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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
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
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
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
Photo above: SoMAS Faculty and Staff met in Southampton for a retreat on Friday September 22, 2023 Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate the new class of graduate students on Friday September 15 in the courtyard. Photos by Ginny Clancy, Steve Ortega, and...
August 2023 News and Press from SoMAS
Photo above: The inaugural class of Stony Brook’s 2023 Chancellor’s Summer Research Excellence Fund internships which facilitated the university’s Summer Opportunity for Academic Research (SUNY SOAR). SUNY SOAR is a pilot program that provided $250,000 from SUNY to...
July 2023 News from SoMAS
Here’s the latest news and press headlines from July at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University! Paul Shepson, PhD, Distinguished SUNY Professor and Dean of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) at Stony...
June 2023 News from SoMAS
Photo above: Inauguration of Shinnecock Bay as a Global “Hope Spot”. Stony Brook marine scientists, Mission Blue and Dr. Sylvia Earle, The Explorers Club, members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation, Schmidt Marine Technology Partners and others come together during a day...
May 2023 News from SoMAS
Summer is here! Here’s what happened at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences as we wrap up the semester and kick off the summer research season! Congratulations to the graduates of the Class of 2023! In case you missed it, SoMAS celebrated the Class of...
SoMAS Convocation 2023
Photo above: Dean Paul Shepson Congratulates the SoMAS Class of 2023 Congratulations to our graduates! The annual SoMAS Convocation event was held on Friday, May 19, 2023 at the Bauman Center for Leadership and Service. Students gathered with their friends and family...
April 2023 News from SoMAS
From left to right: Stony Brook University President Maurie McInnis, Peggy Gelfond, honorees Robert J. Maze and Laurie Landeau, and Rich Gelfond, Stony Brook Foundation chair and CEO of Imax Corporation at the 2023 Stars of Stony Brook Gala. Here’s the latest...
March 2023 News and Press from SoMAS
Here’s the latest news and press from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University. Thank you for your support of SoMAS during Stony Brook University’s Giving Day! With your help we are able to #HoldDoorsOpen for our fellow Seawolves!...