From late December through early February 2015, Project CONVERGE scientists are living at Palmer Station, Antarctica, to study the food chain that supports everything from phytoplankton to krill to penguins. Faculty and students from the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences are members of this team project, which brings together scientists, teachers, evaluators and science communicators […]
Archives for January 2015
Rutgers equine scientist appointed to new Racing Scientific Advisory Board
Kenneth H. McKeever, Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at Rutgers University and Associate Director-Research, at the Rutgers Equine Science Center, was recently appointed to the Association of Racing Commissioners International’s (RCI) …
2014: A Year in Review at Rutgers
Looking forward to 2015, Rutgers Today takes a look back at the milestones, achievements and big stories of 2014 to bring back memories and remind all of us that Rutgers is a vibrant and diverse place to live, work and study. The following stories and videos on the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences were […]
Rutgers and City of Newark Collaborate to Help At-Risk Youngsters
By channeling youngsters’ and parents’ energies toward positive outcomes, youth can learn to avoid mimicking criminal and violent behavior observed in their neighborhoods. Kenneth Karamichael, director of Rutgers Transitional Education and Employment Management (T.E.E.M.) Gateway, which operates from the Office of Continuing Professional Education, is co-directing The Brick City Synergy project. Read more at Rutgers Today.
Rutgers Creates a Super Lettuce
Rutgers Distinguished Professor Ilya Raskin and a team of scientists from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences developed this nutritious lettuce that is low in calories and high in fiber… In October, capping three years of development,…
Experts talk about how climate change will impact New Jersey and the world [VIDEO]
Duke Farms in Hillsborough is one of the largest privately owned pieces of undeveloped land in New Jersey… In June of this year, the organization hosted its first “Duke Dialogues,” an hour-long conversation about issues of importance to the conservation community… The panel included: Dr. Robin Leichenko, professor of geography at Rutgers University and co-director of the Rutgers Climate Institute; Dr. Anthony Broccoli, professor of atmospheric science in the department of environmental sciences at Rutgers University, where he also serves as co-director of the Rutgers Climate Institute; and Duke Farms Executive Director Michael Catania.
Rutgers nursing schools helps drive youth violence study
An interdisciplinary team led by educators at Rutgers University is studying whether tailored success plans and specially designed after-school activities can prevent at-risk youngsters in Newark, N.J., from engaging in violent behavior… “With youth violence you can’t have Band-Aids,” said Felesia Bowen, PhD, RN, APN-BC, assistant professor and director of the Center for Urban Youth and Families at the Rutgers School of Nursing, which received the grant. “The Band-Aids are not working. We are still having problems. We need to get down to the root causes.”
New zoo president follows passion
Growing up in New Jersey, Doug Piekarz always had a love of nature. It’s something for which Piekarz, the newly named president and CEO of the Akron Zoo, gives credit to his grandfather, who had a cabin in the Catskills… Those experiences influenced …
