Marine science center opens at Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University has officially opened its state-of-the-art Marine Sciences Center for the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences on its Southampton, N.Y., campus. The university says the 15,000-square-foot facility replaced three small existing buildings and is home to a high-tech 2,500-square-foot Sea Water Lab with a computerized circulation system. The center also includes two wet labs, an analytical lab, classrooms, a conference room and other lab and support spaces, including an outdoor tank area.