Announcement by Brian Ballentine, Senior Vice President, University Strategy I am pleased to announce the appointment of (RCEI Affiliate) Angela Oberg as Senior Director of Climate Action and Sustainability, overseeing the Office of Climate Action. In this role, Dr. Oberg will serve as the university’s inaugural Chief Climate Officer. President Holloway formed the Office of Climate Action in September 2021 to steward the university’s …

What is the chemistry that causes all those beautiful hues to appear in the fall. Jason Grabosky, RCEI Affiliate and a professor and program director of Urban Forestry in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, explains the process that makes leaves change color, the factors that influence the shades that we see and the importance of simply taking the time to stop …

By Lea Cerini, Office of Climate Action Communications Intern and Sustainability Ambassador, Undergraduate Student, Rutgers—New Brunswick What makes a job “green”? There are many careers that can be considered green other than the predictable environmental scientist or solar panel installer. As businesses and governments are beginning to prioritize sustainability within their structures, more specialized jobs are becoming available in the …

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2023 Excellence Awards! Each award recognizes outstanding work conducted within the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. Recipients included the Following RCEI Affiliates: Cara Cuite, Teaching Excellence Award Marci Meixler, Sustained Career Teaching Excellence Award Mary Whelan, Early Career Research Excellence Award Oscar Schofield, Sustained Research Excellence …

During the annual symposium held by the Association of New Jersey Recyclers (ANJR), the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection recognized companies, groups, and individual recycling leaders. RCEI affiliate Marci Meixler received the award for Outstanding Educator/Educational Program. Meixler motivates her students to live more sustainably which is one of the main objectives of the sustainability course she teaches. “My …

Congratulations to RCEI Affiliate Lily Young, who was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering on October 1, 2023. Young, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, was recognized for her pioneering work on the mechanisms of anaerobic microbial metabolism enabling remediation of organic and metal contaminants in the environment.

Last month, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Kaleta A. Doolin Foundation (KADF) selected three Rutgers faculty members, Lisa Auermuller, Jeanne Herb, and Victoria Ramenzoni, all RCEI affiliates, to be named 2023 Ocean Decade Champions, according to a press release. They are among the 31 scientists who have been honored with this recognition this year, all of whom …

New Jersey’s coastal fishers vulnerable to some of global warming’s harshest effects. For hundreds of years, business owners engaged in New Jersey’s commercial fisheries industry have weathered adversity, from coastal storms to species shifts. Recognizing this resilience, and acknowledging the challenges posed by global climate change, Rutgers scientists have come to their assistance. One of the results of recent efforts …

Pollution Prevention Grant Will Advance Environmental Justice The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has chosen Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey to receive nearly $800,000 in funding under EPA’s Environmental Justice in Communities program to assist NJ small businesses in cutting the hazardous waste that they generate. The Rutgers project, led by the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and …

Professor Ying Fan Reinfelder in the Department of Environmental Sciences is co-author of a Rutgers-led study that indicates future changes, including a reduction to Earth’s ability to store carbon. A portion of Amazonian lowland rainforest – areas critical to absorbing carbon dioxide and buffering climate change – may morph over time into dry, grassy savannas, according to a Rutgers-led study. The …