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SoMAS Alum Returns for Honorary Degree
Photo above: Greg Marshall with his son and SoMAS Faculty and Staff in 2017. From "Stony Brook to Award Honorary Degrees to Diverse Trio of Trailblazers" on Stony Brook News, April 29, 2019. STONY BROOK, New York–April 29, 2019–-Stony Brook University will award an...
Study Points to Kelp Farming Opportunities on Long Island
Photo above: Stony Brook University scientist Mike Doall, left, and oyster farmer Paul McCormick with kelp grown on the Great Gunn oyster farm this spring. From Study Points to Kelp Farming Opportunities on Long Island on Stony Brook News, April 25, 2019. Pioneering...
Building a Bee-Friendly Campus
Photo above: Apis mellifera, the common honeybee From Building a Bee-Friendly Campus on Stony Brook News by Glenn Jochum on April 15, 2019 Bees are considered the world’s most important pollinator of food crops. In fact, it’s estimated that one-third of the food we...
NSF Supports Marine Science Educational Research Programs
Photo above: Professor Gordon Taylor in his lab. From NSF Supports Marine Science and Chemistry Educational Research Programs on Stony Brook News on April 12, 2019 by Greg Filiano STONY BROOK, NY, April 12, 2019 – The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the...
Dr. Minghua Zhang joins the ranks of SUNY Distinguished Professors
From Three SBU Faculty Appointed to SUNY Distinguished Professor on Stony Brook News, April 1, 2019 Three members of the Stony Brook University faculty — Yusuf A. Hannun, Joel Kenny Professor in Cancer Research; Peter J. Tonge, Professor of Chemistry and Radiology (by...
Announcing the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences and Music!
This article is the Aprils Fools 2019 Joke by the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences and Department of Music at Stony Brook University. Many thanks to the School of Journalism, the Center for News Literacy, the College of Arts and Sciences and others for their...
Do Animals Think and Feel?
Photo above: Carl Safina with Erica Cirino and friends. From Do Animals Think and Feel? on Stony Brook University News by Glenn Jochum on February 22, 2019 What, if anything, are your pets thinking? Do they value you beyond your reliability as a source of food? What...
SoMAS Faculty Participate in Task Force Trying to Bridge the Weather-to-Climate Prediction Gap
A NOAA task force is working to improve meteorological predictions that go beyond 2-week weather forecasts and extend up to seasonal climate outlooks. These predictions are highly sought after by the agricultural and water sectors, among many others. From Bridging the...
Two SoMAS Teams Awarded Ocean Research Grants to Study Waters off NY
Photo above: New York Bight Whale Monitoring Program. Property of NYSDEC and the aerial survey contractor, Tetra Tech From Two SBU Teams Awarded Ocean Research Grants to Study Waters off NY on Stony Brook News, February 6, 2019. Nearly $570,000 in ocean research...
SoMAS MCP Students Spend Winter at Cape Eleuthera
Photo above by Oliver Shipley: Marine Conservation and Policy Students at Cape Eleuthera Institute during a two-week field research class in Eleuthera Over Winter Break, Marine Conservation and Policy students participated in a field course held in collaboration...
SoMAS Adjunct Receives SUNY Chancellor’s Award
Above photo: SoMAS Adjunct Lecturer Maria Brown (left) with students and Dr. Donna Selch (right) at the ESRI 2017 conference. From "Two SBU Adjuncts Receive SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence" on Stony Brook News on January 24, 2019 Maria Brown, from the...
Endowed Professorship Boosts SBU’s Conservation Leadership
Photo above: Ellen Pikitch is the inaugural Endowed Professor in Ocean Conservation Science in Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. From Endowed Professorship Boosts SBU’s Conservation Leadership on Stony Brook News by Elliot Olshansky ...
Low Oxygen and pH Levels in Estuaries Causing More Death to Larval Blue Crabs
Photo above: Zoea, or larvae, of the Atlantic blue crab have a distinctly different morphology than adults. They are often spawned in estuaries, where they can be exposed to low dissolved oxygen and acidified conditions. Photo credit: Stephen Tomasetti STONY BROOK,...
SoMAS Makes a Splash with Best College for Marine Biology Ranking
From Stony Brook Makes a Splash with Best College for Marine Biology Ranking on Stony Brook News by Amelia Camurati on November 20, 2018 College Magazine has ranked Stony Brook University fourth on its list of “The 10 Best Colleges for Marine Biology,” the only...
SoMAS Faculty and Staff Honored at Annual Awards Dinner
Photo above (from left): Honorees Dr. Hyemi Kim and Dr. Lesley Thorne with Chancellor's Award Recipient Dr. Sharon Pochron. Last July, it was announced that fourteen faculty and staff at Stony Brook University received the 2017-2018 State University of New York...
Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2018-10-19
Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on October 19, 2018. The flyover mosaic is available below. Mark Lang has assembled all the geo-referenced photo mosaics into a kml file that can be viewed using Google Earth. By...
To Mark Sandy Anniversary, B.P. Brewer, Advocates, and Downtown Leaders Highlight Need for Better Storm Prep and Resiliency Investments
Picture above: LiDAR image showing flooding of New York City at 4 foot water heights over the area. NEW YORK – Thursday afternoon, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer was joined by advocates, leaders, and residents from lower Manhattan for a press conference...
New York State Ocean Acidification Task Force to Meet on November 1st
Please join us for the first meeting of the New York State Ocean Acidification Task Force November 1, 2018 6:30pm – 8:30pm 120 Endeavour Hall South Campus, Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 11794 The Ocean Acidification Task Force works to assess the impacts of...
Sea Gates Save Lives And Protect Property From Devastation
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT BY THE NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY STORM SURGE WORKING GROUP School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University Hurricane Florence is another wake up call for the New York-New Jersey-Long Island region. Six...
Stony Brook University Achieves Highest-Ever US News Ranking
From Stony Brook Achieves Highest-Ever US News Ranking on Stony Brook News on September 10, 2018 Stony Brook University has been ranked No. 80 among U.S. colleges and universities by U.S. News & World Report, the highest ranking in the university’s history and up...
Summer Presentations by SoMAS Students
SoMAS students and faculty have spent some of their summer preparing for conferences, giving talks and training future scholars. Here are a few updates: Nicholas Leonardo, Ph.D. candidate in Prof. Brian Colle's group, was awarded Best Student Oral Presentation for...
SoMAS Faculty Serving on NYS DEC Ocean Acidification Task Force on Coastal Waters
Photo above, from left: SoMAS Professors Larry Swanson, Malcolm Bowman and Carl Safina From DEC ANNOUNCES NEW YORK OCEAN ACIDIFICATION TASK FORCE TO EVALUATE IMPACTS ON STATE’S COASTAL WATERS from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, August...
Mobile Farm Stand Rolls into Stony Brook
Above: Heartbeet Farm co-founders Jennifer Ross, left, and Ann Pellegrino From Mobile Farm Stand Rolls into Stony Brook on SBU Happenings on June 22, 2018 The Faculty Student Association (FSA) is bringing fresh, local, organically grown produce through the mobile farm...
SoMAS Study Shows Threatened Sharks Still Common in Fin Trade
Photo above: These are randomly selected shark fin scraps derived from fin processing being prepared for DNA testing in the laboratory. This step is essential in order to determine if the fin parts are CITES listed endangered species. Credit Diego Cardeñosa From Study...
Scientists Explore New Experimental Model Systems to Advance Biology
Photo above: Marine protists known as thraustochytrids produce carotenoids, which are responsible for giving them a yellow to orange color. Carotenoids are essential nutrients for animals, and of biotechnological interest for several applications. EMS scientists are...
SoMAS Waste Reduction and Management Institute promoting “Strawless Suffolk” Initiative
Photo above by Kimberly Williams From Stony Brook to Participate in “Strawless Suffolk” Initiative on SBU Happenings on July 18, 2018 The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) will take a lead role as Stony Brook joins a new, county-wide...
Two SoMAS Faculty and Staff honored with SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence
From 14 SBU Faculty and Staff Honored with SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence on SBU Happenings, June 20, 2018 Fourteen of Stony Brook University’s esteemed faculty and staff have received the 2017-2018 State University of New York Chancellor’s Awards for...
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...
SoMAS Faculty Secure $1.1 Million for NY Sea Grant Research Projects
Photo Above: According to Gobler, 2017 was one of the worst years for brown tide and red tides that cause paralytical shellfish poisoning. It covered the entire south shore of Long Island by early June and persisted through late July in Great South Bay, pictured here....
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 reef" on...
