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...Dean Conover Testifies Before NYS Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation
On October 20, 2005, the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation convened a hearing at the Theodore Roosevelt Nature Center at Jones Beach State Park focused on myriad water quality issues affecting New York’s coastlines and...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...Stony Brook Researchers Receive $200,000 For Studies Related To Hudson River
Hudson River Foundation Supports Independent Scientific Research STONY BROOK, N.Y., May 9, 2005—Researchers from Stony Brook University have been awarded three grants totaling $200,000 by the Hudson River Foundation. The awards come from the Hudson River Fund, the...Aldo Leopold Leadership Program Announces 2005 Fellows, Appoints New Executive Director
Stony Brook’s David Conover Among 20 Selected Nationwide STONY BROOK, N.Y., March 28, 2005—The Aldo Leopold Leadership Program, now based at the Stanford Institute for the Environment, has announced its 2005 Leopold Leadership Fellows and appointed a new executive...
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
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...