Congratulations to RCEI affiliate Onur Bilgen, an associate professor in mechanical and aerospace engineering, for being awarded The Provost Award for Excellence in Cross-Disciplinary Research. Onur Bilgen is also a co-leader in the Wind Energy Test (W.E.T.) Center Project, an RCEI Signature Initiative.
Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) convened its annual conference on January 14 at the Busch Student Center. Focused on the theme, “Cultivating Connection: Building a Culture of Communication,” the 2025 conference attracted more than 230 attendees from all NJAES units. RCE Director Brian Schilling welcomed conference participants and outlined the day’s goals for professional development, information sharing, networking, and collegiality. “Being …
Representatives from Elon Musk’s task force accessed NOAA’s headquarters in Maryland this week, as part of the Trump administration’s removal of climate and weather data from the internet. The shutdown of NOAA, which plays a crucial role in climate science and weather forecasting, could have dire consequences, including increased risks to public safety. The agency operates satellites, ocean buoys and …
Using machine learning, Rutgers researchers develop a “probability map” from databases that combines whale monitoring and environmental data Researchers at Rutgers University-New Brunswick have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that will help predict endangered whale habitat, guiding ships along the Atlantic coast to avoid them. The tool is designed to prevent deadly accidents and inform conservation strategies and responsible …
A big congratulations to RCEI affiliates Steve Brechin (co-editor and author), Melissa Aronczyk (author), Robin Leichenko (author), and Tom Rudel (author) for their contributions to this exciting new volume of the Routledge Handbook of Climate Change and Society. Several current and former Rutgers graduate students have contributed their expertise to this remarkable work! Affiliates Steve Brechin and Robin Leichenko were …
The Immersive Learning through Science Storytelling Lab, developed by SEBS scientists, science storytellers, STEM learning researchers and youth educators, has been awarded the Broader Vision Award by the Garden State Film Festival. In early January, Diane Raver, founder of the Garden State Film Festival and Executive Director of the New Jersey Film Academy, came to the Rutgers School of Environmental …
By Aleen Mirza A study by a team of researchers from Stanford University, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Rutgers, including Rutgers professor and RCEI Affiliate Kay Bidle, has uncovered new insights regarding the properties of “marine snow” (aggregated marine organic matter) that rapidly descends from surface waters into the deep ocean and is a critical component of carbon sequestration. In …
Community Engagement and Research Development experts from over 15 universities reviewed the Rutger-designed ARIS Broader Impacts (BI) Toolkit in the November Special Issue of the Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship (JCES). This 13-article edition dives deep into the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Broader Impacts merit criterion, showcasing the transformative and capacity building resources of the Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) and its ARIS BI Toolkit. Why …
A Rutgers scientist says isolated attempts to address interconnected issues will not succeed RCEI affiliate Pamela McElwee, a professor in the Department of Human Ecology at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, has spent the last 25 years studying human adaptation to global environmental change. She has served as an adviser on environmental policy to the White House, …
Rutgers researchers shine in competition designed to produce rapid and autonomous technologies to identify vanishing species The challenge posed by organizers of the XPRIZE Rainforest competition to the international scientific community was formidable. Devise a way to document the biodiversity within a remote Amazonian rainforest without stepping foot within, they said. Design a tent-size, portable laboratory that includes miniature versions …
