News and Happenings
Our current and former students are busy learning about marine conservation and implementing their studies in the real world. Click on the links below to see what graduates of our program are up to now, and to learn about seminar speakers and guest lecturers visiting MCP students at SoMAS.
Former MCP Student Tackling Global Conservation Issues
Carolyn Weis, a graduate of the MCP program, is applying the skills she acquired from the program to her job with the International Conservation Caucus Foundation (ICCF). Read more>
Policy Manager Shares Career Insight with MCP Students
MCP students had an exciting opportunity to meet with the current Policy Program Manager, Noah Chesnin, for the Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Seascape Program. Read more>
Environmental Economist for The Nature Conservancy Visits MCP Students
MCP students recently had the pleasure of meeting Liz Smith, an environmental economist who works with The Nature Conservancy, an international non-profit organization dedicated to environmental conservation. Read more>
MCP Students Published in Newsday
Two current Marine Conservation and Policy students, Katie Flowers and Danica Warns, submitted a Letter to the Editor to Newsday that was published on November 18th, 2014. Read more>
Whale Biologist Discusses Careers in Marine Conservation with MCP Students
Dr. Ari Friedlaender, a Marine Biologist from Oregon State University whose research focuses on the foraging ecology of baleen whales in Antarctica met with Marine Conservation and Policy students to discuss careers in marine conservation. Read More >
Renowned Nature Writer Carl Safina Shares His Story with MCP Students
Dr. Carl Safina is an ecologist whose career evolved into writing for environmental advocacy and he met with Marine Conservation and Policy students this past October to share his story about how he got to where he is now. Read More >
Marine Conservation and Policy Program, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5000