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The Unraveling of a Protist Genome Could Unlock the Mystery of Marine Viruses

Findings set the stage to better understand the “invisible” ocean ecosystem and its importance Viruses are the most prevalent biological entities in the world’s oceans and play essential roles in its ecological and...

November 1, 2023

4 min read

Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research SoMAS University

Scientists Study Ice Formation in the Atmosphere

Proposing New Methods to Better Understand This Atmospheric Phenomenon The formation of ice crystals in the atmosphere impacts cloud formation, weather, and precipitation amounts, and is essential for life on Earth...

April 7, 2023

3 min read

Events Long Island On Campus SB Southampton SoMAS Sustainability University

“State of the Bays, 2023: Love Where You Live” Lecture, April 4

Long Island Has Become a Hub for Novel Solutions to Mitigate Water-quality Impairment and Climate Change Christopher Gobler, endowed chair of coastal ecology and conservation in the School of Marine and Atmospheric...

March 27, 2023

2 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

Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research SoMAS

Hard Clam Hub Seeks to Improve Aquaculture Industry on Atlantic Coast

This regional collaborative of scientists focuses on two challenges that have been affecting the industry since the 1990s.

July 21, 2022

3 min read

Three SBU fauclty appointed to task force to study NY ocean acidification

Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research SoMAS

U.S. Must Expand Marine Protection to Meet Ocean Conservation Goals

A new analysis of marine protected areas (MPAs) reveals that many important ocean regions off mainland United States are significantly unprotected.

May 18, 2022

6 min read

Awards and Honors News Highlights SoMAS Stony Brook Matters Student Spotlight

Two from SoMAS Chosen as ESA Graduate Student Policy Award Recipients

Stony Brook University graduate students Isabella Betancourt and Abigail J. Costigan, from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences’ (SoMAS) Marine Conservation and Policy program, have been selected in the...

February 4, 2022

3 min read

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Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research SoMAS

Four SoMAS Research Projects Receive Funding from New York Sea Grant

The research projects will directly address multiple high-priority community, economic and environmental objectives.

February 2, 2022

5 min read

Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research SoMAS University

Improving the Global Response to Climate Change

A new commentary in the inaugural issue of PLOS Climate by two researchers, including Stony Brook University Professor Kevin A. Reed, calls for developed nations to direct resources toward operationalizing extreme...

February 1, 2022

2 min read

Academics COVID-19 Faculty/Staff Medicine Research School of Medicine SoMAS

Study Shows Disinfecting N95 Masks with Dry Heat Works

A study led by SBU researchers discovered that a readily available method using dry ovens can be used to disinfect N95s for reuse in settings where new masks may not be available.

January 6, 2022

3 min read

Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters

SBU Part of NASA Mission to Better Understand Tropical Storms

Data collected from the mission will help scientists better understand and predict the behavior of dangerous tropical storms and address a significant issue of climate change.

December 1, 2021

3 min read

Faculty/Staff Research SoMAS

New Technology from SoMAS Lab Could Apply to Many Fields

The genomic revolution has enabled researchers to assess cell-by-cell genetic variations, but very few techniques exist to measure cell-by-cell metabolic variations, a more powerful way to understand cell responses to...

November 15, 2021

2 min read

The National Huidong Sea Turtle Reserve in the Guangdong Province is one of the MPAs in China. Credit: Ellen Pikitch

Faculty/Staff Global Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters

Study Provides First-Time Data on China’s Marine Conservation

The study, led by SBU's Ellen Pikitch, provides insight into the country’s progress toward meeting global commitments to protect marine waters.

November 12, 2021

4 min read

Faculty/Staff Featured Story Long Island Research SoMAS

Long Island Water-Quality Assessment Shows Cause for Concern

Stony Brook University scientists have completed their assessment of water quality in Long Island’s estuaries in 2021, and the news is not good.

October 8, 2021

5 min read

A new study shows long-finned pilot whales in the Northeast U.S. shifted poleward during a 25-year period, as water temperatures warmed rapidly.

Faculty/Staff News Highlights Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters

Study Shows Climate Change Could Be Altering the Marine Food Web

According to SoMAS' Lesley Thorne, if climate change decouples relationships between marine mammals and their prey, this could have important implications for marine food web dynamics.

September 28, 2021

3 min read

Faculty/Staff Global Research SoMAS Stony Brook Matters Sustainability

Team Develops Plan to Protect 30 Percent of Ocean by 2030

SoMAS’ Ellen Pikitch is part of a team that developed a framework to consistently understand, plan, establish, evaluate and monitor ocean protection in Marine Protected Areas.

September 9, 2021

4 min read

Academics College of Arts & Sciences Main University School of Dental Medicine SoMAS Stony Brook Matters University

Five SBU Subjects in Top 100 of Academic Ranking of World Universities

According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, Stony Brook University has placed among the top 100 in the world in several subject areas: #19 Mathematics #46...

August 24, 2021

1 min read

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The Unraveling of a Protist Genome Could Unlock the Mystery of Marine Viruses

Scientists Study Ice Formation in the Atmosphere

“State of the Bays, 2023: Love Where You Live” Lecture, April 4

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

Hard Clam Hub Seeks to Improve Aquaculture Industry on Atlantic Coast

U.S. Must Expand Marine Protection to Meet Ocean Conservation Goals

Two from SoMAS Chosen as ESA Graduate Student Policy Award Recipients

Four SoMAS Research Projects Receive Funding from New York Sea Grant

Improving the Global Response to Climate Change

Study Shows Disinfecting N95 Masks with Dry Heat Works

SBU Part of NASA Mission to Better Understand Tropical Storms

New Technology from SoMAS Lab Could Apply to Many Fields

Study Provides First-Time Data on China’s Marine Conservation

Long Island Water-Quality Assessment Shows Cause for Concern

Study Shows Climate Change Could Be Altering the Marine Food Web

Team Develops Plan to Protect 30 Percent of Ocean by 2030

Five SBU Subjects in Top 100 of Academic Ranking of World Universities

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