Sea Level and Ice Sheet Stability During Past (and Future) Warming

Wright Auditorium, Busch Campus 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ, United States

Event format: Online or in person Wednesday, October 11, 2023. 11:30 AM. Sea Level and Ice Sheet Stability During Past (and Future) Warming. Jacky Austermann, Columbia University. Sponsored by Rutgers Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. The virtual meeting can be found here. Abstract: Past warm periods serve as testing grounds to explore how major ice sheets respond to warming. In ...

Road to Commercialization Symposium Series: Communicating with Impact and the Art of Storytelling

Event Format: Online The topic: Communicating with Impact and the Art of Storytelling Strategic communication is an important skill that encompasses active listening, precise message delivery, and asking for feedback. Learn how to tell the story of your research effectively and in a way that is meaningful to industry and investors. Hear from experts on how to gain attention and ...

Combined Land Use of Solar Energy and Agriculture (Agrivoltaics) for Socioeconomic and Environmental Co-Benefits

ENR-223 14 College Farm Rd, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Event Format: Hybrid Abstract: Co-locating solar photovoltaics with vegetation (Agrivoltaics) could provide a sustainable solution to meeting growing food and energy demands. We studied the co-location of solar energy with crops/biofuels, grazing and/or pollinator-friendly native plants at multiple sites around the world, and explored the environmental and socio-economic co-benefits. The compounding effect of photovoltaic arrays and vegetation may homogenize soil moisture distribution ...

Fighting for Ocean Justice: A Conversation with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

AB-2400 15 Seminary Place, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Abstract: Dr. Roxane Gay, the Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair in Media, Culture and Feminist Studies at Rutgers, will be joined by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson for a conversation on the role of the ocean in climate solutions and how we can advance "ocean justice.” Dr. Johnson's books will be available for purchase at the event. Speaker: Roxane Gay, Rutgers University; ...

Operational Excellence Listening Tour: “Office for Research”

Cook Student Center 59 Biel Road, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Event Format: In-person Abstract: As Rutgers continually works to achieve excellence in education, research, and public service, we rely on the operational excellence of our employees, units, and departments: Our ability to work efficiently across operational divides to achieve institutional priorities and needs. This fall, Chancellor Conway continues to partner with universitywide administrative units to hold Operational Excellence Listening Tours, ...

Chronic Disease in the Context of the Environmental Exposome

Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute 170 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ, United States

Event Format: In-person Abstract: Cancer and cardiovascular disease are influenced by the spatial context in which people live. Environmental and neighborhood socioeconomic exposures are etiologically relevant for many chronic diseases via multiple mechanistic pathways. In this talk, Charlie will discuss her work on environmental exposure assessment for epidemiology, including the use of Earth Observation technologies. Additionally, she’ll discuss her recent work ...

Rutgers Green Labs Webinar

Event Type: Online only Reducing energy and plastic use in research labs will make a huge impact on our emissions. Learn how you can make a difference in your lab and connect with the Rutgers Green Labs Initiative during this interactive webinar. Presenter: Marcela Rodriguez, Associate Professor of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Member, Rutgers Health Climate Action Group; Lead, ...

Reforesting the Earth through Societal Corporatism: A Natural Climate Solution

Blake Hall -- Room 131 93 Lipman Dr, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Speaker: Tom Rudel, Prof Emeritus, Rutgers University Abstract:  The contours of the collective action necessary to limit climate change remain difficult to discern. In this context, corporatist political processes, fueled by crisis narratives, have shown some promise as political devices for facilitating natural climate solutions. Corporatist processes have, historically, brought together political competitors like employers and labor unions within an ...

Clearing the Air: Indoor Environments and Health and Justice – Session 1: An Introduction to Indoor Environments and Health

College Ave Student Center 126 College Ave, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Event Format: In-person Abstract: This year, Rutgers Center for Environmental Exposures and Disease (CEED) is offering a series of webinars dealing with the health impacts of indoor environments in partnership with parents, nonprofit leaders, advocates, policymakers, academics, health professionals and other researchers.  Sponsored by Rutgers Center for Environmental Exposures and Disease. More information here. Register here. Location: College Avenue Student Center

The Asian Water Tower Under Global Warming

ENR-223 14 College Farm Rd, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Event Format: In-person Speaker: Tandong Yao, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences Sponsored by Rutgers Department of Environmental Sciences. Location: ENR building, room 223