Christine O’Connell Awarded 2005 Liblit Scholarship

Christine O’Connell, a second-year Ph.D. student at MSRC, was recently awarded the 2005 Liblit Scholarship. Christine was selected from among several highly qualified applicants based on her academic record, research developing the Long Island Garbage Index,...

MSRC at Southampton Hosts Center for Talented Youth Conference

On an unusually sunny and warm November Saturday, over 200 junior high school students and their parents gathered 81 MSRC ‘s new Southampton campus for Explorations in Marine and Ocean Sciences. MSRC’ s program was one of eight held at oceanographic...

MSRC’s 37th Anniversary Celebration

MSRC celebrated its 37th anniversary this past weekend with a homecoming- a homecoming that welcomed back alumni from as far away as California, Texas and Florida for two days of festivities. It was also a homecoming for the weekend’s honored guest, Dr. Jerry...

Stony Brook – Southampton Marine Sciences Holds Grand Opening

MSRC ‘s Dean and Director David Conover welcomed a crowd of students, faculty, local politicians, University administrators, and friends of marine sciences on Saturday afternoon to the grand opening of MSRC ‘s new research and teaching facilities in...

Graduates Honored at MSRC’s 2005 Convocation Ceremony

Over 150 people crowded into MSRC’ s conference room this morning – welcomed by MSRC ‘s Dean and Director David Conover – for a celebration honoring the 2005 graduates. In Conover’s opening remarks, he highlighted the process of learning...
MSRC Alum Leads Mt. Sinai Team to Bay Scallop Bowl Victory

MSRC Alum Leads Mt. Sinai Team to Bay Scallop Bowl Victory

More than 150 people gathered in the auditorium of the Student Activities Center at Stony Brook University (SBU) on Saturday evening to watch the final round of the day-long Bay Scallop Bowl competition. The 13th round pitted teams from Churchville-Chili High School...

Stony Brook Hosts 4th Annual Bay Scallop Bowl

Marine Sciences Research Center Hosts February 26 Event STONY BROOK, N. Y. February 8, 2005 — When a 10-year-old British schoolgirl’s knowledge of oceanography helped her save 100 people from an approaching tsunami in Phuket, Thailand, it becomes clear that science...
Final Approval Received for undergraduate Marine Science Program

Final Approval Received for undergraduate Marine Science Program

Last week the State University of New York and the State Education Department approved the proposed transfer of the Southampton College undergraduate marine science program to MSRC. Beginning this fall, MSRC will now be offering two Bachelor of Science majors, one in...

Four MSRC Professors Recognized at Faculty Achievement Dinner

Four MSRC faculty were among those acknowledged last month at the 10th annual Faculty Achievement Dinner held at the Old Field Club on November 9 and hosted by Provost Robert McGrath. The dinner, organized by the Office of Conferences and Special Events, recognizes...

MSRC Acquires New Undergraduate Program

David Conover, Dean and Director of MSRC, announced to the department yesterday that Long Island University and Stony Brook University (SBU) agreed on a plan to seek the transfer of the Southampton College undergraduate marine science program to SBU effective...