They call them "river wolves" – hundred-pound salmon large enough to snack on ducklings and on mice and muskrats fording the rivers…"They’re iconic in Mongolian folklore," said Olaf Jensen, an ecologist with the Institute of Marine an…
Archives for October 2012
Haycock earns prestigious environmental certification
So intent was Julie Fagan on inspiring her hometown of Haycock to earn a prestigious environmental certification, she wore a bee costume to a supervisors meeting…An associate professor in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers…
Geoengineering Schemes Split Scientists
Dismissed for decades as a climate-controlling scheme that could do the planet more harm than good, geoengineering is getting a new look by both scientists and the public…Rutgers University climate scientist professor Al Robock remains skeptical of g…
Experts predict wet winter, but wary of melting ice
Forecasters say winter in Florida and along the Southeastern U.S. coast will be wetter and a tad cooler than normal, but an unprecedented loss of Arctic sea ice this fall could wreak havoc with that prediction…"We’re not sure where the crazy stuf…
N.J. Inventors Hall of Fame Honors Four Rutgers Faculty Members
Elwin Orton inducted into Hall of Hame and credited with saving the U.S. dogwood industry.
Rutgers Energy Institute Presents Seventh Annual Symposium
The Rutgers Energy Institute (REI) Annual Symposium, which was held on May 2, hosted keynote speakers from academia and industry to address topics related to energy science, engineering, economics, and policy. The 2012 Energy Symposium provided faculty, students, staff, government officials, and community members with the opportunity to learn about the new methods, processes, and […]
Rogue Dumping of Iron into Ocean Stirs Controversy
A controversial experiment in which more than 200,000 pounds of iron sulfate were dumped into the Pacific Ocean west of Canada has scientists calling for more transparency in geoengineering…"There’s 18 reasons why it might be a bad idea; the solu…
Landscape Architecture Students Work on Farm Project to Enhance Agricultural Literacy
Rutgers Landscape Architecture (LA) students develop an agricultural literacy trail on a New Jersey farm, as part of Praxis studios, which focus on project design at various scales, utilizing problems of a wide range of complexity and subject matter. This video, produced by an LA student, documents the project from start to finish.
Stacy Bonos Leads USDA Switchgrass Feedstock Improvement Group
Rutgers is part of a $10 million USDA project to develop biomass supply systems in the Northeast.
Grabosky Receives L.C. Chadwick Award
Jason Grabosky, professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, received the 2012 International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) L.C. Chadwick Award for Arboricultural Research. Named in memory of horticulture researcher and professor, Lewis Charles Chadwick, this award is presented by ISA to individuals in recognition of their research and its valuable contribution to […]