Gary Dorsi Gary Dorsi loves working at the ground level of a young start-up company. “There are lots of opportunities to learn and gain great work experience here,” he explained. But without a few key decisions, Gary’s career could have easily headed in a very different direction. Narrowing His Focus: From Biology to Food Science […]
Archives for January 2017
One of the last Obama-era climate reports had a troubling update about the rising seas
Robert E. Kopp – Rutgers Energy Institute
Big blizzard that pounded N.J. last year was ‘one for the record books’
David Robinson – New Jersey State Climatologist
In Memoriam: Paul A. Lachance
The Rev. Dr. Paul A Lachance, professor emeritus of food science, passed away on January 21, 2017, in Somerset, NJ. He was 83. Prior to his 40-year career as a Rutgers professor, Lachance was responsible for establishing the hazard analysis and critical control points system (HACCP) to make food safer. He was also responsible for […]
In Memoriam: H. Boyd Woodruff (AG’43)
H. Boyd Woodruff (AG’43) Distinguished research scholar H. Boyd Woodruff passed away on January 19, 2017 at the age of 99. Woodruff studied under Selman Waksman as a graduate student in the Department of Microbiology and discovered the first antibiotic in Rutgers history, actinomycin, which has been used in treating Wilms Disease, a childhood cancer. […]
Rutgers EcoComplex Awarded $439,000 Grant from U.S. Department of Commerce
The Rutgers EcoComplex EcoIgnite Clean Energy Proof of Concept Center & Accelerator Program was one of 35 organizations from 19 states to receive funding to create and expand cluster-focused, proof-of-concept and commercialization programs, and early-stage seed capital funds through the U.S. Department of Commerce – Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) program. The […]
Scientists Glimpse New York’s Perilous Path in an Ancient Patch of Marsh
Ben Horton – Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Donald Trump and his team are dodging climate science
Jennifer Francis – Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
NJ Legislation Assisting Oyster Producers Signed Into Law, Promotes Aquaculture
New Jersey currently has over 160 licensed aquatic farmers who are producing a variety of finfish and shellfish for food, ornamental fish and plants for water gardens, and sport fish for stocking and fee fishing operations. According to the Aquaculture Innovation Center at Rutgers University, the total economic impact of aquaculture to New Jersey is […]
Scientists react to Earth’s warmest year: ‘We are heading into a new unknown’
Jennifer Francis – Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences