Megan Muehlbauer joined the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources of the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station as county agent III/assistant professor in Hunterdon County in August of 2017. Muehlbauer earned her B.S. in agricultural science and Ph.D. in plant biology from Rutgers. As a county agent, she provides leadership to develop, implement, and […]
Archives for May 2018
Humans make up a sliver of life on Earth, but our negative impact is massive
Paul Falkowski – Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Prof. Ilya Raskin and Collaborators Awarded Global Health Grant to Help Seed Expanded Research in Indonesia
The Rutgers Global Health Institute, with support from Rutgers Global, awards Global Health Seed grants to faculty conducting collaborative, interdisciplinary activities that will impact the health of communities at home and around the world. In April, Ilya Raskin, distinguished professor in the Department of Plant Biology, along with collaborative partners at Rutgers School of Arts […]
Humans just 0.01% of all life but have destroyed 83% of wild mammals – study
Paul Falkowski – Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
7 new tick viruses to worry about with ‘big epidemic’ of bugs in much of the country
Alfaro Toledo – Department of Entomology
Peter Strom Wins NJWEA Wastewater Hall of Fame Award
Peter Strom, professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, was presented the New Jersey Water Environment Association (NJWEA) Wastewater Hall of Fame Award at the NJWEA Conference in May. The award recognizes members of the association who have demonstrated dedication and competitive achievement in the wastewater field. Those inducted into the NJWEA Hall of Fame […]
Stripers, Skilletfish and Sondes: Jacques Cousteau NERR Serves Up Vast Research Possibilities
Gregg Sakowicz – Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve
Exotic tick species found in Middlesex County
Robert M. Goodman – School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Rutgers Center for Vector Biology
N.J. flounder, sea bass pushed north because of climate change, say scientists
Malin Pinsky – Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources
They can swarm, suck blood and spread disease: Meet the ticks of N.J.
Alvaro Toledo – Department of Entomology