Barbara O’Neill, FCHS/DAFRE
Archives for July 2021
Why does ocean water at the Jersey Shore sometimes look like the Caribbean and is other times dark and murky?
Josh Kohut, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
New Study Sheds Light on Evolution of Photosynthesis
A Rutgers-led study sheds new light on the evolution of photosynthesis in plants and algae, which could help to improve crop production. The paper appears in the journal New Phytologist. The scientists reviewed research on the photosynthetic amoeba Paulinella, which is a model to explore a fundamental question about eukaryote evolution: why was there a single origin of algae and […]
Rutgers Inspires Task Force to Fight Disease Transmission from Animals to People
Dina Fonseca, Rutgers Center for Vector Biology
Rutgers Water Resources Program Graduates 122 new Green Infrastructure Champions!
Green Infrastructure Champions is an extension program originally piloted in 2019 to empower local stakeholders to play a dominant role in encouraging their own municipalities to implement green stormwater infrastructure practices. The Green Infrastructure Champions Program was offered for a third year in a row this past winter and spring. Ten unique and completely virtual […]
Rutgers Water Resources program graduates 122 green infrastructure champions!
Rutgers Water Resources program – Rutgers Cooperative Extension.
Rutgers alums encounter historic farm records, publish analysis
David Moskowitz – Department of Entomology
Researchers Vacuumed DNA From the Air to See What Animals Are Near
Julie Lockwood – Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
Alums Encounter Local Historic Farm Records and Publish Analysis of Window-in-Time Significance
Rutgers alum David Moskowitz (GSNB ‘16), a naturalist who completed his doctoral degree in entomology at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, is a broadly trained ecologist and senior vice president for EcolSciences, Inc. When Moskowitz, who is a resident of East Brunswick NJ, came across historic discarded records from a local New Jersey farm, […]
City Environmental Commission Hosting Spotted Lanternfly Workshop Tomorrow Night
George Hamilton – Department of Entomology; Rutgers Cooperative Extension