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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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.
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...