Sustainability Studies Program earthworm research recap, 2014 edition!

During my first semester with the Sustainability Studies Earthworm Ecotoxicology lab, back in January 2012, I had seven brave students working with me. We wanted to examine the effect of acid rain on earthworm health, so we designed and ran the research—and made a lot...

The Salad Trail: An organic oasis in the middle of a desert

Stony Brook University Sustainability Studies Program student Emily Nocito found that the Salad Trail in Israel’s Negev Desert is a most unexpected organic oasis. The Negev Desert of Israel: not the place one would think about when it comes to agriculture,...

Reflections of a senior EDP major

The Stony Brook University Sustainability Studies Program offers students an intimate learning experience and a number of great academic and career-development opportunities thanks to the program’s enthusiastic faculty and staff. As a senior Environmental...

Documenting Cuba’s cultural mission to help protect the environment

From October 29 to November 5, 2014, my colleagues Professor Melinda Levin (University of North Texas) and Filip Celdander (University of Texas, Dallas), and I traveled to Cuba under a cultural visa given to us by the Cuban Ministry of Culture to collaborate with...

2015 Publications

Allam, Bassem Wang, K., Espinosa, E. P., Tanguy, A., & Allam, B. (2015). Alterations of the immune transcriptome in resistant and susceptible hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria) in response to Quahog Parasite Unknown (QPX) and temperature. Fish & Shellfish...

E grant used to boost education, minimize environmental impact

When it comes to being a college student, it’s not always easy to minimize your environmental impact. While use of the Internet and other technologies like e-textbooks has become more common in recent years, most classes still require that you use at least some...

2015 Press

DEC increases number of local waterbodies closed to shellfishing – Riverhead News Review 5/16/2015 Riverhead News Review DEC increases number of local waterbodies closed to shellfishing Riverhead News Review Flanders Bay and western… Discarded Shells Will Be...