By Joyce Ong and Marjorie Kaplan RCEI Affiliate Max Häggblom and researchers from various institutions globally have proposed the formation of a global science-based climate task force to facilitate the deployment of microbe-based solutions for the climate catastrophe. In an editorial co-published by Sustainable Microbiology, The ISME Journal, mSystems, FEMS Microbiology Ecology, Nature Microbiology, Nature Reviews Microbiology, Nature Reviews Earth …
RCEI affiliate Åsa Rennermalm’s research mission takes her to the territory known as ground zero for climate change. The Rutgers University professor has been leading field expeditions to Greenland for some two decades, tracking the flow of meltwater generated by the ice sheet. “I love the physical sciences,” says Rennermalm, a professor of geography in the School of Arts and Sciences. “I …
RCEI Affiliate Dr. Pamela McElwee of the Department of Human Ecology was the lone Rutgers representative at the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) which ended November 2nd in Cali, Columbia. Rutgers has been an observer organization since 2022. McElwee participated in 3 formal side events, including one organized by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform …
Since 2011, enormous seaweed blooms have spread across the Atlantic Ocean, spanning over 5,000 miles from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico. Known as the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, the leviathan — visible from space — has wreaked havoc on environments and economies throughout the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, where unprecedented quantities of seaweed routinely break away from …
RCEI affiliate and PI Shishir Chundawat will lead a team of researchers to develop integrated technologies for conversion of cellulosic biomass and biomass-derived CO2 to fuels/chemicals. The project was selected for funding by the Northeast SunGrant program at Pennsylvania State University and supported directly by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). For this project Chundawat will collaborate closely with …
A Rutgers-led study shows diminished crop yield is globally common but low yields could be addressed by increasing the number of pollinators A team of researchers led by Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists has analyzed crop yields of more than 1,500 fields on six continents, and found that production worldwide of important, nutritionally dense foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts and …
Rutgers researchers examined particulate matter from a June 2023 fire that triggered advisories for more than 100 million Americans in the Northeast. Climate-driven wildfire events are rapidly transferring harmful particulate matter containing toxic chemicals over long distances, compromising air quality in the New Jersey and New York City areas, according to Rutgers Health research. Published in Environmental Science & Technology and to …
University researchers to lead green infrastructure, community engagement, K-12 education and planning initiatives as part of a $72.5 million federal grant Rutgers University researchers will lead several components of a $72.5 million federal initiative to fortify New Jersey’s coast against climate change and extreme weather events. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded the grant to the New Jersey Department …
By Marjorie Kaplan RCEI Affiliates Anthony Broccoli and Lisa Auermuller testified at a joint hearing of the New Jersey Assembly Environment, Natural Resources, and Solid Waste and Senate Environment and Energy Committees in Toms River, New Jersey on August 1, 2024. The committees met to hear from invited speakers on the topics of beach replenishment, climate resiliency along the …
RCEI affiliate Charles Dismukes, Distinguished Professor, and his Rutgers colleagues Anders Laursen, Research Associate; Martha Greenblatt, Distinguished Professor; and Karin Calvinho, PhD Candidate—all from the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology—have received the 2024 Edison Patent Award from the Research & Development Council of New Jersey. This is the state’s highest recognition for inventors and innovation for their Nickel Phosphide …
