• Cosmos Café/PICo Seminar

    WL–142 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ, United States

    Speaker: Zhongtian Zhang, Carnegie Science. More information here. 

  • Chemical Oceanography

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

    Speaker: Jack Murphy, UPenn More information here. 

  • Persistence of Child Undernutrition in West Africa: A Dynamic Panel Data Analysis of Population-Level Trends, 1999–2022

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

    Speaker: James Oehmke, Rutgers University Abstract: Undernutrition remains a leading cause of child morbidity and mortality globally, particularly in sub- Saharan Africa. While interventions to treat acute undernutrition are often effective at the individual level, our study provides rigorous empirical evidence that undernutrition functions as a persistent, chronic condition at the population level in West Africa—persisting for decades even after ...

  • Marine Pollution: What Everyone Needs to Know

    SMT–125 101 Warren St, Newark, NJ, United States

    Speaker: Judith Weis, Dept. of Biology, Rutgers–Newark Abstract: The second edition of my book for the general public has come out recently, with chapters brought up to date and a new chapter on microplastics. There are many different types of pollution that may be found in the ocean and estuaries, including excessive nutrients, metals, oil, pesticides, other toxic chemicals, marine debris, microplastics, ...

  • Caribbean Seaweed Research Symposium

    IFNH -- Room 201 (Board Room) 61 Dudley Rd, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

    Join us for an upcoming symposium showcasing advances in research at the intersection of seaweed science, climate resilience and marine resources management in the Caribbean. Presenters from the US and the Caribbean will explore seaweed’s potential role in the bioeconomy, including innovations in biofuel production, feedstocks, carbon sequestration, sustainable seaweed cultivation and the geospatial monitoring of sargassum hot spots. The ...