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Vax to Flax 2018
Many thanks to those who participated and assisted with the 2018 Flax to Vax Race + BBQ on Saturday April 28th! The overall winner was student Tim Curtin with a time of 26:13. The faculty winner was...
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MBA Students Present Final Project on Waste Ash Management
Masters of Business Administration students Andrew Sheets, Courtney Murphy, Paul Edwards and Ying Cui from the Stony Brook University College of Business presented their final research project on the...
View ArticleSustainability Studies Student Edward Gallagher ‘18 Kickstarts New Composting...
From Edward Gallagher ‘18 Kickstarts New Composting Research for a More Sustainable Future on SBU Happenings on May 10, 2018 Empowered by his position as a sustainability intern for the Faculty Student...
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Highlights From Our Recent Graduates
This Friday, the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences will celebrate our graduating students at Convocation, where 101 undergraduate and 36 graduate students will have their degrees conferred....
View ArticleRyan Wallace Awarded 2018 Nuria Protopopescu Memorial Teaching Award
Above: Nuria Protopopescu Memorial Teaching Award Winner Ryan Wallace accepts his award at the SoMAS Convocation from Interim Dean Larry Swanson and Professor Bob Aller. After consideration of several...
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SoMAS Convocation 2018
Congratulations to our graduates! The annual SoMAS Convocation occurred on Friday, May 18, 2018 at the Student Activities Center auditorium. Students gathered with their friends and family and SoMAS...
View ArticleHirschberg and Quigley Retirement Party
On May 15th, SoMAS celebrated the retirement of Analytical Lab technician David Hirschberg and Sustainability Studies faculty Jim Quigley. David Hirschberg has been a part of SoMAS for 25 years,...
View ArticleCulmination of Another Exciting Year
It has been an honor to serve as the interim dean of SoMAS for the past few years. SoMAS is truly a remarkable institution with a great history and a bright future. While facing formidable...
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Reservation for two species—fisherman and dolphins are grabbing a bite at the...
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...
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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...
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Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2018-05-25
Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on May 25, 2018. The flyover mosaic is available below. A report on the status of the breach from Dr. Flagg is...
View ArticleArtificial Reef Creation off Shinnecock Inlet
On May 31st, 2018, SoMAS faculty Chris Gobler, Joe Warren, Brad Peterson, Mike Frisk and Interim Dean Larry Swanson joined New York Governor Andrew Cuomo at the first phase of the “largest artificial...
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SoMAS Photo Competition 2018
The SoMAS photo competition is an annual event where students (graduate and undergraduate), faculty and staff share their pictures with the SoMAS community and the general public. The Photo...
View ArticleeDNA 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....
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Celebrating SoMAS Dean Larry Swanson
The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, along with guests (and SoMAS Alums) from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, were joined by Stony Brook University Provost...
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Old Inlet Breach Flyover 2018-07-13
Dr. Charles Flagg took another flight over the Breach at Old Inlet on Fire Island on July 13th, 2018. The flyover mosaic is available below. Mark Lang has assembled all the geo-referenced photo...
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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...
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SoMAS Waste Reduction and Management Institute promoting “Strawless Suffolk”...
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...
View ArticleScientists 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...
View ArticleSoMAS 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...
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