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Ashley Schiff Preserve Provides a Special Sanctuary on Campus

There is a place on the Stony Brook University campus where visitors can appreciate nature every day of the year — the Ashley Schiff Nature Preserve.

April 23, 2026

3 min read

Earthstock Returns to Stony Brook to Celebrate Earth and the Environment

Earthstock, Stony Brook University’s annual Earth Day celebration, will take place from Monday, April 20 through Friday, April 24.

April 18, 2026

2 min read

SBU Researchers Sorting New York’s Trash for a More Sustainable Future

Researchers at Stony Brook University’s Waste Data and Analysis Center are sorting and weighing municipal solid waste at facilities across New York State.

January 5, 2026

6 min read

Institute for Ocean Conservation Science Receives $1.6 Million Gift to Support Research

The Institute for Ocean Conservation Science at Stony Brook has received a $1.6M gift towards environmentally responsible aquatic research.

December 11, 2025

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New Research Highlights Financial Sustainability for Marine Protected Areas

Researchers at Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences shed new light on how marine protected areas can secure long-term funding.

September 25, 2025

4 min read

Sustainability Alumni Share Career Insights at SBU Panel

Stony Brook University hosted its annual Sustainability Studies Alumni Panel to bring together graduates and current students for an exchange of career insights

May 19, 2025

3 min read

Center for Clean Water Technology to Host 2024 Symposium on June 12

Stony Brook University's Center for Clean Water Technology will host the 2024 Clean Water Symposium on Wednesday, June 12 at the Charles B. Wang Center.

May 10, 2024

2 min read

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Stony Brook University Receives 11th Tree Campus USA Designation

For the 11th consecutive year, Stony Brook University has been named a Tree Campus Higher Education Institution for efforts conducted during the 2023 calendar year. Tree Campus Higher Education, a national program...

March 19, 2024

2 min read

President McInnis Attends People for Planet Summit in London

Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis joined Turkana Basin Institute Chief Executive Officer Dino Martins at the People for Planet Summit in London, England

November 17, 2023

2 min read

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

Patricia Wright Receives Inaugural Conservation Warrior Award from Seneca Park Zoo

Renowned anthropologist and primatologist Patricia Wright — Herrnstein Professor of Conservation Biology and Distinguished Service Professor at Stony Brook University and founder and executive director of the Centre...

December 9, 2022

3 min read

Team Develops Plan to Protect 30 Percent of Ocean by 2030

SoMAS’ Ellen Pikitch is part of a team that developed a framework to consistently understand, plan, establish, evaluate and monitor ocean protection in Marine Protected Areas.

September 9, 2021

4 min read

SBU Professor Helps Establish New Global Conservation Standards

Resit Akçakaya, a professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution, is a member of the IUCN SSC task force that developed the Green Status of Species method.

July 28, 2021

4 min read

Doctoral Student Working to Restore Shellfish Population

Shellfish couldn’t have a better friend than Stephen Tomasetti, a doctoral student in marine science at Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS). Tomasetti has been studying the effects...

March 23, 2021

6 min read

Alum Acacia Leakey Develops Sustainable Off-Grid Technologies

Acacia Leakey is no stranger to sustainable engineering — in fact, she grew up with it. A 2018 graduate of Stony Brook University’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS), she received her BE and MS degrees...

August 22, 2019

5 min read

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

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

Tag: conservation

Ashley Schiff Preserve Provides a Special Sanctuary on Campus

Earthstock Returns to Stony Brook to Celebrate Earth and the Environment

SBU Researchers Sorting New York’s Trash for a More Sustainable Future

Institute for Ocean Conservation Science Receives $1.6 Million Gift to Support Research

New Research Highlights Financial Sustainability for Marine Protected Areas

Sustainability Alumni Share Career Insights at SBU Panel

Center for Clean Water Technology to Host 2024 Symposium on June 12

Stony Brook University Receives 11th Tree Campus USA Designation

President McInnis Attends People for Planet Summit in London

Study Warns Mammalian Evolution in Madagascar Is Under Threat

Patricia Wright Receives Inaugural Conservation Warrior Award from Seneca Park Zoo

Team Develops Plan to Protect 30 Percent of Ocean by 2030

SBU Professor Helps Establish New Global Conservation Standards

Doctoral Student Working to Restore Shellfish Population

Alum Acacia Leakey Develops Sustainable Off-Grid Technologies

Stony Brook is a 2018 Tree Campus USA

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

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