More than a dozen students, faculty and staff were honored during the Committee to Advance Our Common Purposes Awards Ceremony. Laura Luciano, associate director at the Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance and Marcy Schwartz, a professor of Spanish and Portuguese, were presented with 2023 Clement A. Price Human Dignity Awards that recognize those who have demonstrated extraordinary achievement …

Jim Simon, RCEI Affiliate and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Plant Biology, was presented with the Distinguished Service to New Jersey Agriculture Award for 2023 for outstanding research contributions to New Jersey’s farming industry by the New Jersey Farm Bureau (NJFB) at its 105th Annual Meeting held November 13-14. This prestigious award is presented each year by NJFB, the …

Rutgers professor creates free, comprehensive guide for municipalities based on extensive research. For years, Rutgers ecologist and RCEI Affiliate Brooke Maslo has studied how to redesign flood-prone landscapes so they can best protect the communities they border from the ravages of swollen brooks and rivers and rising seas. State and federal programs that enable the acquisition of flood-prone properties from …

RCEI Affiliate Jie Gong and a team of university and high school students – along with a robot named Echo – are creating 3D digital models of the Zimmerli. The public may soon be able to open their laptops to venture into the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University–New Brunswick and explore its galleries via an online virtual tour.  Since …

RCEI Affiliate Alan Robock discusses the topic of nuclear winter on a new episode of the Science Friday podcast with Ira Flato. The episode covers the science of nuclear winter, how the fear of climate devastation has molded new policies, and what is currently happening with the world’s nuclear arsenal. The full podcast can be accessed here. Released November 3, …

Announcement by Brian Ballentine, Senior Vice President, University Strategy I am pleased to announce the appointment of (RCEI Affiliate) Angela Oberg as Senior Director of Climate Action and Sustainability, overseeing the Office of Climate Action. In this role, Dr. Oberg will serve as the university’s inaugural Chief Climate Officer. President Holloway formed the Office of Climate Action in September 2021 to steward the university’s …

What is the chemistry that causes all those beautiful hues to appear in the fall. Jason Grabosky, RCEI Affiliate and a professor and program director of Urban Forestry in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, explains the process that makes leaves change color, the factors that influence the shades that we see and the importance of simply taking the time to stop …

By Lea Cerini, Office of Climate Action Communications Intern and Sustainability Ambassador, Undergraduate Student, Rutgers—New Brunswick What makes a job “green”? There are many careers that can be considered green other than the predictable environmental scientist or solar panel installer. As businesses and governments are beginning to prioritize sustainability within their structures, more specialized jobs are becoming available in the …

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2023 Excellence Awards! Each award recognizes outstanding work conducted within the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. Recipients included the Following RCEI Affiliates: Cara Cuite, Teaching Excellence Award Marci Meixler, Sustained Career Teaching Excellence Award Mary Whelan, Early Career Research Excellence Award Oscar Schofield, Sustained Research Excellence …

During the annual symposium held by the Association of New Jersey Recyclers (ANJR), the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection recognized companies, groups, and individual recycling leaders. RCEI affiliate Marci Meixler received the award for Outstanding Educator/Educational Program. Meixler motivates her students to live more sustainably which is one of the main objectives of the sustainability course she teaches. “My …