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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

On Campus Sustainability University

Lighting Upgrade Project Completed at Melville Library

The Stony Brook Energy Management (EM) team, part of the University’s Campus Operations and Maintenance (COM) Department, recently completed a comprehensive LED lighting project in the Frank Melville Memorial Library...

January 11, 2023

2 min read

College of Arts & Sciences News Highlights Research Sustainability University

Study Warns Mammalian Evolution in Madagascar Is Under Threat

A new study by a team of international scientists including Liliana M. Dávalos, professor of conservation biology from Stony Brook University’s Department of Ecology and Evolution, reveals that it would take 3 million...

January 11, 2023

4 min read

College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Featured Story Research Sustainability University

Using Biomass Waste to Create Low-Cost, Sustainable Fertilizer

Innovative Research Supported by NSF Could Lead to More Sustainable Agricultural Practices Imagine being able to develop a low-cost and sustainable fertilizer that improves the production of crops and plant growth by...

December 23, 2022

3 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Events Faculty/Staff Sustainability University

Heidi Hutner Feature Documentary ‘Radioactive’ Premiering in NYC on December 4

Heidi Hutner, an associate professor of Ecofeminism and Environmental Justice in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of English, will premiere her feature-length documentary film, RADIOACTIVE: The Women of Three...

November 22, 2022

3 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

Medicine Sustainability University

Hospital Commits to White House’s Climate Goal of Reducing Emissions

Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) for pledging ongoing action to...

November 10, 2022

4 min read

On Campus Student Spotlight Sustainability University

FSA Provides Mentoring Opportunities for Students with a Passion for Sustainability

The Faculty Student Association (FSA) has been providing opportunities to create permaculture gardens that enhance the visual beauty of the campus, grow healthy ingredients, facilitate educational and research...

November 4, 2022

3 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

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College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Global Research Sustainability University

International Collaboration Is Key to Addressing Global Climate Change

A new study shows we need to implement policies that promote collaboration across global value chains with regard to scaling up low-carbon energy technologies.

October 26, 2022

3 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

Awards and Honors News Highlights Student Spotlight Sustainability University

SBU Wins Car Free Day Long Island Pledge Contest

Commuter assistants with Commuter Student Services and Off-Campus Living helped secure 573 pledges for the annual Car Free Day.

October 19, 2022

2 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

Medicine Sustainability University

Stony Brook Wins Association of Energy Engineers Award

SBU Leads Energy Management Industry in Efficiency, Resiliency, Sustainability and More Stony Brook University and Stony Brook Medicine are recipients of the Association for Energy Engineers (AEE) Institutional Energy...

August 5, 2022

2 min read

Medicine Sustainability

Stony Brook University Hospital Among Top 25 in U.S. for Environmental Excellence

The hospital has once again been recognized for excellence in its sustainability efforts by Practice Greenhealth.

July 29, 2022

4 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

Entrepreneurship News Highlights On Campus Sustainability

First Ammonia-Powered, Zero-Emissions Tractor Revealed at Advanced Energy Center

Amogy Inc. — part of SBU's Clean Energy Business Incubator Program — is a pioneer of emission-free, energy-dense ammonia power solutions.

June 9, 2022

3 min read

Academics Faculty/Staff Featured Story Long Island SoMAS Sustainability University

SoMAS Fieldwork Leads to Global “Hope Spot” Designation for Shinnecock Bay

Shinnecock Bay is being named a new “Hope Spot” by Mission Blue, an international organization that supports the protection of oceans worldwide. The distinction is the result of a decade of restorative and scientific...

June 7, 2022

4 min read

Category: Sustainability

Climate Change Proves Deadly for Northern Bay Scallops

Lighting Upgrade Project Completed at Melville Library

Study Warns Mammalian Evolution in Madagascar Is Under Threat

Using Biomass Waste to Create Low-Cost, Sustainable Fertilizer

Heidi Hutner Feature Documentary ‘Radioactive’ Premiering in NYC on December 4

Marine Scientists Urge Preservation of Egypt’s Coral Reefs

Hospital Commits to White House’s Climate Goal of Reducing Emissions

FSA Provides Mentoring Opportunities for Students with a Passion for Sustainability

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

International Collaboration Is Key to Addressing Global Climate Change

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

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

Stony Brook Wins Association of Energy Engineers Award

Stony Brook University Hospital Among Top 25 in U.S. for Environmental Excellence

Workshop Focuses on the Future of Offshore Wind Energy

First Ammonia-Powered, Zero-Emissions Tractor Revealed at Advanced Energy Center

SoMAS Fieldwork Leads to Global “Hope Spot” Designation for Shinnecock Bay

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