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A photo that might be a typical one taken by tourists viewing penguin colonies at Devil Island, Antarctica. PHOTO COURTESY OF HEATHER LYNCH/STONY BROOK NEWS

Scientists at Stony Brook study penguin colonies with tourist photos and AI

Richard Chen December 11, 2024

Stony Brook University scientists have concocted creative ways to study the penguin colonies in Antarctica by using tourist photos, mashing up computer...

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Heather J. Lynch holding her Golden Goose Award in her office. RICHARD CHEN/THE STATESMAN

Heather Lynch awarded Golden Goose Award for unconventional research

Richard Chen October 21, 2024

Heather J. Lynch, PhD, a professor of the Department of Ecology and Evolution, has been awarded the Golden Goose Award for her project, “From Poop...

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A penguin leads a group of three penguins in Antarctica. PHOTOS PROVIDED BY LYNCH LABS

Professor awarded Pew fellowship for penguin research

Christine Kelley April 24, 2022
Lynch, an associate professor and endowed chair for ecology and evolution at Stony Brook University, is one of the Pew Charitable Trusts’ six 2022 marine fellows, who are all pioneers of conservation research.
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A penguin. ANDREW SHIVA/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS VIA CC BY SA 4.0

Stony Brook researchers find chinstrap penguin population plunged nearly 60%

Deidre Redhead February 16, 2020
Recorded in breeding pairs, researchers found the total numbers of pairs to be 52,786 — nearly 60% less of their total of 122,550 pairs in 1971.
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