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June 2024 News and Press from SoMAS
Photo above: Nikita Agrawal presents her 2023 Simons Scholars project in the Wang Center at Stony Brook University Nikita Agrawal, a high school student from Chicago who was mentored by Dr. Brian Colle in the 2023 Simon’s Summer Research Program, presented her...![Vax to Flax 2024](https://you.stonybrook.edu/somas/files/2024/05/Vax-to-Flax-2024-header-c9fcfbf3996483e6-1080x557.jpg)
Vax to Flax 2024
Thank you to everyone who attended Vax to Flax this year! As pointed out by Bob Aller, Racer Emeritus, “These events, including the post-race picnic, represent long traditions at SoMAS stemming back to the MSRC days, and are critical to maintaining both the...![Vax to Flax 2024](https://you.stonybrook.edu/somas/files/2024/05/Vax-to-Flax-2024-header-c9fcfbf3996483e6-1080x557.jpg)
May 2024 News and Press from SoMAS
Photo above: the 2024 Vax to Flax Participants gather at the SoMAS sign outside Endeavour Hall after completing the race around the Stony Brook University campus on April 27, 2024 Congratulations to our graduates! The 2024 SoMAS Convocation event was held on Friday,...![SoMAS Convocation 2024](https://you.stonybrook.edu/somas/files/2024/05/SoMAS-Convocation-2024-Header-1080x675.jpg)
SoMAS Convocation 2024
Photo above: Dean Paul Shepson Congratulates the SoMAS Class of 2024 Congratulations to our graduates! The annual SoMAS Convocation event was held on Friday, May 17, 2024 at the Bauman Center for Leadership and Service. Students gathered with their friends and family...![April 2024 News and Press from SoMAS](https://you.stonybrook.edu/somas/files/2024/04/Eclipse-25milesSouthofCanada-2024-04-08-montage-aa930022e624c36c-1080x482.png)
April 2024 News and Press from SoMAS
Photo above: 25 miles south of the Canadian border in Vermont, SoMAS Associate Professor David Black captured the Eclipse as it approached and entered totality. Congratulations to Dr. Joe Warren who has been promoted to Full Professor! Thank you to everyone who...![March 2024 News from SoMAS](https://you.stonybrook.edu/somas/files/2024/03/2024-03-08-SoMAS-Graduate-Recruitment-Event-146f47423fac7ad2-1080x675.jpg)
March 2024 News from SoMAS
Photo above: Poster session at the SoMAS Graduate Recruitment Event on March 8, 2024 We received news that Dr. Frank Roethel passed away on the morning of March 26 surrounded by his family. Frank was one of the first MSRC (now SoMAS) PhD graduates, earning his PhD in...![Baymen: Our Waters Are Dying](https://you.stonybrook.edu/somas/files/2024/02/Baymen-Our-Waters-Are-Dying-1976-414046c975d465b7-1080x675.jpg)
Baymen: Our Waters Are Dying
SoMAS recently received a donation of a 1976 documentary film by Anne Belle, “Baymen: Our Waters Are Dying.” The 16mm film gift comes from Donna Burrell and her family. Donna’s grandfather, Edwin S. Furman, president of the Southampton Town...![February 2024 News and Press from SoMAS](https://you.stonybrook.edu/somas/files/2024/02/AJ_Mabaka_Atmospheric-SoMAS-from-the-Air-7b6fdd69d4dca795-1080x675.jpg)
February 2024 News and Press from SoMAS
Photo above: aerial photo of SoMAS buildings on South Campus taken by Arthur Mabaka on November 19. 2023 from a small private plane operated by Dean Shepson. The photo was a finalist in the Atmospheric category of the SoMAS Photo Competition. Thanks to everyone...![SoMAS Photo Competition 2023-2024](https://you.stonybrook.edu/somas/files/2024/02/SoMAS-Photo-Competition-2023-2024-All-Photos_1000w-f784f84889704388.jpg)
SoMAS Photo Competition 2023-2024
Previous SoMAS Photo Competitions SoMAS Photo Competition 2023-2024 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...![January 2024 News and Press from SoMAS](https://you.stonybrook.edu/somas/files/2024/01/Image_20240126_084756_164-88c3daa86b424356-1080x675.jpg)
January 2024 News and Press from SoMAS
Photo above: The plaque dedicating the Larry Swanson Room in Challenger Hall Read about the adventures of 14 undergrad and 5 MCP students (and 2 professors) who took Tropical Marine Ecology this month in Jamaica ! The class blog ( http://you.stonybrook.edu/tropical )...![December 2023 News and Press from SoMAS](https://you.stonybrook.edu/somas/files/2023/12/2023-SoMAS-Holiday-Card-600h-1080x600.png)
December 2023 News and Press from SoMAS
From all of us at the Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, we hope you have a joyous holiday season! Thank you to everyone who joined us at this year’s Okubofest! The event offered a chance for SoMAS students, faculty, and staff to...![November 2023 News and Press from SoMAS](https://you.stonybrook.edu/somas/files/2023/11/SBU_Investiture_2023-1080x675.jpg)
November 2023 News and Press from SoMAS
Photo above: New endowed faculty members; Back row (from left to right): Thomas Diacovo, MD, Styliani-Anna E. Tsirka, PhD, Loredana Polezzi, PhD, Eden Figueroa, PhD, William A. Wertheim, MD, MBA, James A. Vosswinkel, MD, FACS, Kathleen McGarry, PhD; Front row (from...![October 2023 News and Press from SoMAS](https://you.stonybrook.edu/somas/files/2023/10/CommUniversityDay2023_header-1080x675.jpg)
October 2023 News and Press from SoMAS
Photo above: Tom Wilson demonstrates the Augmented Reality (AR) Sandbox at Stony Brook’s CommUniversity Day on October 14, 2023 at the Wang Center. Congratulations to the SoMAS recipients of SUNY Chancellor’s Awards, who were celebrated at a ceremony on...![September 2023 News and Press from SoMAS](https://you.stonybrook.edu/somas/files/2023/09/SoMAS-Retreat-2023-Group-1080x675.jpg)