eDNA Analysis: A key to Uncovering Rare Marine Species
A pod of killer whales, an endangered species, swims near Seattle. By using eDNA from seawater samples, marine biologists can often detect rare species like the killer whale without seeing them. (Credit: C. Emmons, NOAA Fisheries) From eDNA Analysis: A key to...
Reservation for two species—fisherman and dolphins are grabbing a bite at the same NY artificial reef
Above: This underwater microphone heard people and dolphins using an artificial reef in New York to find fish to eat. Credit: Stony Brook University From “Reservation for two species—fisherman and dolphins are grabbing a bite at the same NY artificial...
SoMAS Professor Analyzes Storm Damage on North Shore
Photo above by R. Lawrence Swanson: An eroding bluff at Long Beach has been stabilized by constructing a stone seawall at the bluff’s base. The bluff has been terraced to capture material that rolls down from the top and can be planted with vegetation that will help...
SoMAS joint faculty member leads team that discovered “Supercolony” of Adélie Penguins in Antarctica
From “Supercolony” of Adélie Penguins Discovered in Antarctica on the Stony Brook Newsroom by Gregory Filiano Additional coverage of this story is featured on CBS News, Futurity, Drone DJ, Geek.com, Newsday, BBC and the New York Times STONY BROOK, N.Y.,...
SoMAS Faculty Testify Against Off Shore Drilling
Photo above: Interim Dean Larry Swanson speaks about how oil from drilling offshore Long Island would reach our shores based on his research on prevailing winds and the movement of plastics debris in the Atlantic. Photo by Assemblyman Steve Englebright. Content...
SoMAS Participates in New York Harbor Educational Tour
On October 10, 2017, the National Institute for Coastal and Harbor Infrastructure commemorated the fifth anniversary of Super Storm Sandy with a Coastal Resiliency Storm Surge Barrier Boat Tour in New York Harbor. As described in the invitation “Join us as...2017 Press
Shinnecock, Quantuck, Moriches Bays Free Of Brown Tide This Year So Far – 27east.com 7/5/2017 Shinnecock, Quantuck, Moriches Bays Free Of Brown Tide This Year So Far 27east.com For the first time in many… The Bunker Resurgence: The Good News Beyond Recent...2016 Press
New Report Identifies Sources of Nitrogen Loading in Local Waters – Patch.com 12/23/2016 Patch.com New Report Identifies Sources of Nitrogen Loading in Local Waters Patch.com The “Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve… First Septic Upgrades, Rebates Could...2015 Press
DEC increases number of local waterbodies closed to shellfishing – Riverhead News Review 5/16/2015 Riverhead News Review DEC increases number of local waterbodies closed to shellfishing Riverhead News Review Flanders Bay and western… Discarded Shells Will Be...STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSTS SECOND ANNUAL TEDXSBU EVENT
STONY BROOK, N.Y., October 10, 2014 -Stony Brook University will host its second TEDxSBU event on Nov. 14, 2014, from 9:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. in the Charles B. Wang Center Theater. The theme of this year’s event is “Connect the Dots,” and will feature 16 speakers and...DEEPWATER WIND, STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY AND AWS TRUEPOWER LAUNCH RESEARCH INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY
Deepwater Wind, Stony Brook University and AWS Truepower Launch Research Initiative Focused on Offshore Wind Energy Providence, R.I. – September 24, 2014 – Deepwater Wind announced a collaborative study of Long Island’s offshore wind resources with Stony Brook...
SBU RECEIVES HIGHEST SCORE IN PRINCETON REVIEW’S 2015 GREEN HONOR ROLL
STONY BROOK, N.Y., August 28, 2014 – Stony Brook University has been named in Princeton Review’s 2015 Green Honor Roll, an annual list that offers a measure of how environmentally friendly universities are on a scoring scale of 60 to 99. Stony Brook, one of 24...
STONY BROOK TAKES GOING GREEN TO NEW HEIGHTS
Stony Brook, NY, April 28, 2014 – Stony Brook University was recognized twice during a week of Earth Day celebrations for environmental stewardship programs that place it as a leader in sustainability among all U.S. university and college campuses. The Princeton...2014 Press
Heidi Hutner Appointed As Director of Sustainability Studies at Stony Brook University Oct 20, 2014 – Dr. Heidi Hutner, Director of Environmental Humanities and Associate Professor of Sustainability and English at Stony Brook University, has been appointed Director of...Subscribe by Email
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