School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences

09/10/2026

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09/01/2026

A week into the semester ALREADY? Catch up on everything that happened in August at the Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences!

Photo above: Marine Conservation and Policy Students with Interim Director Kaitlin Giglio at the 2026 MCP Symposium held on August 20, 2026 Welcome new students and welcome back returning students …

09/01/2026

Congratulations to Em Strife, a School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences undergraduate student that took SUS 332 - Nature Writing & Photography last semester at Southampton co-taught by Fish Guy Photos and Outdoor Tom. She was able to get her final class assignment "Meet Ral and Mary: The Shinnecock Bay Ospreys Honoring a Legacy of Marine Conservation," published in 27east, Express Magazine as her first published work! Ral and Mary have become Stony Brook University's unofficial mascots at its Stony Brook Southampton campus.

As summer fades, Long Island's East End awakens with life, highlighted by the return of osprey pair Ral and Mary who nest near Stony Brook University's marine research center, symbolizing the region's commitment to environmental conservation and the legacy of marine ecologist Dr. John Ralvan Welker.

09/01/2026

This week's Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Spotlight features Graduate Student Sam Wrobel, who shares a "Day in the Life" quantifying eastern oyster and hard clam larvae in Shinnecock Bay, NY, as part of the Gobler Laboratory with Dr. Chris Gobler.

08/25/2026

Here's to the start of the new semester! Check in with some of the Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences graduate students about what they are looking forward to this semester (and what they are least excited for, as well)!

08/20/2026

The Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences is hiring! We are currently accepting applications for an Associate Facilities Manager for our South Campus buildings, including Challenger, Dana, Discovery, and Endeavour Halls, along with our Boathouse. Help us find a great candidate!

https://stonybrooku.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=2602878

08/19/2026

Viktoria Skobodzinski earned her B.A. in Environmental Studies and Ecosystems and Human Impact and her M.A. in Marine Conservation & Policy (MCP) from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University in 2025. Her capstone project, “Assessing the No Discharge Zone in the Peconic Estuary,” focused on boating waste, infrastructure, and compliance, resulting in recommendations to strengthen local protections.

Today, she works as a Vegetable Program Assistant with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County (CCE), supporting agriculture research and working with growers across Eastern Long Island.

She credits the MCP program’s focus on research, science communication, and community engagement for helping her transition into her current role and says the diverse backgrounds of MCP students and faculty were her favorite parts of the program.

To read more about Viktoria or to see other MCP journeys, visit our alumni perspectives page: https://www.stonybrook.edu/somas-mcp/students-alumni.html

08/18/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Stony Brook Village Green for the last concert of the summer and a laid-back "Welcome Back SoMAS" event! Here's to kicking off the Fall 2026 semester with good vibes 😀

📸: Anushka Rajagopalan

08/17/2026

This week's Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Spotlight features Graduate Student Alyssa Pfitzer Price, who shares a "Day in the Life" conducting sustainability surveys in Brooklyn, NY, as part of the Coastal Disturbance Ecology Lab with Dr. Gio McClenachan. is working on her MS at SoMAS. For more information, please visit https://www.cdel.org/brooklyngreenspace.html