A Rutgers researcher and colleagues find that decisions today may reduce the rise in seas facing coastal communities Cutting greenhouse gas emissions now may limit how much ice Antarctica loses this century and reduce the rise in seas facing coastal communities, according to findings from a new study. The research, reported in Nature Geoscience by an international team of scientists, …
RCEI affiliate Hao Wang, a professor and graduate program director in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, recently received awards from the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials and Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to support projects addressing critical challenges of national energy and transportation infrastructure. According to Wang, it is especially rewarding …
For more than two decades, Rutgers University researchers have conducted up-close studies of the wild orangutans of Borneo from a remote, forested stretch of Indonesia. Now, wildfires are threatening the great apes and raising fears that the research station might have to be evacuated. The crisis …
The Rutgers Department of 4-H Youth Development and the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JCNERR) formally began their new educator-community climate resilience initiative for the greater Jersey City and Newark areas this past July at Liberty Science Center and the Liberty State Park Nature Center. The year-long program is designed to support Resilience Action Teams in select middle and …
A new seminar helps undergraduates connect their interests to research they never knew existed For RCEI affiliate Dave Bushek, the obstacle to bringing students to Rutgers’ field stations across New Jersey was getting them there. A visitor to Rutgers’ shellfish research facilities wondered why more students weren’t seeing them, too. Bushek, a professor of marine and coastal sciences, explained that …
In the midst of severe drawbacks on federal funding, scientists still came together, impelled by the significance of their work and the unquenchable search for knowledge. There are many such accounts of tenacity and discovery, and this one emerged from a makeshift motel room lab, where another piece of the story of life was brought into the light. Rutgers PhD …
Congratulations to RCEI affiliate Dr. Bob Kopp, who has been selected for the American Geophysical Union’s 2026 Ambassador Award! This award honors scientists whose work has had outstanding societal impact and who have shown exceptional leadership in connecting science with the public and with policy. Kopp is a fitting recipient of this prestigious award, as his research has transformed how …
A new article from WRNJ details the significance of a recent major rainfall event across multiple portions of New Jersey, calling it a “once-in-a-generation event.” According to official measurements from the Rutgers University New Jersey Weather Network, rain reached up to 4 and more inches in towns such as North Haledon, Haworth, and Little Falls – a massive amount of precipitation …
“We are all experiencing sea level rise here in New Jersey and that it’s not just a scientific story, it’s a personal story,” said RCEI affiliate Lisa Auermuller, in a new article published by NBC Philadelphia. The article discusses recent changes in New Jersey’s weather patterns, with a strong focus on the heavy flash-flooding and sea level rise from multiple angles. …
Week-long program brought together researchers working on ocean and fisheries governance, energy justice, Indigenous land rights, food systems, and climate policy from institutions across the United States and the globe From August 24 to 28, the Department of Human Ecology at Rutgers University–New Brunswick hosted its second annual Summer School on Sustainability Governance, bringing nearly 30 doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers, …
