Stony Brook University recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Ashley Schiff Preserve. Some students know it as a scenic shortcut from the Main Campus to South Campus and back. Others use it as a “living laboratory” to study its…
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Dr. Maureen O’Leary on “Collecting Fossils in the Sahara Desert of Mali”
On September 17, 2019, Dr. Maureen O’Leary presented the first Fall STEM Lecture at the University Libraries about her late 1990s expeditions in the Sahara Desert of Mali. The current region of the Sahara Desert was once the ancient Trans-Saharan…
Posted in Ecology and Evolution, STEM
Dr. Heather Lynch on “How many Adélie penguins are there? and other mysteries solved by satellites”
On September 18, Dr. Heather Lynch, of the Department of Ecology and Evolution, presented the first lecture of the fall 2018 University Libraries STEM Speakers Series with her talk, “How many Adélie penguins are there? and other mysteries solved by…
Posted in Biology, Computer Science, Ecology and Evolution, Mathematics, Technology Tagged with: Ecology and Evolution, research, statistics
Dr. Dávalos’ Lecture on Extinction, Extinction: How it was and How to Stop it From the Miocene to Today
On April 3, Dr. Dávalos unfolded the mysteries of 5 mass extinctions and offered pivotal lessons for preventing future extinction. Using an example from the Caribbean, Dr. Dávalos described the end of glaciation that caused the bat extinction. On…
University Libraries Presents: STEM Speaker Series, Dr. Liliana M. Dávalos
The University Libraries is very pleased to announce its third lecture of the spring 2018 STEM Speaker Series presented by Dr. Liliana M. Dávalos, Department of Ecology and Evolution. Her talk, “Extinction, extinction: how it was and how to stop…
Posted in Biology, Ecology and Evolution, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Tagged with: Ecology and Evolution, research, STEM
Dr. Krishna Veeramah on Ancient European Dog Genomes
Dr. Veeramah presented “Ancient European Dog Genomes Reveal Continuity Since the Early Neolithic” for the University Libraries STEM Speakers Series on October 3, 2017. By analyzing two genomic sequences of 7,000 and 4,700 year old dog remains from two German…
Special Collections Highlights International Darwin Day
Among the rare books in Special Collections is Charles Darwin’s The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, published by Appleton and Company in 1897. International Darwin Day is Sunday, February 12 and commemorates the birth of Darwin in 1809. …
Conservationist and Author Carl Safina Captivates at Writers Series
University Libraries Presents: Writers Series Announced
The University Libraries proudly announces its exciting Fall 2016 Writers Series. Please register and join us for an hour of diverse, dynamic talks by our esteemed Stony Brook faculty. Tuesday, 9/27: Mary Jo Bona & Adrienne Munich (register here) Mary Jo…
