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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

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

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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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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

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

College of Arts & Sciences COVID-19 Faculty/Staff Research

Study Shows Pandemic Led to Less Public Concern About Climate Change

Findings Are Based on Nearly 19 Million Publicly Available Tweets A study led by Stony Brook University political scientists and published in PNAS analyzed nearly 19 million publicly available tweets from 2019 to 2021...

October 19, 2022

3 min read

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SOCJ’s Allen Wins National Academies Award for Climate Change Podcast

J.D. Allen Was Awarded for His Climate Change Podcast Higher Ground Stony Brook University School of Communication and Journalism (SoCJ) lecturer and WSHU managing editor J.D. Allen received an Eric and Wendy Schmidt...

October 18, 2022

5 min read

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Spring Course Explores Climate Crisis Through Science, Communication and Culture

CDS 101: Energy, Climate, and Society will be taught by three faculty experts from different academic disciplines to address various aspects of the climate crisis.

October 14, 2022

3 min read

College of Arts & Sciences Global News Highlights Research SoMAS

Research Predicts Massive Increase in Drought-Induced Migration

A recent study led by SBU researchers suggests that human migration due to droughts will increase by at least 200 percent as we move through the 21st century.

April 26, 2022

4 min read

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Community Learning Day 2022 Encourages Climate Change Advocacy

Community Learning Day (CLD) was created to bring School of Social Welfare students, faculty and staff together to explore a significant and timely social justice issue of the day. It not only offers an introduction to...

April 19, 2022

6 min read

Long Island News Highlights On Campus Sustainability

New Specialists Support New York Sea Grant’s Climate Resiliency and Coastal Literacy Efforts

Five new extension specialists have joined New York Sea Grant (NYSG) in its mission of “Bringing Science to the Shore” as part of a collaborative program between Cornell University and the State University of New York...

April 19, 2022

3 min read

News Highlights Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters

Study Shows Human-Induced Climate Change Is Affecting Hurricane Severity

A study that analyzed the entire 2020 North Atlantic hurricane season — in conjunction with human activity that affects climate change — found that hourly hurricane rainfall totals were up to 10 percent higher compared...

April 12, 2022

4 min read

Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research SoMAS University

Improving the Global Response to Climate Change

A new commentary in the inaugural issue of PLOS Climate by two researchers, including Stony Brook University Professor Kevin A. Reed, calls for developed nations to direct resources toward operationalizing extreme...

February 1, 2022

2 min read

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Stony Brook Students, Researchers Contribute to WSHU’s Higher Ground Podcast

The impact of climate change on Long Island is visible almost anywhere you look. A new WSHU podcast, Higher Ground, produced with help from faculty and students at Stony Brook’s School of Communication and Journalism...

October 15, 2021

4 min read

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SBU Leads Climate Week Discussion on Creating Green Partnerships

Stony Brook University hosted a panel of city and state officials to discuss how partnerships between government, universities, and industries can not only help New York State meet its climate goals, but also improve...

September 29, 2021

2 min read

A new study shows long-finned pilot whales in the Northeast U.S. shifted poleward during a 25-year period, as water temperatures warmed rapidly.

Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters

Study Shows Climate Change Could Be Altering the Marine Food Web

According to SoMAS' Lesley Thorne, if climate change decouples relationships between marine mammals and their prey, this could have important implications for marine food web dynamics.

September 28, 2021

3 min read

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Alda Center Launches Climate Conversations Workshop

The three-hour program, Climate Conversations Online, is designed for scientists, researchers and others whose work focuses on climate change and its impact on our world.

September 20, 2021

2 min read

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College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Research Stony Brook Matters

Should We Use Technology to Slow Global Warming?

Ecologist Jessica Gurevitch leads a team that is examining the consequences of using stratospheric aerosol intervention to help cool the Earth as fossil fuel emissions are reduced.

April 6, 2021

5 min read

Tag: climate change

Marine Scientists Urge Preservation of Egypt’s Coral Reefs

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

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

International Collaboration Is Key to Addressing Global Climate Change

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

Study Shows Pandemic Led to Less Public Concern About Climate Change

SOCJ’s Allen Wins National Academies Award for Climate Change Podcast

Spring Course Explores Climate Crisis Through Science, Communication and Culture

Research Predicts Massive Increase in Drought-Induced Migration

New Specialists Support New York Sea Grant’s Climate Resiliency and Coastal Literacy Efforts

Study Shows Human-Induced Climate Change Is Affecting Hurricane Severity

Improving the Global Response to Climate Change

Stony Brook Students, Researchers Contribute to WSHU’s Higher Ground Podcast

SBU Leads Climate Week Discussion on Creating Green Partnerships

Study Shows Climate Change Could Be Altering the Marine Food Web

Alda Center Launches Climate Conversations Workshop

Should We Use Technology to Slow Global Warming?

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