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Jul 23, 2010 – Stony Brook University has established an Advisory Committee to help guide best practice academic and functional utilization opportunities for the 82-acre property and facilities at Stony Brook Southampton. The Committee consists of Stony Brook University leadership; business, planning and local delegates from Southampton and Long Island at-large; and representatives from State University of New York (SUNY) System Administration and other SUNY campuses on Long Island including Farmingdale State College and Suffolk County Community College.
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- Stony Brook University Honors Outstanding Faculty Achievements at Annual Event (SBU)
More than 50 Stony Brook University faculty members were honored at the annual Faculty Achievement dinner at Watermill Caterers on November 3. Established in 1992, the event recognizes those who received prestigious national and international fellowships, honors, and awards during the previous academic year.
Dec 3, 2010 – 9:42:15 AM - Team of Researchers Find Evidence of Fire in Antarctic Ice (SBU)
A team of scientists studying Antarctic ice cores have found surprising evidence of a fluctuating pattern of carbon monoxide concentrations in the Earth’s atmosphere caused by biomass burning in the Southern Hemisphere over the past 650 years.
Dec 2, 2010 – 12:19:01 PM - Vitamins Identified As Key Nutrient Which May Promote Harmful Algal Blooms in Coastal Waters (SBU)
Harmful algal blooms, which negatively affect coastal ecosystems, public health, economies and fisheries around the world, may be promoted by vitamins B-1 and B-12 according to Stony Brook University scientists, whose findings were published online and in the current issue of PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) in an article entitled, “Most harmful algal bloom species are vitamin B-1 and B-12 auxotrophs.”
Dec 1, 2010 – 12:27:07 PM - Institute For Ocean Conservation Science Helps Launch Stony Brook University’s Master Of Arts Program In Marine Conservation And Policy (SBU)
Scientists from the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science at Stony Brook University (SBU), who also are members of the university’s faculty, are teaching the first course offered through the new graduate program, M.A. in Marine Conservation and Policy. SBU’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) launched the new program at the start of the 2010 fall semester. It is the first program of its kind in New York State and one of only a few such programs in the country.
Nov 22, 2010 – 10:36:24 AM - Acidification Of Oceans May Contribute To Global Declines Of Shellfish, Study By Stony Brook Scientists Concludes (SBU)
The acidification of the Earth’s oceans due to rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) may be contributing to a global decline of clams, scallops and other shellfish by interfering with the development of shellfish larvae, according to two Stony Brook University scientists.
Sep 27, 2010 – 11:45:48 AM - First Multi-Year Nearshore Survey Of Antarctic Krill Reveals High Density, Stable Population In Shallow, Coastal Waters (SBU)
Using smaller vessels that allow access to shallow, nearshore waters, researchers from Stony Brook University and the Southwest Fisheries Science Center conducted the first multi-year survey of the population of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) in coastal waters near Livingston Island and discovered that nearshore waters had significantly higher krill biomass density than offshore waters. They also found that the nearshore waters had less interannual variation than offshore waters.
Aug 4, 2010 – 12:59:06 PM - Stony Brook University Establishes Advisory Committee to Develop Business Plan For Usage of Southampton Facilities (SBU)
Stony Brook University has established an Advisory Committee to help guide best practice academic and functional utilization opportunities for the 82-acre property and facilities at Stony Brook Southampton.
Jul 23, 2010 – 6:27:30 PM - Stony Brook University To Offer New Master Of Arts Program In Marine Conservation And Policy Beginning In Fall 2010 (SBU)
A new master’s program in Marine Conservation and Policy will be offered by Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) beginning with the fall 2010 semester.
Jun 25, 2010 – 10:50:46 AM - Stony Brook University Announces New Funding To Study Mercury In Seafood (SBU)
The Gelfond fund for Mercury Related Research and Outreach, established by Richard Gelfond, CEO and Director of IMAX Corporation and Chairman of the Stony Brook Foundation, will advance scientific understanding of methylmercury accumulation in human diets and its effects on human health.
May 7, 2010 – 10:54:22 AM - SBU Dean of the School of Marine Sciences Appointed NSF Director, Division of Ocean Sciences (SBU)
Dr. David O. Conover, Dean of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) at Stony Brook University, has accepted a position as the Director of the Division of Ocean Sciences with the National Science Foundation (NSF), effective July 19, 2010. Dr. Conover has served with distinction as Dean of SoMAS for the past seven years, and will remain a faculty member with SoMAS during his service to the NSF.
Apr 28, 2010 – 10:25:29 AM - Stony Brook Poll Documents Strong Support Among University Faculty for the PHEEIA Legislation as a Solution to the University’s Budget Woes (SBU)
At the request of the Stony Brook University Senate, the Center for Survey Research at Stony Brook University polled university faculty and non-teaching professionals on their opinions concerning the Public Higher Education Empowerment and Innovation Act (PHEEIA). Roughly 330 faculty and 116 non-teaching professional staff were surveyed for the study.
Apr 13, 2010 – 10:22:14 AM - Severe State Funding Reductions Force Stony Brook University to Make Strategic Cuts (SBU)
Faced with a 20% reduction, amounting to nearly $55 million, in New York State financial support over the past two years, Stony Brook University announced today that it has been forced to make strategic cuts and streamline operations at its various locations.
Apr 7, 2010 – 10:22:58 AM - Proposed Wind Power Grid To Make Offshore Wind Power More Reliable (SBU)
The energy needs of the entire human population could potentially be met by converting wind energy to electricity by means of wind turbines. While offshore wind power resources are abundant, wind turbines are currently unable to provide steady power due to natural fluctuations in wind direction and strength.
Apr 2, 2010 – 12:30:06 PM - Sturgeon’s plight stokes conservation row AFP, March 19, 2010
A catastrophic fall in wild sturgeon numbers even as more and more of its lucrative caviar is farmed has stoked a bitter row over the best means of conservation — managed catch or outright ban. - No lifeline for species on brink AP, March 19, 2010
Forum rejects request to ban export of bluefin tuna and international sale of polar bear skin, parts - Conservationists say demand for caviar pushing beluga, other sturgeon to brink of extinction Canadian Business, March 18, 2010
Relentless consumer appetite for caviar is pushing sturgeon such as the highly prized beluga to the brink of extinction,a leading conservation group said Thursday. - Caviar hunters push sturgeon to ’extinction’s edge’ Reuters, March 18, 2010
After more than 200 million years, sturgeon are losing a battle for survival to poachers who have hunted the queens of caviar to the verge of extinction, a leading environmental group said on Thursday. - Catch less sturgeon to keep caviar coming Futurity, March 18, 2010
Reducing adult mortality of beluga sturgeon would be more effective than hatchery supplementation in easing a worldwide shortage of caviar. - Mount Sinai High School team wins Bay Scallop Bowl Newsday, March 16, 2009
The team will compete next month against 24 teams nationwide at the 2010 National Ocean Science Bowl Finals in St. Petersburg, Fla. - Pushing for Sea Changes Living on Earth, March 12, 2010
Sharks are routinely hunted for their fins, which are used as a delicacy in shark fin soup. Stony Brook University professor Demian Chapman does DNA research to identify shark species and geographic origin. He tells host Jeff Young why it’s important to regulate international trade of sharks. - BIODIVERSITY: Lucrative Shark Trade Under Scrutiny IPS, March 12, 2009
As climate change transforms the acidity and oxygen levels of the world’s waters with devastating effects for some marine species, others are facing an even more immediate threat from human consumption. - Arguments Against Dolphin Slaughter Dot Earth, March 11, 2010
Louis Psihoyos, the former National Geographic photographer who won an Oscar on Sunday for “The Cove,” his first documentary film, sat down for a conversation with me at the Asia Society on Tuesday on various aspects of the ongoing slaughter of dolphins in Japan and his team’s work exposing the serving of Sei whale meat at The Hump, a sushi restaurant in Santa Monica, Calif. I asked Carl Safina, the marine biologist, ocean campaigner and author, whether he thought utilitarian or ethical arguments dominated the film. - Sushi wars: Battle looms over bluefin tuna The Independent, March 11, 2010
The fate of Atlantic bluefin tuna, eaten to the edge of viability, will be decided in the next two weeks when the world’s nations vote on whether to ban cross-border trade in the dwindling species. - Tuna, elephants up for trade ban Capital News, March 11, 2010
Gathering over 13 days in Doha, Qatar, the 175-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) faces tense debate on how to protect dwindling biodiversity harvested for its alluring cash value. - Mount Sinai High School Wins 9th Annual Bay Scallop Bowl At SBU; Will Represent NY State In National Competition For Second Year in a Row (SBU)
Mount Sinai High School defeated Bronx High School of Science to win the 9th Annual Bay Scallop Bowl held at Stony Brook University on March 6, 2010.
Mar 9, 2010 – 9:37:02 AM - So Long Sushi, US Sides With Bluefin Tuna Voice of America, March 5, 2010
In the 1970s, Carl Safina fished off the U.S. Atlantic coast for bluefin tuna, a majestic warm-blooded predator that travels at highway speeds and can weigh as much as 650 kilograms. - After Two Decades of Delay, A Chance to Save Bluefin Tuna Environment360, March 4, 2010
The obscenely profitable market for bluefin tuna in Japan has led to years of overfishing and left the world’s bluefin population badly depleted. A ban on the bluefin trade, if adopted at international talks this month, would go a long way toward giving this magnificent fish a chance to recover. - Can We Save the Tastiest Fish in the Sea? Discovery News, March 4, 2010
Bluefin tuna are delicious. Whether raw or seared, their deep red, yet light-tasting meat is magic on the tongue. - Conservationists say strict fishing rules work Newsday, February 23, 2010
As thousands of fishermen planned to converge Wednesday on Washington, D.C., to protest a federal law they say is strangling an industry and taking the fun out of recreation, some marine experts contend the rules have been effective in rebuilding stocks – to fishermen’s ultimate benefit. - Clams’ Thin Shells Spell Trouble East Hampton Star, February 18, 2010
Questions raised about town’s mariculture program and global warming. - Four Long Island Finalists In Intel Science Talent Search Mentored By Stony Brook University Faculty (SBU)
Four of the Long Island finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search, the prestigious nationwide research competition, worked with scientists at Stony Brook University and in Stony Brook laboratories. The four high school seniors were among nine finalists from Long Island and represent 10 percent of all the national finalists.
Feb 1, 2010 – 4:37:31 PM - Shark pups born to virgin mothers can survive long-term One India, January 26, 2010
New research has revealed that shark pups born to virgin mothers can survive over the long-term. - Study: Survival rates high for sharks born to virgin moms USA Today, January 26, 2010
Being born of a virgin doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a long life – at least if you’re a shark. - Fatherless shark pups can survive over long term Washington Post, January 25, 2010
Shark offspring born to virgin mothers can survive over the long term, according to a new study published Monday. - Sharks Have No Baby Daddy NBC Chicago, January 25, 2010
Virgin female shark gave birth to two babies - Virgin Shark Birth Pups Living Long, Healthy Lives Discovery News, January 25, 2010
A new study, published in the Journal of Heredity, concludes that sharks born to virgin mothers can survive over the long-term. Two daughters of a white-spotted bamboo shark virgin, for example, are now over five years old. - Study of shark virgin birth shows offspring can survive long term Science Blog, January 25, 2010
Shark pups born to virgin mothers can survive over the long-term, according to new research published Jan. 25, 2010 in the Journal of Heredity. The study shows for the first time that some virgin births can result in viable offspring. - Save the salmon — and us Los Angeles Times, January 24, 2010
The Obama administration’s plan for the Columbia Basin doesn’t go nearly far enough. - Stony Brook Faculty Mentor 34 Of 300 Semifinalists In Nationwide Intel Science Research Competition (SBU)
Thirty-four high school students who worked with Stony Brook University faculty and in Stony Brook laboratories were selected as semifinalists in the Intel Science Talent Search, the prestigious nationwide research competition.
Jan 19, 2010 – 3:10:06 PM - Health of our oceans calls for a unified national policy
Newsday, January 13, 2010
I grew up a Brooklyn boy, drawn to my coastline from the very start. Out with my dad on the boats of Sheepshead Bay. - 10 Things Gourmet Grocers Won’t Tell You
SmartMoney, January 11, 2010
Caviar is typically associated with high-end food, but during the past decade it’s been at the center of certain types of frauds. - Students earn credit while helping marine mission at Riverhead Foundation
27East, January 4, 2010
James Sullivan scuttled from tank to tank one recent Wednesday morning in the Riverhead Foundation’s sea animal and marine mammal hospital, checking to make sure that all the pumps and filters were working.
