January 2026 News and Press at SoMAS
Photo above: Even in cloudy skies, the beach looks incredible at the Bimini Shark Lab in the Bahamas. Welcome back, Seawolves! Here’s to a great but snowy start to the Spring 2026 semester! Several students earned additional credits over Winter Break in a Stony...
November 2025 News and Press from SoMAS
Photo above: Attendees from memorial for the late Professor Sultan Hameed Thank you to everyone who joined us for the memorial for the late Professor Sultan Hameed. Former and current SoMAS faculty, staff, and graduate students were joined by members of Sultan’s...
October 2025 News and Press from SoMAS
Photo above: Thank you to everyone who joined us for the SoMAS Open Mike Night at Okubofest! In case you missed it, the video is available on the SoMAS YouTube channel. The Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences is accepting applications for...
September 2025 News and Press from SoMAS
Photo above: The Research Vessel Seawolf has returned to the dock in Port Jefferson Harbor Congratulatons to Dr. Adam Charboneau who is part of the Inaugural SUNY Sustainability Faculty Fellows Class of 2025. State University of New York Chancellor John B. King...
August 2025 News and Press from SoMAS
Photo above: The 2025 Class of Marine Conservation and Policy graduates presented their work at the MCP Symposium on August 21, 2025 Welcome to the start of the Fall 2025 semester! Dean Paul Shepson welcomes all new students and returning students in his Fall 2025...
July 2025 News and Press from SoMAS
Photo above: Long Island elected officials and solid waste experts gathered to address the future of how Long Island will manage its ever-increasing waste at the Larry Swanson’s Third Long Island Environmental Symposium on June 25, 2025 Long Island elected...
Long Island’s Solid Waste Future Discussed at The 2025 Larry Swanson Environmental Symposium
STONY BROOK, NY — June 25, 2025 — The Stony Brook University Waste Reduction and Management Institute (WRMI) will join with the Evan R. Liblit Scholarship Committee and Suffolk County Executive Edward P. Romaine to host The 2025 Larry Swanson Environmental...
June 2025 News and Press from SoMAS
Photo above: A collection of photos featuring Professor Sultan Hameed, who passed away earlier this month. It is with great regret and sorrow that we inform you that Prof. Sultan Hameed has passed. Sultan Hameed was one of the founding members of atmospheric sciences...
May 2025 News and Press from SoMAS
Photo Above: The participants of Vax to Flax 2025 Thank you to everyone who came out for Vax to Flax 2025! We hope to see even more faculty, staff and students next year. This year’s winners were the SoMAS Students, implementing a double forfeit out of...
SoMAS Convocation 2025
Photo above: Dean Paul Shepson and Marine Division Head Gordon Taylor and the graduates of the SoMAS Class of 2025 Congratulations to our graduates! The annual SoMAS Convocation event was held on Friday, May 23, 2025 at the Bauman Center for Leadership and Service....
Vax to Flax 2025
Photo Above: The participants of Vax to Flax 2025 Thank you all for coming out and showing up for Vax to Flax! We hope to see even more faculty, staff and students next year. We’re thrilled to announce that this year’s winners are SoMAS Students,...
April 2025 News and Press from SoMAS
Photo above: Students involved in the ambitious student-led project “Nature State of Mind: SUNY Students Reflect on Our Environment” that is a testament to the transformative power of nature on the human consciousness Thank you to everyone who helped Stony...
March 2025 News and Press from SoMAS
Photo above: The display screen as you enter Endeavour Hall showing the WeatherStar 4000+ simulation Join Dr. Chris Gobler on Wednesday April 2, 2025 at the Duke Lecture Hall in Chancellor’s Hall at Stony Brook Southampton for the “State of the Bays 2025:...
