


Students Ask: What’s Your Opinion of the Hudson?
Photo Above, from left to right: Wendy Arias Guanga, researcher; Melanie Formosa, research manager; Dana Franz, researcher. From Students Ask: What’s Your Opinion of the Hudson? by Glenn Jochum on Stony Brook University News, May 11, 2021. Three Stony Brook University...
Undergraduate Research Celebrated at Annual URECA Event
Students from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences participated in URECA, the Stony Brook University annual event that showcases undergraduate research and is open to all SBU undergraduates conducting faculty-mentored research and creative projects. ...
Maria Brown Goes to Bat for Bats
Photo above: Maria Brown and daughter Lexi prepare at dawn to return to the location in Peru’s Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Reserve where bats were captured the night before. The bats were released back into the wild. Photo credit Melissa Ingala From Maria Brown Goes to Bat for...
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
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...
Sara Hamideh Advocates for Equity in Disaster Recovery
From Sara Hamideh Advocates for Equity in Disaster Recovery by Glenn Jochum on Stony Brook University News, September 22, 2020. Finding more equitable approaches to recovery is a central concern in the work of Sara Hamideh, assistant professor at Stony Brook...
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...
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...
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
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...
SoMAS Photo Competition 2020
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SoMAS Sustainability Film Wins Telly Awards
From Sustainability Film Wins Telly Awards by Glenn Jochum on Stony Brook University News, July 16, 2020. David Taylor, an assistant professor in the Sustainability Studies Program, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, has produced an award-winning documentary...
SBU is First Place Winner in E-Waste Category of RecycleMania Competition
From SBU is First Place Winner in E-Waste Category of RecycleMania Competition on Stony Brook University News, May 13, 2020 Stony Brook University collected over 112,506 lbs. of e-waste throughout RecycleMania, earning its place as the winner of the competition in...