Four SoMAS Research Projects Receive Funding from New York Sea Grant
New York Sea Grant (NYSG) has awarded approximately $1.5M to support seven research projects — four of which are based at Stony Brook University — that will directly address multiple...Read More
July URECA Researcher of the Month Explores the Dynamics of Severe Storms
Kenny Gregory — the URECA researcher of the month for July — is a rising senior, majoring in atmospheric and oceanic sciences, who transferred to Stony Brook in Fall 2024...Read More
Helping to Change the World: Joseph Kokolakis ’86 Establishes Fund for Climate and Sustainability at SoMAS
Joseph Kokolakis ’86 has always believed in building something that lasts. As a State University of New York at Stony Brook alumnus and president of Kokolakis Contracting, he’s spent his...Read More
Study Estimates Economic, Social Costs of Wildfire Smoke Pollution
Using future climate scenarios based on wildfire damages in North America, scientists estimate that up to 10,000 or more lives may be saved annually in the United States if society...Read More
Institute for Ocean Conservation Science Receives $1.6 Million Gift to Support Research
The Institute for Ocean Conservation Science (IOCS) at the State University of New York at Stony Brook has received a $1.6 million gift to establish a research fund that will...Read More
SoMAS Study: Microplastics in Oceans Distort Carbon Cycle Understanding
A study by researchers in Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) shows that when microplastics are accidentally collected and measured with natural ocean organic particles, the...Read More





