Staff News Highlights Sustainability

Christopher Sellers Acts to Safeguard Environmental Data

He joined together with a dozen volunteers to help form a new non-profit, the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative, to scrutinize the EPA following the 2016 U.S. Presidential election.

February 14, 2020

4 min read

Fotis Sotiropoulos, Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Faculty/Staff Leadership Sustainability

Sotiropoulos Op-Ed: Invest in Climate Change

A planned engineering facility at Stony Brook University will fuel the pipeline for the requisite human talent and innovation to combat climate change.

February 10, 2020

1 min read

The SAC Market also offers Craft Salads and Bowls where customers can build their own salad or bowl, or choose from a curated menu of salads and grain bowls.

On Campus Sustainability

A Look Inside the New SAC Market

The SAC Market, formerly a Stony Brook University merchandise and apparel store, has been transformed into a multiconcept food service venue. To focus on meeting the needs of students and keeping up with trends in...

February 6, 2020

5 min read

Community News Highlights On Campus Sustainability

Seawolves, Are You Ready to Recycle?

Stony Brook University is once again participating in RecycleMania and will be one of 400+ universities in the nationwide competition that runs February 2 through March 28.

January 27, 2020

3 min read

Category: Sustainability

Sustainability Film Wins Telly Awards

Scientists Predict More Rain, Fewer Landfalling Hurricanes

Study Shows Decrease in Renewable Energy Costs May Drive Clean Energy Growth

Master’s Program Prepares Grad for Influencer Role

SBU is First Place Winner in E-Waste Category of RecycleMania Competition

Melissa Scheiber ’15 Connects People with the Natural World

SBU Placed No. 1 for E-waste in 2020 RecycleMania Competition

Sea Grant Coordinates Marine Debris Action Plan for LI Sound

Researchers: Dissolved Oxygen and pH Policy Leave Fisheries at Risk

2020 Earthstock Festival: A Virtual Celebration of the Earth

SBU’s Sustainable Impact Rated High in Times Higher Education Ranking

Stony Brook Students Join the Frontlines of Climate Change Research

Protect Red Sea’s Coral Reefs, Scientists Urge

Richard Leakey Weighs in on Wildlife and Climate in New Yorker Profile

Christopher Sellers Acts to Safeguard Environmental Data

Sotiropoulos Op-Ed: Invest in Climate Change

A Look Inside the New SAC Market

Seawolves, Are You Ready to Recycle?

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