Most cities plan to protect biodiversity yet lack mechanism to measure success. Myla Aronson, assistant professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, Lauren Frazee, doctoral candidate in the Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution, Karen O’Neill, associate professor in the Department of Human Ecology, Rutgers alum Dr. Emilie Stander and an international […]
Archives for May 2017
Rutgers releases new organic land care manual
Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) has come out with the Rutgers Organic Land Care Best Practices Manual, a new publication that they say will help landscapers go organic. This manual provides recommendations to landscape contractors and land managers…
Scientists say the pace of sea level rise has nearly tripled since 1990
Robert Kopp – Rutgers Energy Institute
Rising seas could be turning Jersey’s coastal cedars into ghost forests
Ken Able – Marine Field Station
Fabrics of the future will shed like snakes and sanitize your skin
Department of Plant Biology
BEATING Bioterrorism
It’s a poison naturally found in castor beans. It’s viable in powders, pellets, and water-based mists. If inhaled, ingested, or injected, it can cause death in merely 36 hours. And, there’s no known antidote, inhibitor, or vaccine should someone be exposed. “Ricin is one of the most potent toxins known,” explains distinguished professor of plant […]
NJAES Board of Managers Host Tour of Rutgers Facilities for Legislators and County Officials
The Board of Managers (BOM), an advisory group to the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), is made up of representatives from New Jersey’s county boards of agriculture. The Board also serves as advocate for the experiment station and provides input to NJAES’ directors on matters concerning the state’s agricultural enterprise. In addition to […]
A Dangerous Plan to Stop Climate Change
Alan Robock – Department of Environmental Sciences
Bacteria-Zapping Paper Invented by Rutgers-led Team
Imagine wearing clothes with layers of paper that protect you from dangerous bacteria. A Rutgers-led team has invented an inexpensive, effective way to kill bacteria and sanitize surfaces with devices made of paper, which has unique attributes for high-tech applications. SEBS Department of Plant Biology and Rutgers Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering worked with […]
Congratulations SEBS Class of 2017!
On May 15, the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences’ Class of 2017 was awarded degrees and basked in the pride of faculty and staff of the Cook Campus at the Convocation held at the iconic Passion Puddle. On a blustery day, the students were joined by an enormous crowd of family and friends to […]