Resistant Ecologies in a Landscape of War: Lessons from South Lebanon

TIL–264 50 Joyce Kilmer Ave, Piscataway, NJ, United States

Speaker: Munira Khayyat, New York University.  Abstract: What worlds take root in war? This talk takes us to the southern border of Lebanon where resistant ecologies thrive amid perennial gusts of war. In frontline villages, armed invasions, indiscriminate bombings, and scattered landmines have become the conditions within which everyday life is waged. Here, multi-species partnerships such as tobacco-farming and goat-herding ...

HackRU – Best University Sustainability Hack

Busch Student Center 604 Bartholomew Rd, Piscataway, NJ, United States

The Office of Climate Action is sponsoring the “Best University Sustainability Hack” at HackRU 2024! We are offering first, second, and third place prizes to the teams that create the best hacks to promote sustainability, environmentalism, and/or climate action in colleges and universities. HackRU is a 24-hour hackathon at Rutgers University. They welcome hundreds of students to build awesome tech ...

Rutgers Green Jobs Fair 2024

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

Are you looking for a job or internship related to sustainability? Join the Rutgers Green Jobs Fair to learn how to embrace sustainability in any career path, network with sustainable employers and enjoy free pizza!  More information here. More information here for students. More information here for employers.

Poetry of Resistance

Kathleen Ludwig Global Village Center 9 Suydam St, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

 Speaker: Denice Frohman, poet and performer. Sponsored by Douglass Residential College.  Denice Frohman’s  poetry explores language, lineage, queerness, and the colonial relationship between the United States and Puerto Rico. In her first multimedia installation called "Our Terms Have Changed," Frohman explored food and land sovereignty in Puerto Rico as part of a new exhibition called Climate Futurism, which premiered Fall 2023 ...

EPS Colloquium: Emmy Smith

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

Speaker: Emmy Smith, Johns Hopkins. More information here. 

Advanced DLS Techniques for Academia & Industry: Innovations in Nanoparticle Characterization

CCB-3217 123 Bevier Rd, Piscataway, NJ, United States

Speaker: David Jacob, Cordouan Technologies.  Join David Jacob, a pioneer in Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) technology, for an in-depth exploration of cutting-edge DLS applications and methodologies across academic research and industrial sectors. This two-hour lecture will cover: –Fundamentals of DLS and the importance of data interpretation –Advanced algorithms for monomodal and polymodal analyses –In-situ, contactless DLS measurements: a paradigm shift ...

Unraveling the Aerosol-associated Reactive Oxygen Species Chemistry: Insights into Public Health and Aerosol-Cloud Interactions

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

Speaker: Jiaqi Shen, Rutgers University.  Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are a class of highly reactive oxygen-bearing molecules including the hydroxyl radical (OH), superoxide radical (O2.-) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). When aerosols encounter water, either in clouds or in lungs, they generate ROS in quantities that impact cloud chemistry and potentially underly aerosol-induced health impacts. Because ROS generation may be a ...