In the midst of alarming international conflict and war, the issue of nuclear weapons is becoming more and more of a priority for many. Though their abolition was not as strongly pursued in the past, recently fear has been rising at the thought of their dire impact. Numerous studies have also repeatedly reported the ugly truth, such as one conducted …

A network of undergraduate professors is creating a new edition of an open-source online laboratory manual, full of free educational data activities for anyone to use in undergraduate or graduate oceanography classes.  Developed by the Ocean Data Labs project, each chapter of the online lab manual focuses on different oceanographic concepts typically taught in an Introduction to Oceanography textbook. The activities are …

Lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change’s (IPCC) 2021 assessment report, member of NASA’s Sea Level Change Team, and one of the directors at the Climate Impact Lab, RCEI affiliate Robert Kopp weighed in his thoughts on the changes the Trump administration’s science budget cuts would bring. He called it “a tragedy not just for the US but …

A year ago, Rutgers botanist and RCEI affiliate Lena Struwe received a call from the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York asking her to participate in a research collaboration investigating a set of recently discovered botanical drawings by Hilma af Klint, the esteemed early 20th century artist from Sweden, whose oversized abstract paintings were hidden for many decades …

The innovative program connects students with researchers in the Antarctic, inspiring a love of science Wearing overalls, layered sweatshirts, and a knit cap to fend off the chilly weather, Rutgers biological oceanographer Mya Sharpe stood on a deck of Palmer Station on Anvers Island near the Antarctic Peninsula, broadcasting live to students, some more than 6,000 miles away. As the wind whipped, she fielded …