Sustainability - SBU News

“Failure Was Not an Option”: Social Welfare Students Bring Clean Water to Flint Residents

Six students in the Stony Brook University School of Social Welfare got a taste of experiential learning the weekend of April 14. They parlayed their classroom lessons into a way to help the stricken community of Flint...

May 20, 2016

6 min read

SBU Outperforms Competition in Recyclemania 2016

The final numbers are in and Stony Brook had the best performance ever in RecycleMania 2016, an eight-week recycling competition that ended April 2. Out of more than 350 participating schools, Stony Brook placed first...

May 3, 2016

1 min read

Earthstock 2016: Stony Brook Celebrates Earth Day

Stony Brook University’s Earthstock is a week-long, campus-wide event that celebrates Earth Day. On Friday, April 22, environmental organizations, participants with an earth-friendly message, and local schools...

April 27, 2016

1 min read

Research

Researchers Shake Up Lemur Family Tree

By combining genetic and anatomical data of extinct and living lemurs, a Stony Brook University team of evolutionary biologists has developed the most complete evolutionary tree of lemurs yet. Their findings could...

April 26, 2016

5 min read

Stony Brook Southampton Hosts Second Annual Food Lab Conference

Building on the success of last year’s inaugural event, the second annual Food Lab Conference is being held once again at Stony Brook Southampton Friday, June 3, through Sunday, June 5, 2016. The focus of this year’s...

April 26, 2016

2 min read

Stony Brook Matters

Campus Community Celebrates Earthstock 2016

April 22, 2016

1 min read

Conservationist Carl Safina is Finalist for Prestigious Indianapolis Prize

Reflecting Stony Brook University’s commitment to environmental sustainability, Carl Safina, PhD, Founding President of the Safina Center, is a finalist for the 2016 Indianapolis Prize, the world’s leading award...

April 15, 2016

3 min read

Student Spotlight

From the Forests to the Brook

Former forest ranger Peter Stampfel ’17 takes a non-traditional approach to environmental stewardship. Peter Stampfel’s decision to turn in his forest ranger badge in pursuit of a new career is a reminder that some of...

March 8, 2016

4 min read

Stony Brook Matters

Two Stony Brook University Faculty Members – Carl Safina and Russell Mittermeier –Nominated for 2016 Indianapolis Prize, the Most Prestigious in Animal Conservation

Their Nominations for the Prize – Which Was Awarded in 2014 to Stony Brook University Professor Patricia Wright – Underscores the University’s Extraordinary Leadership in Animal Conservation in the United States and...

August 28, 2015

4 min read

Earthstock Week of Events Culminates with Festival April 24

Stony Brook University celebrates Earth Day this week with its annual SUNY award-winning event, Earthstock, featuring student and faculty research, prominent guest lecturers, environmental organizations, displays...

April 20, 2015

4 min read

University

Stony Brook Named the #4 “Environmentally Responsible University” in The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges

As Stony Brook University readies for its annual week-long “Earthstock” celebration leading up to Earth Day on April 22, The Princeton Review’s Guide to 353 Green Colleges: 2015 Edition announced that the University...

April 17, 2015

4 min read

Carl Safina Installed as Inaugural Safina Endowed Research Professor

Stony Brook University Professor Carl Safina, PhD, one of the nation’s most respected environmental writers, was formally installed as the inaugural holder of the Carl Safina Endowed Research Chair for Nature and...

March 6, 2015

5 min read

Madagascar Documentary Featuring Pat Wright to Open Across US

The acclaimed documentary adventure film Island of Lemurs: Madagascar, featuring the award-winning Stony Brook primatologist Dr. Patricia Wright, will open in theaters across the US beginning August 22. The movie...

June 19, 2014

2 min read

Patricia Wright Attends Hollywood Premiere of “Island of Lemurs”

Dr. Patricia C. Wright, the famed primatologist at Stony Brook University, found herself far removed from her native habitat yesterday morning, in a bustling Los Angeles hotel scrambling to get ready for a screening of...

March 31, 2014

5 min read

2014 Stars of Stony Brook Gala Honors Patricia Wright on April 16

This year’s Stars of Stony Brook Gala honors Stony Brook University faculty member Patricia Wright on Wednesday, April 16, at Pier Sixty in New York City. In addition to raising money to support student...

March 5, 2014

2 min read

Environmentalists of the Year Award Inaugurated at Earthstock

The Earthstock Festival at Stony Brook University added a tradition in 2013 — honoring individuals who have made the greatest impact on protecting the environment — locally, regionally and nationally. Two students and...

April 29, 2013

3 min read

Tag: Sustainability

SBU Outperforms Competition in Recyclemania 2016

Earthstock 2016: Stony Brook Celebrates Earth Day

Researchers Shake Up Lemur Family Tree

Stony Brook Southampton Hosts Second Annual Food Lab Conference

Campus Community Celebrates Earthstock 2016

Conservationist Carl Safina is Finalist for Prestigious Indianapolis Prize

From the Forests to the Brook

Two Stony Brook University Faculty Members – Carl Safina and Russell Mittermeier –Nominated for 2016 Indianapolis Prize, the Most Prestigious in Animal Conservation

Earthstock Week of Events Culminates with Festival April 24

Stony Brook Named the #4 “Environmentally Responsible University” in The Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges

Carl Safina Installed as Inaugural Safina Endowed Research Professor

Madagascar Documentary Featuring Pat Wright to Open Across US

Patricia Wright Attends Hollywood Premiere of “Island of Lemurs”

2014 Stars of Stony Brook Gala Honors Patricia Wright on April 16

Environmentalists of the Year Award Inaugurated at Earthstock

SBU News

Sign Up Today!

Connect with SBU

Subscribe to News

Connect with SBU

Search SBU News

Archives

Latest Stories

Categories