Nassau Archives – The Statesman

SBU will decide fate of fall semester by the end of June

Matina Douzenis, Gabby Pardo & Brianne LeddaAdministration NewsApril 28, 2020April 28, 2020

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to rage through New York and the world, Stony Brook University will let its students know its plans for the upcoming fall semester by June 30.

Students lose their jobs in the midst of COVID-19 crisis

Maya BrownNews Student Life Top StoryApril 11, 2020April 11, 2020

Spring break is usually a time when some college students go back home and work at their part-time or full-time jobs. In the midst of the coronavirus (COVID-19), that was not the case.

Cuomo calls for increased federal support to treat and contain coronavirus cases on New York schools start to close

Alek LewisLong Island NewsMarch 15, 2020March 16, 2020

Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on the federal government to deploy the Army Corps of Engineers to retrofit non-hospital facilities, such as SUNY dorms, to make more room for COVID-19 patients in a press conference on Sunday.

SBU scientist predicts short winters, heavy storms for Long Island

Niki NassiriNewsDecember 5, 2019December 8, 2019

The winter season may become shorter, but storms and floods will hit the East Coast harder than ever due to climate change, Edmund K.M. Chang, a professor in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) at Stony Brook University, hypothesized in a study on winter storms.

SBU plans to form a 2020 Census Complete Count Committee

Cindy MizakuNewsNovember 23, 2019November 23, 2019

As the 2020 census approaches on April 1, Stony Brook University is forming a 2020 Census Complete Count Committee

Winter Storm Jonas freezes campus activities

Arielle MartinezFeatured News Top StoryJanuary 23, 2016January 24, 2016

Winter Storm Jonas moved into the New York area over the weekend as hundreds of students moved into their residence halls for the start of the Spring 2016 semester.

Stony Brook study: Nassau sewage plants hit hardest by Sandy

Julia MarsiglianoFeatured News Top StoryMarch 26, 2015March 27, 2015

Hurricane Sandy, otherwise known as “Superstorm Sandy,” engulfed the east coast of New Jersey and New York in late October of 2012.