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 …