Jim White – Department of Plant Biology
Archives for August 2018
Belmar Lifeguards Test Ocean Waters with Lifesaving Drone
Hugh Roarty – Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Mapping Endangered Red Knots’ Remote Breeding Habitat
The “rufa” subspecies of Red Knot (Calidris canutus) travels from its breeding grounds in the Canadian Arctic to its winter habitat in South America and back each year, an incredible 15,000 kilometers each way. Its numbers have fallen precipitously in recent decades, and with such a broad range, determining what’s behind the shorebird’s decline is […]
EPA to fund Rutgers food-waste reduction project
Sara Elnakib – Family & Community Health Sciences – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
EPA gives $50,000 grant to Rutgers to help Paterson schools reduce food waste
Sara Elnakib – Family and Community Health Sciences – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Breathe. Your breakfast cereals are probably not going to kill you.
Donald Schaffner – Department of Food Science
Mark Robson – Department of Plant Biology
Longhorned tick, invading the eastern U.S., has been found in Monmouth County
Center For Vector Biology
Baby Sea Snails Ride Waves into Shallower Waters, Study Suggests
Rutgers-led research documents the effects of turbulence and waves on snail larvae The warming ocean may cause the larvae of bottom-dwelling snails to hatch earlier in the spring, when waves are larger, potentially impacting their ability to survive and serve as food for other sea creatures. A Rutgers University–New Brunswick study sheds new light on […]
Microplastic Pollutants in Passaic and Raritan Rivers
Beth Ravit – Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability
Researchers: Boston’s blazing hot summer could be a sign of things to come
Jennifer Francis – Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences