Connecting science to people
By Tara Dolan featured image by Chris Paparo (fishguyphotos.com) It’s unusual in our department that students can nominate speakers for the department-wide Friday seminar. When I was told I could …
Restoring East Coast rivers with John Waldman Read More
By John Bohorquez My legs were asleep when the bus finally came to a stop. It had been over three hours since we left our hotel in Shanghai, and my …
Embracing the human element in science: the benefits of personal experience and familiarity Read More
Photo cred: Alex Michaud, 2018 By Lisa Herbert The water gripped me through the neon orange survival suit, squeezing the thick rubber around my legs like a blood pressure gauge. …
The Arctic has a Face Read More
By John Bohórquez As I drove down a foggy road, winding along the rugged coast of Downeast Maine, I couldn’t help but notice something was missing. Between the old churches, …
The Impacts of Trump’s Trade War on the Maine Lobster Industry and the Implications for Marine Conservation Read More
By Lisa Prowant Once upon a time, I did not care about science at all. You could say I fell in love with science because of Trouble. That is Trouble …
Trouble in Science Class! Read More
By Tara Dolan “This time give it some oomph! Tell us: what are you an expert in?”, says the presenter. “Glacial sediment chemistry!”, says one person. “Machine Learning!”, the next …
Science Appliance goes to STRIDE-Con Read More
By Tara Dolan Go forth intrepid explorers! When I was a kid I thought I was a brilliant inventor. I rigged up a contraption to transport our stuffed animals and …
Everything old is new again: Reframing your idea Read More
By John Bohórquez “So what are you studying over there?” a man once asked me in a parking lot. I was in college in a small New England town where …
Economics, Finance, and…. Oceanography? Read More
By Matt Fuirst That seabird eating your chips has a name! What’s the difference? The family Laridae is comprised of a large variety of gull and gull-like birds, however this …
A Brief Northeastern Gull ID Guide for Long Island Seabird Enthusiasts Read More
Dr. Cindy Lee Van Dover with the officers of the Stony Brook School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Graduate Student Club, following her lecture on Friday, January 26th, 2018. From …
Interview with deep-sea research pioneer, Dr. Cindy Lee Van Dover Read More