A network of undergraduate professors is creating a new edition of an open-source online laboratory manual, full of free educational data activities for anyone to use in undergraduate or graduate oceanography classes. Developed by the Ocean Data Labs project, each chapter of the online lab manual focuses on different oceanographic concepts typically taught in an Introduction to Oceanography textbook. The activities are …
To direct Rutgers climate and energy scholarship towards smart systems that harness the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) tools, RCEI hosted 70 Rutgers faculty, staff and graduate students in April 2025 in a Convergence Cafe to mobilize interdisciplinary teams for potential collaborations around this theme. Two plenary talks …
In collaboration with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJ BPU), RCEI is establishing a Clean Energy Graduate Certificate Program to provide Rutgers master’s degree students with foundational knowledge in three areas: Energy-Based Engineering, Energy Public Policy, and Applied Energy Economics, focusing primarily on clean energy. RCEI anticipates the first cohort to enter …
A breakthrough by a collaboration between Rutgers and Brookhaven National Laboratory could improve crop resilience In a discovery three decades in the making, scientists at Rutgers and Brookhaven National Laboratory have acquired detailed knowledge about the internal structures and mode of regulation for a specialized protein and are proceeding to develop tools that can capitalize on its ability to help …
Lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change’s (IPCC) 2021 assessment report, member of NASA’s Sea Level Change Team, and one of the directors at the Climate Impact Lab, RCEI affiliate Robert Kopp weighed in his thoughts on the changes the Trump administration’s science budget cuts would bring. He called it “a tragedy not just for the US but …
Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute hosted a hybrid symposium on May 14, 2025 showcasing advances in research at the intersection of seaweed science, climate resilience, and marine resource management in the Caribbean. Dr. Kevon Rhiney, Associate Professor in Geography and RCEI’s Area Lead for Human Dimensions of Climate Mitigation, Adaptation and Resilience, teamed with RCEI Affiliate Debashish Bhattacharya, …
The mystery behind the rise in spotted fever cases continues There’s some good news in New Jersey about a potentially deadly tick-borne bacterium. Rutgers researchers examined about 1,000 ticks in the Garden State and found that none were carrying Rickettsia rickettsii, the bacterium that causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever. But cases of tick-borne spotted fevers have increased east of the Mississippi …
A year ago, Rutgers botanist and RCEI affiliate Lena Struwe received a call from the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York asking her to participate in a research collaboration investigating a set of recently discovered botanical drawings by Hilma af Klint, the esteemed early 20th century artist from Sweden, whose oversized abstract paintings were hidden for many decades …
After examining 22,000 years of rainfall patterns, Rutgers researchers warn that climate conditions may reduce fish stock New research involving Rutgers professors has revealed that expected, extreme changes in India’s summer monsoon could drastically hamper the Bay of Bengal’s ability to support a crucial element of the region’s food supply: marine life. The study, published in Nature Geoscience, was conducted by …
The innovative program connects students with researchers in the Antarctic, inspiring a love of science Wearing overalls, layered sweatshirts, and a knit cap to fend off the chilly weather, Rutgers biological oceanographer Mya Sharpe stood on a deck of Palmer Station on Anvers Island near the Antarctic Peninsula, broadcasting live to students, some more than 6,000 miles away. As the wind whipped, she fielded …
