Spring 2009 Activities & Events

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Ground Level Ozone Workshop

9:00 AM ESS 001
Most people do not realize that the Metropolitan area including Long Island has periods of high concentrations of ground level ozone in its air. High concentrations of ground level ozone are hazardous to both plant and animal life including humans. Suffolk County often has the highest or second highest reported concentration of ground level ozone in New York State. At Stony Brook University on March 7 beginning at 9:00 AM we will have presentations by experts in their fields discussing:
- Why ground level ozone is a problem on Long Island
- The health effects of breathing ozone
- How ozone affects plants
- How the productivity of plants is affected even before symptoms are visible
- How ozone has affected the productivity of plants on Long Island
After the lectures we will have workshops considering:
- How you can monitor ozone damage to your plants
- How to include ground level ozone in the school curricula
You may also wish to visit the "Ground Level Ozone: The Bad Ozone" website.
The Workshop is free and everyone is invited.
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

International Academic Programs Information Session

Campus Life time (12:50-2:10) in the Lounge (Room 122) of the Roth Cafe

Come join us for an information session exclusively tailored to students in the College of Science and Society!
Sunday March 15, 2009

"Why Nuclear Energy Should Not Be an Option."

Sunday at 7 PM in ESS 001

Part of the Spring "Our Environment" Talks. Our Environment is having a series of three talks on Sundays at 7 PM in ESS 001
The theme is "Reducing Our Carbon Footprint: Is Nuclear Energy an Option?"

On Sunday March 15 Dr. Robert Bari of Brookhaven National Lab will present "Why Nuclear Energy Should Be an Option."

On Sunday April 19 a person to be selected will present "Why Nuclear Energy Should Not Be an Option."

There will be an opportunity after each presentation for audience discussion.

Check out the Our Environment website
Sunday April 19, 2009

"Why Nuclear Energy Should Be an Option."

Sunday at 7 PM in ESS 001

Part of the Spring "Our Environment" Talks. Our Environment is having a series of three talks on Sundays at 7 PM in ESS 001
The theme is "Reducing Our Carbon Footprint: Is Nuclear Energy an Option?"

On Sunday March 15 Dr. Robert Bari of Brookhaven National Lab will present "Why Nuclear Energy Should Be an Option."

On Sunday April 19 a person to be selected will present "Why Nuclear Energy Should Not Be an Option."

There will be an opportunity after each presentation for audience discussion.

Check out the Our Environment website
April 23, 2009

Healthy Solutions

4:00-5:00PM, Roth Quad classroom 103

Arts, Culture and Humanities and Science and Society presents "Healthy Solutions." This workshop will include a presentation about reducing stress during exams, foods that help you remember and healthy options that are offered on campus.

View the flier!

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Melville Library

Wednesday 9:00 am - 12:30 pm (and available by appointment)

Advising Office: N3071 Melville Library

SSO Quad Hours

Wednesday 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

SSO Center (Roth Café room 119)

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Monday, November 16th, 2009

Engineering Life & the Massapequa Preserve Restoration

6PM-8PM in SAC 302

Ever wonder how accurately “The Office” depicts professional life?
Have questions about life after college?
How is professional life different from college life?
What are engineering firms looking for?
How do you impress an interviewer?
How important are office dynamics?
How has engineering changed lately?
How has the economy affected engineering?
Join the LI Water Environment Association to find out!

They will also discuss a project to restore a local waterway by dredging the pond bottom, augmenting streamflow, removing stormwater pollutants and stabilizing streambanks in a 423 acre preserve.

The Massapequa Preserve is a 423 park whose streamflow has been reduced over the past few years. Stormwater silt and erosion have degraded this preserve. To restore the preserve, streamflow augmentation will increase stream flows. Drainage swales will divert stormwater around the ponds. Stormwater pollutants will be removed.

Come learn more about this $6 Million project to restore a vital Long Island habitat. This event will take place in SAC 302. Pizza and soda will be served.
Friday, December 11th, 2009

Living World:"Forensic Anthropology and Diseases: the Wrath of the Gods"

Angelique Corthals, Assistant Professor at CUNY John Jay College for Criminal Justice

Earth and Space Sciences Lecture Hall 001 at 7:30 P.M

Although a relatively new field, the application of molecular scientific methods to the study of ancient civilizations is providing a great deal of new information about the way people lived and died. This lecture will review an introduction to some aspects of this fascinating area, including a special report on the recent research on the Children of Llullaillaco, featured in the this year's National Geographic Explorer program: "Child Mummy Sacrifice".

Dr. Angelique Corthals, an assistant professor at CUNY John Jay College for Criminal Justice, is a forensic scientist specialized in infectious diseases. She earned her D.Phil. from the University of Oxford and has researched and taught at Stony Brook University, the University of Manchester and the American Museum of Natural History. She is a consultant on HIV viral load technology and clinical guidelines in resource limited settings for Doctors without Borders. Corthals has studied human remains in museums and on archaeological and criminal sites around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the museum of High Mountain Archaeology in Argentina and the Valley of the Nobles in Gurnah, Egypt.