2003
- National Park Service And Stony Brook University Sign Cooperative Agreement To Study Coastal Issues (SBU)
Stony Brook and the National Park Service have entered into a long-term partnership to expand the University’s role in conducting and applying research to natural and cultural resource management issues at U.S. National Parks. To enable this alliance, SBU recently joined the North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (NAC-CESU), a collaboration of federal agencies and universities that provides research, technical assistance, and education to resource and environmental managers.
Nov 5, 2003 – 11:56:00 AM - Stony Brook Awarded $4.1 Million Grant By U.S. Government To Help Build University Programs in Iraq (SBU)
Stony Brook University has been awarded a U.S. government grant of $4,131,274 to develop academic programs in environmental health and archaeology to strengthen the capacity of Iraqi universities.
Oct 21, 2003 – 12:29:00 PM - Stony Brook Names Faculty Director For New College Of Science And Society (SBU)
Jeffrey Levinton, Ph.D., a distinguished scientist and teacher with broad interests in the sciences and the intersection of science, has been named the founding faculty director of the College of Science and Society.
Oct 7, 2003 – 2:43:00 PM - Board the Barnum for Sound Science (SBU)
Starting with the September 29th inaugural demonstration of a first-of-its kind observation system known as the SoundScience project, ferry passengers, the general public as well as scientists anywhere in the world can receive both instant and continuous information about the health of Long Island Sound, one of the region’s most important estuaries.
Sep 24, 2003 – 4:19:00 PM - Eight Stony Brook Faculty Members Appointed To Rank of Distinguished Professor By SUNY (SBU)
The State University of New York Board of Trustees have appointed 10 members of the SUNY faculty to the rank of Distinguished Professor and one member of the SUNY faculty to the rank of Distinguished Librarian. Eight of the faculty members who were honored are from Stony Brook University.
Mar 27, 2003 – 2:50:00 PM - Stony Brook University Names David Conover Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Dean (SBU)
Dr. David Conover has been named to the position of Dean and Director of its Marine Sciences Research Center (MSRC). Dr. Conover has been at Stony Brook since 1981 and is widely recognized for his research in the ecology and evolutionary biology of fishes and fisheries science.
Feb 27, 2003 – 2:21:00 PM
2002
- New Center For Environmental Molecular Science Opens At Stony Brook University (SBU)
The opening of Stony Brook’s new Center for Environmental Molecular Science (CEMS)-supported by $5.7 million in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF)-was celebrated on November 1 with a reception in the Earth and Space Sciences Building.
Dec 13, 2002 – 2:41:00 PM - Oyster Bay Superintendent on Environmental Control to Row Down Yukon River in Support of Stony Brook’s Liblit Fund (SBU)
On Friday, August 2, 2002, Oyster Bay Superintendent of Environmental Control Eric Swenson will launch a canoe from the shores of Whitehorse in the Yukon Territories (Canada) to begin a 460 mile canoe trip down the Yukon River to Dawson City, raising money for environmental management education.
Jul 25, 2002 – 1:49:00 PM - A Fish-Eye View of Management Through An Evolutionary Lens (SBU)
Fishing, whether for business or pleasure, is regulated by agencies that impose size and catch limits on commonly exploited species.
Jul 9, 2002 – 2:43:00 PM - Stony Brook University And Southampton College Form Dual Marine Science Program (SBU)
Stony Brook University (SUNY at Stony Brook) and Southampton College of Long Island University have formed a partnership for a dual degree program designed to insure that the area’s best young marine scientists continue to work in local waters.
Apr 30, 2002 – 12:00:00 PM - Long Island And NYC Students To Compete In Regional Ocean Science Bowl At Stony Brook (SBU)
STONY BROOK, N.Y., January 23, 2002-Eighty students representing 16 school districts from Long Island and New York City will participate in a day-long quiz competition at Stony Brook University focusing on marine sciences.
Jan 23, 2002 – 12:00:00 PM
2001
- NASA Announces That Observations Of 1998 El Nino Provide Powerful Climate Test (SBU)
NASA satellitte observations of the 1998 El Nino-the strongest ever recorded-show never before seen changes in cloud structures that provide a challenging test for even the world’s best climate models.
Dec 17, 2001 – 12:00:00 PM - Research Projects And Performances Highlight Celebration Of Undergraduate Achievements (SBU)
STONY BROOK, N.Y., April 25, 2001-A student-designed-and-built hybrid -utility vehicle, a solar-powered boat, and a performance of a Mozart Piano Concerto are just three of the highlights of Stony Brook University’s ‘Celebration of Undergraduate Achievements,” to be held on Wednesday, May 2 and Thursday, May 3 at the Student Activities Center.”
Apr 25, 2001 – 12:00:00 PM - Cindy Lee Van Dover, Acclaimed Sea Biologist, Kicks Off Public Lecture Series (SBU)
STONY BROOK, N.Y., January 29, 2001-Cindy Lee Van Dover, the nationally -known deep-sea biologist, submarine pilot, and author will be the featured speaker when the Department of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University kicks off its Marine Biology Explorations Lecture Series next month.
Jan 29, 2001 – 12:00:00 PM
2000
- $1 Million In Funding Announced For Lobster Pathology Lab At Stony Brook (SBU)
STONY BROOK, N.Y. October 3, 2000-State legislators announced today the funding of $1 million for the creation and staffing of a pathology laboratory at the Marine Sciences Research Center (MSRC) at the University at Stony Brook to study the cause of the lobster die-off in Long Island Sound, as well as other diseases plaguing local shellfish and finfish.
Oct 3, 2000 – 12:00:00 PM - Brown Tide Threatens South Shore Says Marine Science Researcher (SBU)
STONY BROOK, N.Y., June 29, 2000-Brown Tide, the common phrase for a nuisance algal bloom, is menacing South Shore beaches on Long Island, creating the worst problem of its kind in years, according to leading researchers at the University at Stony Brook.
Jun 29, 2000 – 12:00:00 PM
