Announcement from Laura Lawson, Executive Dean and Executive Director, SEBS/NJAES I’m delighted to announce that Dr. Josh Kohut, Professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, has accepted the position of SEBS Dean of Research/NJAES Director of Research, effective January 1, 2025. Please join me in congratulating him on this new role and giving him a warm welcome. Josh …

In Mark Robson’s science class, hands-on learning brings students into the heart of nature It was Cranberry Night for the students of RCEI affiliate Mark Robson’s evening science course, “Plants and People,” and the instructor wasn’t entirely happy with himself. On this cool fall evening, the professor and administrator at Rutgers University-New Brunswick had toted in whole cranberries and a …

More than 265 students from across the U.S. dove into the mysteries of the ocean and explored how STEM can address global environmental challenges during a virtual event hosted by Rutgers University’s Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences (DMCS). The students from the FIRST LEGO League, participated as part of their preparation for this year’s robotics competition. They learned from Rutgers researchers …