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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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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CCWT’s NSF-Supported Research Will Improve Drinking Water Quality & Environmental Health

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has funded nine fundamental research projects to create new strategies to remediate PFAS in the environment, one of which is based at Stony Brook University’s New York State...

August 13, 2021

3 min read

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SoMAS Researchers Use New Method to Predict Precipitation Changes

The study provides a new method to understand the physical causes of future regional precipitation changes, which has an impact on the environment, climate and human activities worldwide.

August 6, 2021

3 min read

Academics Long Island News Highlights SoMAS University

Cultivating Kelp Will Help Cut Down Nitrogen in Local Waters

Christopher Gobler, Endowed Chair of Coastal Ecology and Conservation at SoMAS, talks about a program that would be the first in NY to offer "nitrogen credit" payments for kelp cultivation.

June 4, 2021

2 min read

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Five SBU Faculty Rise to the Rank of SUNY Distinguished Professor

Anissa Abi-Dargham, J. Kirk Cochran, Maurizio Del Poeta, Yi-Xian Qin and Paul Shepson have received the prestigious honor bestowed by SUNY upon professionals of the highest caliber.

April 20, 2021

5 min read

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Maria Brown Goes to Bat for Bats

They’ve been called creepy, scary and spooky, but Maria Brown says don’t be fooled, and don’t be afraid. Bats are an important species that impacts our daily lives in ways we might not even realize, including...

April 9, 2021

6 min read

Events Long Island SoMAS

“Larry Swanson Waste on Wednesdays” Webinars Start April 7

The four-part free seminar series examining the management of solid waste on Long Island is being held in honor of the late former associate dean of SoMAS.

March 30, 2021

3 min read

Tag: SoMAS

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

CCWT’s NSF-Supported Research Will Improve Drinking Water Quality & Environmental Health

SoMAS Researchers Use New Method to Predict Precipitation Changes

Cultivating Kelp Will Help Cut Down Nitrogen in Local Waters

Five SBU Faculty Rise to the Rank of SUNY Distinguished Professor

Maria Brown Goes to Bat for Bats

“Larry Swanson Waste on Wednesdays” Webinars Start April 7

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