The Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute seeks to contribute to a resilient, equitable, and sustainable climate future. RCEI connects faculty, staff, and students through transformative climate change research, innovation, education, and outreach.

RCEI Annual Impact Report

Rutgers Climate & Energy Institute 2025-2026 Annual Impact Report Released

Check out highlights from this year’s initiatives in research community building, research development support, early-career scholar development, and more!

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Rutgers Graduate Students!

RCEI Clean Energy Graduate Certificate

The Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute (RCEI) is now accepting applications for the Clean Energy Graduate Certificate. This interdisciplinary 9-credit certificate provides Master’s-level students with training in energy engineering, public policy, and economics, equipping them with the knowledge needed to address today’s energy challenges and lead the clean energy transition.

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RCEI Summer Newsletter

Scientists at the Rutgers Cape Shore Laboratory have installed a rock berm to protect structures from encroaching waters. Berms are an example of adaptation to preserve shoreline.

Cool Off and Catch Up!

Take a moment to relax and catch up with RCEI and learn about what we've been up to lately.

2026 Summer Newsletter

2026 GWG Awardees Announced!

Congrats to the 2026 Awardees!

Congratulations to the 2026 RCEI Groundwork Grants Awardees! To see the full list of awardees and their projects, click the button below.

2026 Awardees

Affiliate Research Highlight

Two Species, One Beach: Can We Protect Both?

Publication by RCEI affiliate Brooke Maslo

In a new study co-authored by Brooke Maslo, scientists explore the balancing act between protecting different species that occupy the same habitats with varying – and sometimes opposing – preferences. By referencing previous publications on the species of focus, beach mice and snowy plovers, the authors were able to assess the conditions most suitable to each and determine any overlaps, essential research for future conservation planning "as wildlife are continually confined to managed open space habitats."

Now, more than ever, we need you.

Our work has never mattered more. We all understand the stakes. The Earth continues to warm, and human and ecological communities suffer from the impacts of a changing climate. The creativity, passion, and stubborn resolve RCEI affiliates and their students have for their climate change and renewable energy scholarship persevere.

Your contributions will support graduate students and early career scholars, research programs that develop real-world solutions, and building connections between the arts and sciences.

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