Baymen: Our Waters Are Dying

Baymen: Our Waters Are Dying

SoMAS recently received a donation of a 1976 documentary film by Anne Belle, “Baymen: Our Waters Are Dying.” The 16mm film gift comes from Donna Burrell and her family. Donna’s grandfather, Edwin S. Furman, president of the Southampton Town...
February 2024 News and Press from SoMAS

February 2024 News and Press from SoMAS

Photo above: aerial photo of SoMAS buildings on South Campus taken by Arthur Mabaka on November 19. 2023 from a small private plane operated by Dean Shepson. The photo was a finalist in the Atmospheric category of the SoMAS Photo Competition.   Thanks to everyone...
SoMAS Photo Competition 2023-2024

SoMAS Photo Competition 2023-2024

Previous SoMAS Photo Competitions SoMAS Photo Competition 2023-2024 2022 SoMAS Photo Competition 2021 SoMAS Photo Competition 2020 SoMAS Photo Competition 2019 SoMAS Photo Competition 2018 SoMAS Photo Competition 2017 SoMAS Photo Competition 2016 SoMAS Photo...
January 2024 News and Press from SoMAS

January 2024 News and Press from SoMAS

Photo above: The plaque dedicating the Larry Swanson Room in Challenger Hall Read about the adventures of 14 undergrad and 5 MCP students (and 2 professors) who took Tropical Marine Ecology this month in Jamaica ! The class blog ( http://you.stonybrook.edu/tropical )...
December 2023 News and Press from SoMAS

December 2023 News and Press from SoMAS

From all of us at the Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, we hope you have a joyous holiday season! Thank you to everyone who joined us at this year’s Okubofest! The event offered a chance for SoMAS students, faculty, and staff to...
November 2023 News and Press from SoMAS

November 2023 News and Press from SoMAS

Photo above: New endowed faculty members; Back row (from left to right): Thomas Diacovo, MD, Styliani-Anna E. Tsirka, PhD, Loredana Polezzi, PhD, Eden Figueroa, PhD, William A. Wertheim, MD, MBA, James A. Vosswinkel, MD, FACS, Kathleen McGarry, PhD; Front row (from...
October 2023 News and Press from SoMAS

October 2023 News and Press from SoMAS

Photo above: Tom Wilson demonstrates the Augmented Reality (AR) Sandbox at Stony Brook’s CommUniversity Day on October 14, 2023 at the Wang Center. Congratulations to the SoMAS recipients of SUNY Chancellor’s Awards, who were celebrated at a ceremony on...
September 2023 News and Press from SoMAS

September 2023 News and Press from SoMAS

Photo above: SoMAS Faculty and Staff met in Southampton for a retreat on Friday September 22, 2023 Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate the new class of graduate students on Friday September 15 in the courtyard. Photos by Ginny Clancy, Steve Ortega, and...
August 2023 News and Press from SoMAS

August 2023 News and Press from SoMAS

Photo above: The inaugural class of Stony Brook’s 2023 Chancellor’s Summer Research Excellence Fund internships which facilitated the university’s Summer Opportunity for Academic Research (SUNY SOAR). SUNY SOAR is a pilot program that provided $250,000 from SUNY to...
July 2023 News from SoMAS

July 2023 News from SoMAS

Here’s the latest news and press headlines from July at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University!   Paul Shepson, PhD, Distinguished SUNY Professor and Dean of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) at Stony...
June 2023 News from SoMAS

June 2023 News from SoMAS

Photo above: Inauguration of Shinnecock Bay as a Global “Hope Spot”. Stony Brook marine scientists, Mission Blue and Dr. Sylvia Earle, The Explorers Club, members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, Schmidt Marine Technology Partners and others come together during a day...
May 2023 News from SoMAS

May 2023 News from SoMAS

Summer is here! Here’s what happened at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences as we wrap up the semester and kick off the summer research season! Congratulations to the graduates of the Class of 2023! In case you missed it, SoMAS celebrated the Class of...
SoMAS Convocation 2023

SoMAS Convocation 2023

Photo above: Dean Paul Shepson Congratulates the SoMAS Class of 2023 Congratulations to our graduates!  The annual SoMAS Convocation event was held on Friday, May 19, 2023 at the Bauman Center for Leadership and Service. Students gathered with their friends and family...
April 2023 News from SoMAS

April 2023 News from SoMAS

From left to right: Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis, Peggy Gelfond, honorees Robert J. Maze and Laurie Landeau, and Rich Gelfond, Stony Brook Foundation chair and CEO of Imax Corporation at the 2023 Stars of Stony Brook Gala. Here’s the latest...
March 2023 News and Press from SoMAS

March 2023 News and Press from SoMAS

Here’s the latest news and press from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University. Thank you for your support of SoMAS during Stony Brook University’s Giving Day! With your help we are able to #HoldDoorsOpen for our fellow Seawolves!...