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SBU's Ellen Pikitch reveals ways countries can meet ocean saving target
by Daniel Dunaief, November 23, 2019. It’s one thing to make a commitment to a good idea; it’s another to follow through. Ellen Pikitch,...
Nov 10, 20194 min read
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Gaps in Protection of Important Ocean Areas: A Spatial Meta-Analysis -Ten Global Mapping Initiatives
STONY BROOK, NY, October 25, 2019 — The largest synthesis of important marine areas conducted to date reveals that a large portion of...
Oct 24, 20193 min read
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Congratulations, Timothy Frankstone, for the completion of his M.S. requirement
Tim's thesis is entitled, "A Remote Sensing Approach to Assessing Habitat Representation in Marine Protected Areas: A Case Study in...
Oct 23, 20191 min read
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Sara Cernadas-Martin selected as recipient of 2019 Nuria Protopopescu Memorial Teaching Award
2019 Nuria Protopopescu Memorial Teaching Award ($1000) This award is presented annually to a SoMAS graduate student based on...
Aug 24, 20191 min read
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Teacher Workshop Educates New York Teachers At Stony Brook Southampton Campus
by a Staff Writer at 27East.com, August 2019. Read the article here.
Aug 23, 20191 min read
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M.S. Student, Maria Grima, chosen as the 2019 Theodore Gordon Flyfishers Founders Fund Scholar
This merit scholarship is offered annually to a single recipient who has demonstrated excellence and outstanding dedication to...
Aug 6, 20191 min read
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Right Whales and Climate Change: Trying to Hit a Moving Target
-by John Bohorquez, July 15, 2019 In a thought-provoking Medium article, Johnny walks us through the implications of the recent spike in...
Jul 14, 20191 min read
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John Bohorquez, Ph.D. candidate, wins 2019 Evan R. Liblit Memorial Graduate Scholarship ($4,000)
John, who is co-advised by Ellen Pikitch and Anthony Dvarskas, blends a finance and economics background with marine science and...
Jun 18, 20191 min read
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Congratulations, Dr. Sara Cernadas-Martin, on the successful defense of her dissertation
Congratulations, Dr. Sara Cernadas-Martin, on the successful defense of her dissertation, entitled: Multidisciplinary ecological...
Apr 16, 20191 min read
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Bohorquez, Dvarskas and Pikitch publish paper in Marine Policy that groups and analyzes marine areas
Read the Marine Policy paper entitled, "Categorizing global MPAs: A cluster analysis approach" From the Abstract: Marine Protected Areas...
Mar 7, 20191 min read
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Filling the Data Gap – A Pressing Need for Advancing MPA Sustainable Finance
-by John Bohorquez, Anthony Dvarskas, and Ellen Pikitch Read the full article in Frontiers in Marine Science here:...
Feb 12, 20191 min read
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Endowed Professorship Boosts SBU's Conservation Leadership
Ellen Pikitch is the inaugural Endowed Professor in Ocean Conservation Science in Stony Brook University's School of Marine and...
Dec 10, 20183 min read
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