Category - Sustainability

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Edward Gallagher ‘18 Kickstarts New Composting Research for a More Sustainable Future

Empowered by his position as a sustainability intern for the Faculty Student Association (FSA), Edward Gallagher ’18 has worked to develop a more efficient, sustainable method to compost food waste at campus dining...

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Pat Wright to Discuss Preserving the World’s Forests May 2

Stony Brook University Professor Patricia Wright will discuss “Plants and Their Preservation from Long Island to Madagascar” on Wednesday, May 2, at 6:30 pm as part of the Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s “Let’s...

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Stony Brook Named “Tree Campus USA” by Arbor Day Foundation

Stony Brook University has again been designated a “Tree Campus USA” by the National Arbor Day Foundation, in recognition of the university’s dedication to campus healthy forestry management...

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Faculty/Student Spotlights Research Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight Sustainability

Stony Brook Students Wield Science on Behalf of Sustainability

As the nation celebrates another Earth Day and Stony Brook pays homage to the planet with programming aimed at spreading the green gospel to campus and community, Stony Brook students are fanning out with individual...

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Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Researchers Describe Role of Stratosphere in ‘Bomb Cyclones’

People have become familiar with “bomb cyclones” this winter, as several powerful winter storms brought strong winds and heavy precipitation to the U.S. east coast, knocking out power and causing flooding. With strength...

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New Technology Cleans Solar Panels to Enhance Efficiency

A technology in development that uses electric fields to sweep dust from solar panels has promise as a new self-cleaning solar panel system designed to enhance energy efficiency and reduce costs. The technology was...

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