From Shinnecock Bay to the UN, Ellen Pikitch is saving the sea.

From Shinnecock Bay to the UN, Ellen Pikitch is saving the sea.

From “Ocean Hero” on the Stony Brook Magazine BY ELIZABETH ROYTE — PHOTOGRAPHY BY PETE THOMPSON On a mild winter morning, Ellen Pikitch opens the sliding glass doors of her East Quogue home, strolls across her back lawn and gazes over her proximate study...

Shamin Sahebzada wins Student Award for Academic Excellence

Shamin (pictured here center, with Dr. Sharon Pochron, left, and Mai Fahmy, right) was selected to receive an award for Academic Excellence in the Spring 2016. Criteria for this award included students whose passion for learning has extended beyond the classroom. Some...
SoMAS Convocation 2016

SoMAS Convocation 2016

Congratulations to our graduates!  The annual SoMAS Convocation occurred on Friday, May 20, 2016 at the SAC auditorium. Students gathered with their friends and family and SoMAS faculty and staff to celebrate the completion of their journey at Stony Brook University....

The Future of Seed Saving at Stony Brook University

Joy Dinkelman is a student in the Sustainability Studies program here at Stony Brook University. This is her second contributed piece to the Sustainability Studies Blog. The end of the semester is wrapping up, I thankfully just finished up with my last final, but that...
2016 SoMAS Photo Competition

2016 SoMAS Photo Competition

Previous SoMAS Photo Competitions 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 Competition 2015 SoMAS Photo Competition...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2016-05-11

Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2016-05-11

Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on May 11, 2016.  The flyover mosaic is available below.  Dr. Flagg provided the following report: The flight took place just after low tide in the bay, ~8:40AM EDT May 11th, so many of...
Vax to Flax 2016

Vax to Flax 2016

The 2016 Vax to Flax Run was held on Saturday April 30th on a beautiful sunny day. The race course followed the Vax-to-Vax format (seen on the right) where the race starts at SoMAS and travels clockwise around Circle Drive to return back to SoMAS. Seven faculty and post docs raced against eleven students. As has been the recent tradition, the faculty times overall beat the student times.