The garbage that you see on the beach during the afternoon and not the morning? There’s a reason for that, says a Rutgers University researcher. Beach maintenance varies from town to town, but one common daily problem is overflowing garbage cans, and G…
Archives for August 2013
Rutgers University Breaks Ground on New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health with Help of $10 Million from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Rutgers University today officially broke ground on the site for the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH). The building project is a result of a $10 million grant awarded to the University by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RW…
After Sandy: Replanting with native plants in the watershed
Just because something grows in New Jersey – thrives in New Jersey – doesn’t mean it should be planted in New Jersey. Want to know what to plant and why? The Native Plant Society of New Jersey has super-informed people who would love to tell you. The n…
Barnegat Bay Gains New Crop of Oysters, Clams and Volunteers
Now in its eighth year, the Barnegat Bay Shellfish Restoration Program (BBSRP) has enrolled another round of volunteers who are trained to conduct educational outreach and expand the effort to grow hard clams and oysters in land-based nurseries along the bay. These hard clams and oysters are eventually transferred into the bay. BBSRP is a […]
Rutgers Faculty Part of Post-Sandy Teams Focused on Design Solutions for the Jersey Shore
In early August, the federal Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force that’s charged with leading the federal government’s efforts to rebuild communities devastated by the storm announced the selection of 10 design teams that will proceed to Stage Two of REBUILD BY DESIGN, a regional design competition that will develop innovative projects to protect and enhance […]
Five Top Volcano Mysteries: Solved!
Here are five big volcano-related questions that have been answered in the last decade by volcanologists, according to Alan Robock of the Department of Environmental Sciences at Rutgers University. He summarized them in this week’s issue of Eos, a publ…
Back-to-School Time Heightens Bed Bug Awareness, EcoRaider Provides Remedy
With grade school, secondary school and college-age students returning to classrooms these weeks, parents and administrators are on high alert for the invasion of bed bugs throughout the institutions. Just last month, for example, New York University l…
Bedminster Resident Rallies Area to Take Action on Climate Change
On the very night the New York Times published a lead article on the draft report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that concluded with 95 percent certainty "that humans are the principal cause" of the buildup of greenhouse gases…
Is Global Warming Really Slowing Down?
Chances are you’ve heard people say that global warming has "stopped," "paused," or hit a "slowdown." It’s a favorite talking point of political conservatives like Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who recently declared that there has been &…
Oysters May Benefit Lower Township Economy
Growing oysters in Lower Township could create jobs, and they could become a brand associated with this area as much as falling leaves are connected with New England and jazz with New Orleans. At an Aug. 26 meeting of the Lower Township Economic Develo…