School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Featured Story SoMAS Student Spotlight University

Internship Brings Chemistry Major Closer to the Ground

Stony Brook University junior Sania Ilyas spent her summer as an intern in the Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Suffolk County focused on growing grapes

August 28, 2023

4 min read

Faculty/Staff Global Leadership News Highlights SoMAS Sustainability University

SBU Environmentalist Charles F. Wurster, Co-Founder of Environmental Defense Fund, Dies at 92

One of the great environmental heroes of our time, Charles F. (Charlie) Wurster, died on July 6, 2023. An environmental scientist and co-founder of the Environmental Defense Fund, Wurster was Emeritus Professor of...

August 3, 2023

2 min read

Academics Events On Campus School of Communication and Journalism University

CEWIT Panel Investigates Accelerating AI/Business Landscape

AI for Business Optimization was a virtual panel discussion hosted by the Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology at Stony Brook University

July 13, 2023

5 min read

Academics Featured Story Research SoMAS STEM University

CEWIT Hosts First Radar Science Summer School

CEWIT at Stony Brook University hosted 25 students from the U.S. and abroad at its first-ever Radar Science Summer School

July 12, 2023

3 min read

Academics Faculty/Staff Research SoMAS Sustainability University

Gauging Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Our Skies

Paul Shepson of Stony Brook University has received a $1.725 million grant to complete air sampling and analysis of greenhouse gas emissions in the Northeast

July 7, 2023

3 min read

Academics Research SoMAS University

SBU Awarded IBM Grant to Support Sustainability Accelerator

Stony Brook University has been awarded a grant from IBM valued at $362,000 to co-develop the Clean Energy Equity Index (CEEI)

June 16, 2023

4 min read

Academics Alumni News SoMAS University

Geoff Bansen ’10 Delivers SOMAS Convocation Address

Meteorologist Geoff Bansen ’10, an alumnus of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), is featured in a new Q&A on SB Matters

June 15, 2023

1 min read

Academics Advancement Events SoMAS University

Stars of Stony Brook Gala Raises $2.1M for Scholarships

Over 500 guests gathered on April 11 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City to honor Laurie Landeau and Robert Maze at the Stars of Stony Brook Gala

April 17, 2023

6 min read

Academics Awards and Honors Faculty/Staff SoMAS University

SOMAS Professor Receives Prestigious NSF Undergraduate Grant

Sharon Pochron, associate professor in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, won a prestigious NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education award

April 7, 2023

3 min read

Academics Events News Highlights On Campus SoMAS University

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

Awards and Honors Faculty/Staff Leadership University

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

Alda Center (Pending)Alda Center (Private)Awards and Honors Faculty/Staff School of Communication and Journalism

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

Academics SB Southampton SoMAS STEM University

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

Academics Featured Story Long Island News Highlights Research SB Southampton SoMAS University

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

Academics Faculty/Staff On Campus Research SoMAS University

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

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Internship Brings Chemistry Major Closer to the Ground

SBU Environmentalist Charles F. Wurster, Co-Founder of Environmental Defense Fund, Dies at 92

CEWIT Panel Investigates Accelerating AI/Business Landscape

CEWIT Hosts First Radar Science Summer School

Gauging Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Our Skies

SBU Awarded IBM Grant to Support Sustainability Accelerator

Geoff Bansen ’10 Delivers SOMAS Convocation Address

Stars of Stony Brook Gala Raises $2.1M for Scholarships

SOMAS Professor Receives Prestigious NSF Undergraduate Grant

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

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