Cara Cuite – Department of Human Ecology
Archives for October 2018
Global Sea Level Could Rise 50 Feet by 2300, Says Study Managing Coastal Risk
Global average sea-level could rise by nearly 8 feet by 2100 and 50 feet by 2300 if greenhouse gas emissions remain high and humanity proves unlucky, according to a review of sea-level change and projections by Rutgers and other scientists. Since the start of the century, global average sea-level has risen by about 0.2 feet. […]
Opinion: NJ Shouldn’t Wait for Federal Funds Before Reducing Flood Damages
Daniel Van Abs – Institute of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
The Journey Begins: Inaugural Class Meeting of Clearing Corporation Charitable Foundation Agribusiness Scholars
The Clearing Corporation Charitable Foundation (CCCF) Agribusiness Scholars program provides selected students matriculating at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Science with the applied knowledge, leadership qualities, analytical skills and experiences required for successful careers in the domestic and global agribusiness sector. Instituted in the spring of 2017 from a $1 million endowment from […]
Rutgers Discovers New Delivery System that Could Help Prevent Bacterial Infections
According to a recent Rutgers study, there may be a more effective mechanism for drug delivery in order to prevent bacterial infections or the growth of bacteria in unwanted locations. Rutgers researchers have discovered a new system to deliver antimicrobial agents – drugs, antiseptics or pesticides – that could more effectively treat or prevent bacterial […]
Finding Lost Apples and Reviving a Beloved Cider
Dan Ward – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Megan Muehlbauer – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
What it really means to be ‘in shape,’ according to a fitness expert — and how to gauge how fit you are
Shawn Arent – Center for Health and Human Performance – IFNH
‘Harvest Your Own Peppers Day’ on Oct. 24
Albert Ayeni, Department of Plant Biology
Microplastics are found in air, water, beer, everywhere: What are they doing to us?
Beth Ravit – Department of Environmental Sciences
How Some Algae May Survive Climate Change
Green algae that evolved to tolerate hostile and fluctuating conditions in salt marshes and inland salt flats are expected to survive climate change, thanks to hardy genes they stole from bacteria, according to a Rutgers-led study. These Picochlorum single-celled species of green algae provide clues to how nature can modify genomes, and suggest ways in which scientists may someday engineer more […]