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SBU Forum Examines Long Island’s Solid Waste Future

Long Island elected officials and solid waste experts will gather on March 15 at Stony Brook University to address the future of how Long Island will address its waste

February 28, 2023

2 min read

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Englebright Receives Stony Brook Council University Medal

New York State Assemblyman Steven Englebright has been awarded the Stony Brook Council University Medal in tribute and in gratitude for his leadership, public service and championing higher education and the environment...

December 15, 2022

4 min read

Academics College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Research SoMAS STEM University

Reality Deck Helps Researchers Visualize and Predict Storm Surge Emergencies

The storm now known as Hurricane Sandy developed in the western Caribbean Sea on October 22, 2012, and quickly intensified. After wreaking havoc on Jamaica, Cuba, the Bahamas, Hispaniola and Bermuda, it moved north in...

November 30, 2022

6 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

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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

Academics Alda Center Faculty/Staff News Highlights School of Communication and Journalism SoMAS

SoCJ and SoMAS Faculty Win Federal Grant to Protect Vulnerable Populations from Extreme Weather

The researchers will work with vulnerable populations in New York City to improve outreach to these groups.

September 1, 2022

4 min read

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SoMAS Summer Program Gets Students on the Water for Immersive Experience

Students participating in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) Introduction to Oceanography course (MAR 104) recently went on an in-depth exploration of Shinnecock Bay aboard the RV Peconic. The class...

August 15, 2022

2 min read

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SBU Experts Say More Shark Sightings a Result of Cleaner Waters and Conservation

The experts explain why there has been an increase in shark sightings, and what beachgoers should — and shouldn't — be worried about.

July 19, 2022

3 min read

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Hudson River Collection Is a Treasure Trove of Environmental Data for SBU Researchers

Every season for more than 40 years, the Hudson River Biological Monitoring Program collected millions of marine samples up and down the 150-mile stretch of the Hudson River from the Troy Dam in upstate New York to...

July 8, 2022

2 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

Academics Faculty/Staff Featured Story Research SoMAS Sustainability University

SBU Study Shows Kelp Can Reduce Ocean Acidification and Protect Bivalves

One of the most serious climate change-related threats to shellfish is caused by increasing levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Earth’s atmosphere. As CO2 makes its way into the oceans, chemical reactions occur that...

June 3, 2022

6 min read

Academics Awards and Honors College of Arts & Sciences College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Events Research School of Medicine SoMAS Student Spotlight

Eight Finalists to Compete in Three Minute Thesis Competition

For several weeks, 25 Stony Brook PhD and DMA students have been working on talks about their dissertation research for Three Minute Thesis (3MT), a spoken-word competition held annually at Stony Brook. These short...

April 4, 2022

2 min read

Academics Faculty/Staff SoMAS University

SoMAS Professor Robert Cess, Founding Atmospheric Sciences Faculty, Dies at 89

An invaluable leader, mentor and friend, he built atmospheric sciences at Stony Brook into the powerhouse it is today.

March 25, 2022

4 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Faculty/Staff Long Island News Highlights SoMAS Sustainability University

Lee Koppelman, Master Planner and Longtime SBU Faculty, Dies at 94

He was a visionary who helped shape the development of Long Island while serving in several roles at Stony Brook, one as a leading member of the Department of Political Science.

March 24, 2022

3 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences SoMAS Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight University

Coast Guard Enables Environmental Studies and Economics Major to Serve Country and Planet

Ever since middle school, James Pizaro ’22 has harbored an increasing interest and love of the environment. At Stony Brook University, he discovered a path that would not only lead to a greener planet, but to bluer seas...

February 3, 2022

5 min read

Academics Community Faculty/Staff News Highlights SoMAS University

Paparo’s ‘Geek Talks,’ Featuring SoMAS Faculty, Are Making Science Fun

The talks, held at übergeek Brewing Company in Riverhead, attract upwards of 100 guests who can enjoy craft beer and dine on selections from local food trucks.

February 1, 2022

2 min read

Academics Awards and Honors Global Home Page Spotlight SoMAS Student Spotlight University

Senior Anne Green Selected for Payne International Development Fellowship

She will pursue a master's degree in international development, with guaranteed placement as a foreign service officer with the U.S. Agency for International Development.

January 26, 2022

3 min read

Academics Research SoMAS Student Spotlight University

SoMAS Student and Shark Fan Gets Bitten by Science Journalism

Marine sciences major Ashley Goland ’23 has been interested in animals since she was very young, spending a lot of her childhood time reading about them in the local library. Growing up in North Andover near the...

December 15, 2021

4 min read

Tag: School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences

SBU Forum Examines Long Island’s Solid Waste Future

Englebright Receives Stony Brook Council University Medal

Reality Deck Helps Researchers Visualize and Predict Storm Surge Emergencies

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

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

SoCJ and SoMAS Faculty Win Federal Grant to Protect Vulnerable Populations from Extreme Weather

SoMAS Summer Program Gets Students on the Water for Immersive Experience

SBU Experts Say More Shark Sightings a Result of Cleaner Waters and Conservation

Hudson River Collection Is a Treasure Trove of Environmental Data for SBU Researchers

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

SBU Study Shows Kelp Can Reduce Ocean Acidification and Protect Bivalves

Eight Finalists to Compete in Three Minute Thesis Competition

SoMAS Professor Robert Cess, Founding Atmospheric Sciences Faculty, Dies at 89

Lee Koppelman, Master Planner and Longtime SBU Faculty, Dies at 94

Coast Guard Enables Environmental Studies and Economics Major to Serve Country and Planet

Paparo’s ‘Geek Talks,’ Featuring SoMAS Faculty, Are Making Science Fun

Senior Anne Green Selected for Payne International Development Fellowship

SoMAS Student and Shark Fan Gets Bitten by Science Journalism

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