Thursday, November 30, 2023. 4:00 PM. Drivers of Ecological Change in Cities: Backyards Matter. Margaret Stanley, University of Auckland. Sponsored by Rutgers Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution Seminar Series. More information here.  Location: The Philip Alampi Auditorium of Marine and Coastal Sciences Building on the G.H. Cook Campus

Friday, December 1, 2023. 2:30 PM. The Activation Properties of Fresh and Aged Black Carbon Particles from Biomass Burning. Ogochukwu Enekwizu, Brookhaven National Laboratory. Sponsored by Rutgers Department of Environmental Sciences. More information here.  Abstract: Black carbon (BC) particles affect climate directly through the absorption of solar radiation and indirectly by changing cloud properties such as cloud amount and lifetime. ...

Thursday, December 7, 2023. 4:00 PM. Investigating the Evolution of Host Defenses Through Experimental Evolution. Jordan Lewis, Rutgers University. Sponsored by Rutgers Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution. More information here. Location: Online or in-person in the Philip Alampi Auditorium of Marine and Coastal Sciences Building on the G.H. Cook Campus Image from: https://jordanlewisphd.com/

Abstract: The Rutgers Equity Alliance for Community Health (REACH) and NJ Food Democracy Collaborative (NJFDC) invite you to attend the NJ State of the Food System Summit. The purpose of our annual Summit is to come together to highlight the progress and obstacles that we’ve experienced as a community this year, celebrate eachothers’ successes, and engage in honest solutions-focused conversation ...

Wednesday, December 13, 2023. 12:00 PM. Exploration of Microbial Diversity and Metabolic Potential in Himalayan Glacier Forefields. Anil Kumar, Rutgers University. Sponsored by Rutgers Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology. More information here.

Presenter: Thi Tran, MS Candidate in Environmental Sciences. Sponsored by the Graduate Program in Environmental Sciences. Join the Zoom meeting here.

The A2OSW Symposium is an opportunity for New Jersey academic institutions to discuss their expertise, programs, and projects in offshore wind energy education, research, community engagement, and workforce development; identify opportunities for collaboration; and develop a plan to build an organized statewide effort in offshore wind energy. More details here.

Monday, January 22, 2023. 3:45 PM. Fate of ocean oxygen in a changing climate. Laure Resplandy, Princeton University. Sponsored by Rutgers Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences. More information here.     Location: Philip Alampi Room of the Marine Science Building

NJADAPT is a suite of data visualization and mapping tools providing critical support in planning for future climate conditions, assessing climate change related hazards, and communicating risks and hazards. Guided by input from our users, the Rutgers team has thoroughly enhanced NJADAPT with new and updated data, guidance for applying the tools to local planning, and numerous new features including ...

Thursday, January 25, 2024. 4:00 PM. Rock you like a hurricane: predicting tree resistance to extreme winds. Allyson Salisbury, Rutgers University. Sponsored by Rutgers Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution. More information here.    Location: Philip Alampi Auditorium of Marine and Coastal Sciences Building on the G.H. Cook Campus

Purpose: To identify key community challenges and opportunities that will impact the direction of offshore wind in Newark and New Jersey. The topics of business development, supply chain, and workforce development will be discussed. More information here. Register here. 

Friday, January 26, 2024. 3:00 PM. Local to regional forcing of sea ice coverage along the East Antarctic coast. Dana Veron, University of Delaware. Sponsored by Rutgers Department of Geography. More information here. See flyer here. Location: TIL-264