Kayla Clauson (MA, 2020)

Kayla Clauson (MA, 2020)

Kayla Clauson interned as an educator and research assistant with Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NBNERR) through the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management on Prudence Island. Prudence Island is a remote island in the geographical...
Nolan Slattery (MA, 2020)

Nolan Slattery (MA, 2020)

Nolan’s capstone study, a New York State Marine Aquaculture 2020 Prospectus, included a comprehensive review of both the history of shellfish and aquaculture in New York and recent policy events that have direct implications on commercial aquaculture in New...

Fun Fact Fridays with SBU Weather

Home Institute for Terrestrial and Planetary Atmospheres People Students Undergraduate Program Graduate Program Combined Degree Program Research Opportunities, Internships & Financial Aid Petra M. Udelhofen Memorial Scholarship Timothy Magnussen Memorial...
SBU Weather Student Showcase in Seawolves Storm or Not

SBU Weather Student Showcase in Seawolves Storm or Not

For the past two years, Stony Brook University Students in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and students in the School of Journalism have worked together to produce a short news segment called “Seawolves Storm or Not.” The news program focuses...
Student Blogger Shares Health and Fitness Wisdom with College Peers

Student Blogger Shares Health and Fitness Wisdom with College Peers

From Student Blogger Shares Health and Fitness Wisdom with College Peers by Glenn Jochum on Stony Brook University News, October 19, 2020. Staying fit, trim and healthy can be challenging for college students, and gaining the notorious “Freshman 15” is all the more...
Students Collaborate on Study of Earthworms and Herbicides

Students Collaborate on Study of Earthworms and Herbicides

From Students Collaborate on Study of Earthworms and Herbicides on Stony Brook University News, October 16, 2020. Stony Brook’s Earthworm Ecotoxicology Lab, associated with the Sustainability Studies program, will soon publish a paper on the effect of Roundup...
Student Activists Tackle Climate Change

Student Activists Tackle Climate Change

Photo above: Emily Schalkham ’21 From Student Activists Tackle Climate Change by Glenn Jochum on Stony Brook University News, October 5, 2020. Two Stony Brook students have taken the lead on an influential issue that has significant ramifications for Long Island and...
Fall Updates from SoMAS Faculty

Fall Updates from SoMAS Faculty

The Fall Semester is off and running, and while classes are back in session, SoMAS faculty are bringing in research awards! Dr. Paul Shepson has received a new award from NSF’s Office of Polar Programs, in support of the project: “Collaborative Research:...
Anne Green ’22 Takes Civic Engagement to a New Level

Anne Green ’22 Takes Civic Engagement to a New Level

From Anne Green ’22 Takes Civic Engagement to a New Level by Glenn Jochum on Stony Brook University News, September 16, 2020 An invitation to take part in a panel discussion by global health advocate Chelsea Clinton is just one of the many distinctions that Anne Green...
Tackling a Microbial Mystery During Pandemic Times

Tackling a Microbial Mystery During Pandemic Times

Photo above: Sharon Pochron (upper left) meets with URECA research team via Zoom. From Tackling a Microbial Mystery During Pandemic Times on Stony Brook University News by Glenn Jochum on August 24, 2020. When Sharon Pochron assembled a group of students and faculty...
SoMAS Student Athlete Champions Environment throughout Campus

SoMAS Student Athlete Champions Environment throughout Campus

STONY BROOK, N.Y. — From a young age, Jessica Salmon attended family reunions in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. And a passion for marine biology was born. “I just fell in love with the water,” Salmon said. “And I know it sounds cliché, but that...
SoMAS Expertise On Display During Shark Week

SoMAS Expertise On Display During Shark Week

Lisa Crawford and members of the Frisk Lab join Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino at Tobay Beach. Photos by Meredith Whitten. The Lab of Dr. Michael Frisk attended a press conference in front of media on Wednesday August 12 in light of recent shark sightings...
For Sascha Rosin ’21, the World is Her Oyster

For Sascha Rosin ’21, the World is Her Oyster

From For Sascha Rosin ’21, the World is Her Oyster by Glenn Jochum on Stony Brook University News, July 30, 2020 Sascha Rosin ’21, a marine sciences major and sustainability studies minor, was left with few employment options this summer after COVID-19 shut down many...
Summer Updates from SoMAS Faculty

Summer Updates from SoMAS Faculty

Above: a close-up photo of a bay scallop (Photo by Chris Paparo). Congratulations to the recent research grants awarded to SoMAS faculty! Dr. Bassem Allam and co-PI Dr. Emmanuelle Pales Espinosa have received an Award from NSF in support of the project “RAPID: A...