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Archives for April 2022
Entomology Graduate Program Scores Prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Grayson Tung and Zoe Narvaez, doctoral students in the Graduate Program in Entomology, were named fellows of the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited […]
From Immigrant, First Generation Student to Wall Street: Alum Luis Gasca (SEBS ’21)
Catching Up, Moving Ahead, and Giving Back At the age of seven, when Luis Gasca immigrated with his mother and sister to the U.S. from Colombia, he only spoke Spanish. Gasca was enrolled in an English-speaking school in his new hometown of Trenton, NJ, to acclimate to the new language and catch up with his […]
Lead Author Myla Aronson Receives Sustainability Science Award from Ecological Society of America
The Ecological Society of America (ESA), the world’s largest community of professional ecologists, recently selected a research paper whose lead author is Myla Aronson, assistant professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, as the winner of its Sustainability Science Award. The award recognizes the authors of the scholarly work that “makes the […]
Climate Change Will Reshuffle Marine Ecosystems in Unexpected Ways
Warming of the oceans due to climate change will mean fewer productive fish species to catch in the future, according to a new Rutgers study that found as temperatures warm, predator-prey interactions will prevent species from keeping up with the conditions where they could thrive. The new study, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal […]
Ocean warming will scramble fish species diversity, Rutgers study says
Malin Pinsky – Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
New Jersey 4-H Celebrates Earth Day 2022
Earth Day is celebrated every April 22 and according to EarthDay.org “Now is the time for the unstoppable courage to preserve and protect our health, our families, and our livelihoods.” In honor of this important day several county 4-H programs have planned a variety of activities. Monmouth County On April 23 Monmouth County Parks celebrates […]
RU Ready 2 Garden webcast returns
Bill Hlubik – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Climate change could significantly impact commercial fishing, Rutgers study says
Malin Pinsky – Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
In Memoriam: James D. Macmillan, Professor Emeritus of Microbiology
James (Jim) David Macmillan, 91, professor emeritus of Rutgers University died peacefully on April 5, 2022 at his home in Manchester, NJ. Macmillan served on the Rutgers faculty for over 30 years, leaving a lasting impact on the field of microbiology and on the students and faculty with whom he worked alongside. He was born […]