Paul G. Falkowski – Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences.
Archives for January 2018
Geoengineering could hold back climate warming – but what if the dam bursts?
Alan Robock – Department of Environmental Sciences
U.S. Is About to Get Real Cold Again. Blame it on Global Warming
Jennifer Francis – Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Climate Engineering, Once Started, Would Have Severe Impacts If Stopped
Rutgers researchers co-author first study on biological impacts of abruptly ending efforts to cool Earth’s climate. Facing a climate crisis, we may someday spray sulfur dioxide into the upper atmosphere to form a cloud that cools the Earth, but suddenly stopping the spraying would have a severe global impact on animals and plants, according to […]
What Happens If We Start Solar Geo-Engineering–and Then Suddenly Stop?
Alan Robock – Department of Environmental Sciences
Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer holds graduation ceremony
Mercer County area residents recently became certified as Rutgers Master Gardeners at a graduation ceremony held at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County. The graduates have diverse backgrounds and bring with them many talents and skills t…
Jennifer Robertson CC’97, Keeper of the Big Cats
If you’re a zookeeper assigned to the big cat exhibit (think lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars) you are expected to develop a relationship with the animals, even a 350-pound lion. How do you do that? “Very slowly,” said Jennifer Robertson CC’97, permanent keeper at the KeyBank Big Cat Falls exhibit at the Philadelphia Zoo. There are […]
Turfgrass Faculty Ralph Engel (1915-1995) Named to Inaugural Class to be Inducted into NJ State Golf Association Hall of Fame
The New Jersey State Golf Association has announced the formation of its Hall of Fame, with the inaugural class boasting the names of famous players and non-players who have made a unique and lasting impact on the game of golf. Among the individuals honored is the late Ralph Engel, who initiated the two-year Rutgers Winter […]
Rutgers scientists discover ‘legos of life’
Paul Falkowski – Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences; Rutgers Energy Institute
Half-Assed Solar Geoengineering Is Worse Than Climate Change Itself
Alan Robock – Department of Environmental Sciences