SBU Researchers Sorting New York’s Trash for a More Sustainable Future
Recycling rates in New York State have stalled, prompting a detailed examination of what New York residents discard and recycle. Researchers at Stony Brook University’s Waste Data and Analysis Center...Read More
New Research Highlights Financial Sustainability for Marine Protected Areas
Researchers at Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) are shedding new light on how marine protected areas (MPAs) can secure long-term funding to support conservation efforts worldwide. A...Read More
Center for Clean Water Technology to Host 2024 Symposium on June 12
The Center for Clean Water Technology will host the 2024 Clean Water Symposium on Wednesday, June 12, at the Charles B. Wang Center. Leading scientists from across the nation and Long Island...Read More
Stony Brook University Receives 11th Tree Campus USA Designation
For the 11th consecutive year, Stony Brook University has been named a Tree Campus Higher Education Institution for efforts conducted during the 2023 calendar year. Tree Campus Higher Education, a...Read More
Team Develops Plan to Protect 30 Percent of Ocean by 2030
SoMAS’ Ellen Pikitch is part of a team that developed a framework to consistently understand, plan, establish, evaluate and monitor ocean protection in Marine Protected Areas.
SBU Professor Helps Establish New Global Conservation Standards
Resit Akçakaya, a professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution, is a member of the IUCN SSC task force that developed the Green Status of Species method.





