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- 4DecEcology & Evolution Colloquium: Dr. Leroy Núñez, "Evolution of the Diverse North American Gartersnakes, Watersnakes, and Allies (Natricidae: Thamnophiini)"Leroy Núñez is an evolutionary biologist and postdoctoral associate in Pascal Title's Lab at the Department of Ecology and Evolution in St...
- 6DecAnthony Nunziata: A Broadway Italian ChristmasThe Carnegie Hall headliner brings a feast of Italian Holiday Classics, fresh for the season!...
- 7DecStony Brook Symphony OrchestraThe Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra is composed of outstanding musicians from all over the world pursuing advanced studies in the graduate sc...
- 8DecMessiah Sing-AlongThis seasonal traditional concert will feature members of the University Orchestra, vocal soloists, and conductors in a performance of Hande...
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Research Spotlight
Studying the World's Changing Climate and Polar Environment
Department of Geosciences Assistant Professor Weisen Shen recently shared results forthcoming from his team's successful deployment of a series of seismic stations around the South Pole this past austral summer. Shen and his team of graduate students employed a novel transportation system consisting of arctic trucks; the results are likely to help understand the rate of appearance of climate change impacts, such as ice sheet motion.
Through the support of the National Science Foundation Office of Polar Program (NSF-OPP) season in logistic investment grant, Shen's team spent two months at the South Pole conducting this resesarch; recent results have been publicized in the 2024 Ice Core community meeting. Click here to read more