Announcement from Laura Lawson, Executive Dean and Executive Director, SEBS/NJAES I’m delighted to announce that Dr. Josh Kohut, Professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, has accepted the position of SEBS Dean of Research/NJAES Director of Research, effective January 1, 2025. Please join me in congratulating him on this new role and giving him a warm welcome. Josh …
In Mark Robson’s science class, hands-on learning brings students into the heart of nature It was Cranberry Night for the students of RCEI affiliate Mark Robson’s evening science course, “Plants and People,” and the instructor wasn’t entirely happy with himself. On this cool fall evening, the professor and administrator at Rutgers University-New Brunswick had toted in whole cranberries and a …
More than 265 students from across the U.S. dove into the mysteries of the ocean and explored how STEM can address global environmental challenges during a virtual event hosted by Rutgers University’s Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences (DMCS). The students from the FIRST LEGO League, participated as part of their preparation for this year’s robotics competition. They learned from Rutgers researchers …
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 …
