As one of America’s longest serving and renowned land-grant institutions, Rutgers University empowers food producers worldwide with cutting-edge scientific expertise. The university’s acclaimed “Jersey Roots, Global Reach” initiative shines through in its exceptional partnership with the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), a vast island nation in the North Pacific. To celebrate this landmark collaboration, Rutgers had the privilege of hosting …
Announcement by SEBS Executive Dean Laura Lawson Dear SEBS & NJAES Community, After a rich and rewarding career of 28 years with Rutgers, RCEI affiliate Margaret (Peggy) Brennan-Tonetta has announced her intention to retire at the beginning of the new year. Please join me in congratulating Peggy and celebrating her many accomplishments. Peggy first came to Rutgers as a student, …
The concept may be confusing the public and inhibiting action, researchers say A group of scientists, including researchers from Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Princeton University and Carleton University, has questioned the accuracy and utility of the metaphor “tipping point” in calling attention to the threat of climate change. The phrase, while perhaps initially useful as a clarion call that warns about sudden, drastic changes, may now be confusing the public …
Rutgers-managed forest is a “sanctuary of biodiversity” Mettler’s Woods, one of the state’s last remaining virgin forests that sits in a 65-acre patch of land owned and managed by Rutgers University-New Brunswick, has been chosen for preservation by a national organization. The Old-Growth Forest Network inducted Mettler’s Woods in Franklin in Somerset County, N.J., on Monday, Nov. 18, during a ceremony …
Global leaders gather for a premier technical conference Representatives from 18 nations gathered at Rutgers University-New Brunswick for a global conference on wind energy this month that featured leading research on topics ranging from climate change to turbine design. During the North American Wind Energy Academy/WindTech 2024 Conference held at Rutgers-New Brunswick, researchers attended briefings on the latest in wind energy, as …
Rutgers ecologist monitors ecosystem changes as effects of climate change For the past decade, José Ramírez-Garofalo, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources in the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, has tramped through swamps and meadows in the tri-state metropolitan area looking for signs of environmental change, including signs of new species, insect …
By Marjorie Kaplan On November 13, 2024, researchers, faculty, and student scholars from academic and research institutions across the Mid-Atlantic came together for Rutgers annual Climate Symposium which is designed to foster collaboration among the climate change and energy research community in our region. Denise Hien, Senior Vice Provost for Research, Rutgers University – New Brunswick welcomed the full house …
By Joyce Ong and Marjorie Kaplan RCEI Affiliate Max Häggblom and researchers from various institutions globally have proposed the formation of a global science-based climate task force to facilitate the deployment of microbe-based solutions for the climate catastrophe. In an editorial co-published by Sustainable Microbiology, The ISME Journal, mSystems, FEMS Microbiology Ecology, Nature Microbiology, Nature Reviews Microbiology, Nature Reviews Earth …
RCEI affiliate Åsa Rennermalm’s research mission takes her to the territory known as ground zero for climate change. The Rutgers University professor has been leading field expeditions to Greenland for some two decades, tracking the flow of meltwater generated by the ice sheet. “I love the physical sciences,” says Rennermalm, a professor of geography in the School of Arts and Sciences. “I …
RCEI affiliate David Robinson discusses the ongoing wildfires and emphasizes that several soaking rain events are necessary to fully extinguish the fires and prevent future ignitions. Read the full article to learn more about the wildfires and hear David Robinson’s thoughts. Published by Spotlight News Full article here.
