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, …
A new disclosure law may protect homebuyers, but a Rutgers engineer says transparency is only the first step To many homebuyers, a pond is a picturesque asset. But if it is held back by a dam, the property may also carry legal and financial responsibilities that can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. A new state law seeks to prevent New Jersey …
In New Jersey alone, climate change has triggered a summer of damaging heavy rains and extreme flash flooding. Emergency managers rely on a single projected storm track based on a total rainfall prediction to issue evacuations, stage rescues, and close roads. If the forecast is off by even a few miles, the results can be catastrophic. RCEI affiliate Efthymios Nikolopoulos, …
RCEI affiliate Fiorella Prada, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences was recently awarded a U.S.–Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) grant for a collaborative project with Tali Mass at the University of Haifa. According to Prada, the project will investigate how corals maintain strong, functional skeletons under long-term ocean warming and acidification. Using naturally resilient Mediterranean coral populations living across thermal gradients and at volcanic CO2 …
