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Sturgeon Scarcity Affects More Than Caviar (NPR)
Sturgeon have been swimming around for more than 200 million years, but their eggs are sought after for caviar. This week, the National Marine Fisheries Service placed the Atlantic sturgeon on its endangered species list. Guest host David Greene speaks with Dr. Ellen Pikitch, executive director of the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science at Stony Brook University. (NPR Radio, Feb 5, 2012 - 12:05:42 PM)

Unearthing the Story of Madagascar, Fossil by Fossil (National Geographic)
David W. Krause is Distinguished Service Professor in Stony Brook University’s Department of Anatomical Sciences. For well over a decade he has led a groundbreaking field investigation of the fossils of the African island of Madagascar — a paleontologist’s paradise — due to the fossils’ state of preservation and the island’s role in the plate tectonic history of the Southern Hemisphere. Krause talks about the time capsule that is Madagascar, rife with the fossils of dinosaurs and so much more. (National Geographic, May 18, 2011 - 2:39:46 PM)

Atlantic sturgeon listed as endangered species (Washington Post)
Atlantic sturgeon, one of the most expensive and imperiled fish in the world, made it onto the endangered species list Wednesday. Once plentiful, sturgeon populations in the U.S. and across the world have plummeted since humans targeted them for their caviar. Professor Ellen Pikitch, Executive Director of the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science at Stony Brook University, comments for this Washington Post article on the subject.

Feb 1, 2012 - 12:07:19 PM

Fighting for His Life, then Fighting for the Sharks (3V Patch)
Shark attack survivor visits Stony Brook University, films "Shark Week" segment for the Discovery Channel. (3V Patch, Feb 1, 2012 - 10:53:21 AM)

LI doctors help heal West African girl (Newsday)
The splint -- no bigger than a soda can -- hides any trace of the painful accident that brought little Guedalia Sawadogo from a remote West African village to a Stony Brook University Medical Center office Thursday.

(Newsday, Dec 2, 2011 - 4:42:26 PM)

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Hospital / Health Care
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Faculty/Student Awards
» SBU Computer Science Professor Receives Prestigious CAREER Award
» SBU PhD Student Chosen for Prestigious Museum Internship
» George Sterman Named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
» Peter W. Stephens Named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
» Lorna Role Named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Conferences & Events
» Stony Brook Southampton Offers School Break Writing Workshops for Gifted Young Writers
» Quenching a Thirst for Knowledge
» Stony Brook's WTC Health Program Expands to Winthrop-University Hospital
» Seasonal Dinner Raises $25,000 for Pediatric MS Research at Stony Brook
» Stony Brook Receives Science Education Grant from Astellas USA Foundation