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November 2023 News and Press from SoMAS

Nov 30, 2023

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

Oct 31, 2023

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

Sep 29, 2023

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

Sep 1, 2023

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

Aug 1, 2023

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

Jun 30, 2023

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

Jun 1, 2023

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

May 22, 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

May 1, 2023

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

Mar 31, 2023

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!...

February 2023 News and Press from SoMAS

Feb 28, 2023

Here’s the latest news and press from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University. Congratulations to Sara Hamideh, whose promotion to Associate Professor, and tenure, have been approved by the Chancellor! David Taylor and Carl...

January 2023 News from SoMAS

Jan 31, 2023

Happy New Year! Here’s to a great start to the semester, and here’s the latest news from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University! Dr. Sharon Pochron and co-PIs Dr. David Taylor and Dr. Elizabeth Newman has received a new...

December 2022 News from SoMAS

Dec 31, 2022

Wishing you Peace, Love, Joy, and Discovery this Holiday Season from all of us at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University! We hope this has been a great year and wish you the best for 2023! Here’s what happened this month: The...

November 2022 News and Press

Dec 1, 2022

We are thankful to enter the holiday season and the end of the semester! Here’s what happened in November at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University. SoMAS has had the benefit of 25 years of student scholarships, from the...

October 2022 News from SoMAS

Oct 31, 2022

Photo above: Students in the Semester by the Sea Program class MAR 303 – Long Island Marine Habitats visited the Rocky Intertidal at Montauk Point. Follow the class on their Blog! Here’s the October News and Press from the School of Marine and Atmospheric...