Joe Gradone has been recognized for his ability to make science accessible and relevant to diverse audiences New Jersey native Joe Gradone grew up less than 40 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, but his fascination with oceanography first surged while studying geology as an undergraduate at the University of Colorado. “It took me going to a land-locked state to realize I …

RCEI affiliate Elisabeth Sikes, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Marine and Coasts Sciences, was elected as an AGU Fellow, joining a select group of 54 individuals in the 2024 Class of Fellows. AGU, the world’s largest Earth and space science association, bestows this honor annually to a select number of individuals who have made exceptional contributions. Since its inception …

Rutgers science storytellers and their science-in-action videos took a road trip to share their work as featured guests of the Environmental Storytelling Series in Syracuse, NY, on September 26-27. This series was organized jointly by the State University of New York’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry’s (SUNY ESF) Writing, Rhetoric, and Communications Program and Syracuse University (SU)’s Engaged Humanities Network (EHN). Dr. Brice Nordquist, director of …

The 2024 Excellence Awards celebrate exceptional contributions from individuals and teams at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station at Rutgers University. These awards highlight the creativity, innovation, engagement, and impact that exemplify our mission as a land-grant university. This year RCEI affiliate Victoria Ramenzoni, an assistant professor in the Department of Human …

Rutgers Associate Professor, 4-H Youth Development STEM Agent and RCEI affiliate Janice McDonnell is a collaborating partner of the Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) who was awarded $1.1 million of a $9.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to build capacity in supporting research impact.  While researchers around the world are working to bring their scientific discoveries …

A trio of Rutgers experts is leading the university effort with support from a science and technology philanthropy A trio of scientists from Rutgers University-New Brunswick is studying the potential of turning a species of seaweed into a source of energy and food. The researchers from the Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute ̵ working with other institutions ̵ are looking …

Rutgers-New Brunswick inaugurates state-of-the-art agrivoltaics research and demonstration project for simultaneous production of food and solar energy Federal, state and university officials are inaugurating a research and demonstration project at Rutgers University-New Brunswick with the purpose of advancing a technology that could produce renewable energy while making farms more sustainable. The New Brunswick project, part of a $7.4 million effort, …

By Pam McElwee & Marjorie Kaplan Rutgers hosted the first ever Summer School in Sustainability Governance, led by RCEI Affiliates Pam McElwee and Rachael Shwom of Rutgers Department of Human Ecology as part of the RCEI signature initiative to build a Center for Sustainability and Governance in the Anthropocene (C-SAGA). Twenty-nine attendees from Rutgers plus 19 other institutions across the …

RCEI affiliate Alexander Gates’ article “Climate change is a pollution problem, and countries have stopped similar threats before – think DDT and acid rain” was published on The Conversation to coincide with the UN conference this week. This article discusses how climate change, driven by carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels, mirrors past environmental challenges that humanity has successfully tackled, …

On September 9, RCEI affiliate Oscar Schofield, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences (DMCS), was officially named Fellow of the Marine Technology Society (MTS), one of highest accolades an MTS member can achieve. Schofield, who chairs DMCS, is also a Life Member of MTS. Schofield is a visionary whose work has transformed ocean observation. With a …