Richard Ebright – The Waksman Institute
Archives for June 2017
Gut Reaction
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than one-third of American adults are obese and about 17 percent of kids are obese—that’s about 12.7 million children and adolescents nationwide. Further, as of the CDC’s last count in 2016, more than 29 million Americans are living with diabetes, and a whopping 86 […]
In the hunt for new antibiotics, scientists hit pay dirt
Richard Ebright – Waksman Institute of Microbiology
There’s a New Antibiotic You Should Know About
Richard H. Ebright – Waksman Institute
NSF’s Ocean Observatories Initiative Uses Big Data in Teaching Undergraduates
These days, there are a growing number of research programs that collect high volumes of scientific data using advanced technologies, especially in oceanography. One such program is the National Science Foundation’s Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), which has constructed observational and computer infrastructure that provides continuous scientific measurement of the ocean. For the coming decades, the […]
Is Hong Kong on the verge of a major bed bug epidemic? We talk to the experts and get some tips
Changlu Wang – Department of Entomology
Darwin’s Tree of Life to Become Multi-Dimensional
Debashish Bahttacharya – Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
Are Atlantic Croakers Here to Stay?
Kenneth W. Able, Rutgers University Marine Field Station
David Robinson, New Jersey State Climatologist
Mr. Rigolizzo and the amazing miracle weed that will save Sparta, Georgia! (Or not.)
Eric Lam – Department of Plant Biology
Debashish Bhattacharya Presented the Award of Excellence by the Phycological Society of America
The 2017 Phycological Society of America (PSA) Award of Excellence was presented to distinguished professor Debashish Bhattacharya at the annual society meeting in Monterey, CA on June 8. The PSA Award of Excellence honors scientists for a record of sustained scholarly activity, including teaching and service, who have had a major impact on the field […]