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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 Faculty/Staff Global 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

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

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

Faculty/Staff 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

Featured Story Research Stony Brook Matters 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

Long Island Sustainability

SoMAS Students Honor A Long Island Legend in Documentary

Koppelman’s life and work is being celebrated in a short documentary Koppelman, the work of two students enrolled in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) at Stony Brook University.

September 17, 2019

4 min read

Alumni News Main University Stony Brook Matters

Bassem Allam Invested as Inaugural Marinetics Endowed Professor

Laurie Landeau and Robert Maze continue to support vital research at Stony Brook What does it mean to be an endowed professor? For Bassem Allam, formally invested on April 26 as the Marinetics Endowed Professor in Stony...

August 6, 2019

6 min read

Tag: School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences

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

SoMAS Students Honor A Long Island Legend in Documentary

Bassem Allam Invested as Inaugural Marinetics Endowed Professor

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