Rutgers Tropical Studies Symposium

IFNH-101 61 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Speakers: Christina Bergey, Mary Whelan,  Erin Vogel, Rutgers University; María Fernanda Figueroa Díaz Escobar, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Erin Kuprewicz, University of Connecticut; Marley Peifer, Nature Journaling and Education. Abstract:Do you research tropical environments and/or work with people and communities in the Tropics? Do you teach or want to create courses on tropical environments or societies? Or perhaps you ...

NAWEA/ WindTech 2024: Premier Technical Conference on Wind Energy in North America

Hyatt Regency New Brunswick 2 Albany St, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

  Please mark your calendars for the NAWEA / WindTech 2024 Conference, the premier technical event on wind energy in North America, hosted by Rutgers University, and co-organized by the New Jersey Academic Alliance for Offshore Wind (A2OSW)! The all–inclusive event period is Oct. 28 (Mon) – Nov. 2 (Sat), 2024. The main conference will take place Oct. 30 (Wed) ...

Building Community Through Seafood

Marine & Coastal Sciences Building -- Alampi Room 71 Dudley Rd, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Speaker: Dr. Talia Young, Founder and Director of Fishadelphia and Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Science at Haverford College

Climate Smart Circular Bioeconomy: A Challenge and Opportunity for Agricultural Economics Departments

COB–118 55 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Speaker: David Zilberman, University of California, Berkeley  Abstract: Zilberman’s research analyzes water, innovation, sustainability, agriculture, energy, and the environment. He has researched the economics and political economy of agricultural biotechnology and the potential of the bioeconomy. More information here. 

CANCELLED Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth’s Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis

Marine & Coastal Sciences Building -- Alampi Room 71 Dudley Rd, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Speaker: Michael E. Mann, University of Pennsylvania  Abstract: For the vast majority of its 4.54 billion years, Earth has proven it can manage just fine without human beings. Then came the first proto-humans, who emerged just a little more than 2 million years ago—a fleeting moment in geological time. What is it that made this benevolent ...

The Great Wall as a Climate Frontier: Towards an Integrated Study of the Ordos Region

AB-3100 15 Seminary Place, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Speaker: Nicola Di Cosmo, Institute for Advanced Studies. Abstract: Professor Cosmo will discuss the connections between the history of the Great Wall, local ecologies, and the impact of climate change, particularly focusing on the East Asian Monsoons. More information here.

Scallops and Their Habitats Under Global Change

Marine & Coastal Sciences Building -- Alampi Room 71 Dudley Rd, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Speaker: Stephen Tomasetti, University of Maryland  More information here.

Exceptional Stratospheric Contribution to Human Fingerprints on Atmospheric Temperature

Marine & Coastal Sciences Building -- Alampi Room 71 Dudley Rd, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Benjamin Santer will give a technical talk titled "Exceptional Stratospheric Contribution to Human Fingerprints on Atmospheric Temperature". The talk is hybrid and will take place on Nov. 12, 2024, at 3:30 PM in the Alampi Room, Marine and Coastal Sciences Building and Webinar through Zoom, with this registration link. This event is co-sponsored by RCEI and Rutgers Graduate Program in ...