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Presidential Completion Awards Help Doctoral Students Finish Degrees

Since arriving last summer, Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis has shown her commitment to supporting doctoral students through several critical investments. The latest are the Presidential Completion...

June 2, 2021

6 min read

Academics Alumni Spotlight Story Medicine and Research News Highlights Research SoMAS STEM Stony Brook Matters University

SBU Researchers Studying Mercury Levels Under Ice

Scientists at Stony Brook University, the University of Vermont and Dartmouth College have been studying mercury uptake into the food chain during the winter, and how mercury uptake may change in the future, as climate...

May 12, 2021

3 min read

Academics Research School of Journalism SoMAS Student Spotlight University

Students Ask: What’s Your Opinion of the Hudson?

Three Stony Brook University students are conducting a survey to determine the public’s perception of the Hudson River under the mentorship of David Taylor, an assistant professor in the sustainability studies...

May 11, 2021

2 min read

Academics Alumni Spotlight Recent Grads Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight University

Cernadas-Martín Is a Champion for Marine and Human Diversity

Sara Cernadas-Martín is a self-described interdisciplinary scientist with knowledge spanning the fields of marine biology, molecular genetics, and conservation ecology, with an MS and a PhD from Stony Brook University...

May 7, 2021

5 min read

Academics Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Giving Back Research SB Southampton SoMAS Stony Brook Matters University

SBU Scientists Take a Multi-Faceted Approach to Restoring Shinnecock Bay

Shinnecock Bay bears the name of an indigenous people, but due to human activity it bears little resemblance to what it once was when it sustained Native American populations. In recent decades, poor water quality...

May 3, 2021

7 min read

Academics Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine and Research Research SoMAS STEM Stony Brook Matters University

Gobler Lab Joins the Battle Against Algal Blooms

Lake Agawam in Southampton Village has recently looked more like pea soup than the pristine body of water that it has been for so many years. Dense algal blooms have affected the lake since 2003, according to the 2017...

April 26, 2021

4 min read

Academics Community News Highlights SB Southampton SoMAS University

SoMAS, Southampton Communities Remember Ryan Durie

A GoFundMe campaign to raise money to satellite tag and release a seal through the New York Marine Rescue Center in Riverhead has been set up in his memory.

April 21, 2021

3 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences College of Business College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Diversity Faculty/Staff School of Dental Medicine School of Health Techology & Management School of Journalism School of Medicine School of Nursing School of Social Welfare SoMAS University

Stony Brook Women Faculty: Inspiring the Next Generation

They are world-renowned scientists, groundbreaking researchers and beloved professors. They are also trusted advisors, caring mentors, loving mothers and good listeners. Women faculty at Stony Brook University have...

March 5, 2021

28 min read

Academics College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Long Island News Highlights Research SoMAS STEM Sustainability

Identifying Toxic Chemicals and Keeping Our Groundwater Safe

New York State Center for Clean Water Technology reveals a novel approach to removing contaminants Emerging research from the New York State Center for Clean Water Technology (CCWT) at Stony Brook University affirms...

February 26, 2021

5 min read

Academics Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty/Staff Global Medicine and Research News Highlights Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters

Climate Research May Help Reduce “Snail Fever” Worldwide

Projections of temperatures and precipitation amounts in climate change scenarios may be a key component in a large research initiative with the goal to reduce schistosomiasis.

October 8, 2020

3 min read

Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research Student Spotlight Sustainability

Tackling a Microbial Mystery During Pandemic Times

SoMAS scientists teamed up with undergraduates to test the hypothesis that dietary exposure to the herbicide Roundup is driving inflammatory digestive disorders.

August 24, 2020

5 min read

Arts & Entertainment Awards and Honors News Highlights Sustainability

Sustainability Film Wins Telly Awards

David Taylor, an assistant professor in the Sustainability Studies Program, produced an award-winning documentary, Cuban Earth, in collaboration with Melinda Levin, University of North Texas.

June 16, 2020

3 min read

Alumni Hottest Stories Medicine and Research News Highlights Research Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Scientists Predict More Rain, Fewer Landfalling Hurricanes

The study by a team of researchers at SoMAS uses global climate modeling to suggest that while rain intensity is likely to increase, the number of storms that make landfall will decrease.

June 16, 2020

3 min read

News Highlights Sustainability

Protect Red Sea’s Coral Reefs, Scientists Urge

An international group of researchers led by SoMAS' Karine Kleinhaus says UNESCO should declare the Red Sea’s 4,000 km of coral reef a Marine World Heritage Site.

March 5, 2020

3 min read

Advancement News Highlights Research Sustainability

Extraordinary Collection of Marine Specimens and Data Donated to University

An extraordinary scientific collection of fish specimens, as well archived fish and water quality data taken from the Hudson River over more than five decades, has been donated to Stony Brook’s School of Marine...

December 6, 2019

3 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Research Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Pioneering Study Maps Ocean Areas in Need of Preservation

A first-of-its-kind global marine mapping study provides a roadmap on where to place Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in accordance with United Nations goals for environmental preservation. The study, conducted by a...

October 25, 2019

3 min read

Alumni Hottest Stories Faculty/Staff Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters

Study: Breaking Waves Propel Ancient Molecules Into the Air

A discovery that helps explain how organic matter produced by life thousands of years ago is ultimately removed from the sea has been published in Science Advances by Steven Beaupré of Stony Brook University’s School of...

October 23, 2019

4 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty/Student Spotlights Featured Story Recent Grads Research Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Student Researcher Mary Bertschi ’19 is at Home in the World

“I feel like if I had been in a different school or a larger department I wouldn’t have had the connections I have had, or found out about the internships and experiences I have enjoyed,” said Mary Bertschi ’19...

October 15, 2019

4 min read

Tag: School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences

Presidential Completion Awards Help Doctoral Students Finish Degrees

SBU Researchers Studying Mercury Levels Under Ice

Students Ask: What’s Your Opinion of the Hudson?

Cernadas-Martín Is a Champion for Marine and Human Diversity

SBU Scientists Take a Multi-Faceted Approach to Restoring Shinnecock Bay

Gobler Lab Joins the Battle Against Algal Blooms

SoMAS, Southampton Communities Remember Ryan Durie

Identifying Toxic Chemicals and Keeping Our Groundwater Safe

Climate Research May Help Reduce “Snail Fever” Worldwide

Tackling a Microbial Mystery During Pandemic Times

Sustainability Film Wins Telly Awards

Scientists Predict More Rain, Fewer Landfalling Hurricanes

Protect Red Sea’s Coral Reefs, Scientists Urge

Extraordinary Collection of Marine Specimens and Data Donated to University

Pioneering Study Maps Ocean Areas in Need of Preservation

Study: Breaking Waves Propel Ancient Molecules Into the Air

Student Researcher Mary Bertschi ’19 is at Home in the World

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