Training program created in wake of Superstorm Sandy brings graduate students from varied disciplines together to solve real-world climate problems As a child, Dan Blanco watched low-income neighborhoods in his native Chicago flood during storms while the more affluent enclaves did not. Now, he is pursuing a doctoral degree in atmospheric sciences at Rutgers so […]
Archives for October 2022
Rutgers University plays key role in advancing hurricane science
Travis Miles – Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Climate change: How can New Jersey prepare?
Robert Kopp – Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
NJ PBS Reflects on 10th Anniversary of Superstorm Sandy with Special Newscast and Public Affairs Programs Featuring Interviews with Fmr. Gov. Chris Christie and Fmr. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno
Robert Kopp – Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
N.J. weather: Recent heavy rain wasn’t enough to wash away drought concerns
David Robinson – New Jersey State Climatologist
Fishermen face shutdowns as warming hurts species
Malin Pinsky – Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
Education, appreciation, beginner farmers find home at Rutgers’ Cream Ridge Farm
William Hlubik, Bill Errickson, Brendon Pearsall, Linnea Eberly, Alex Sawatzky – Rutgers Cooperative Extension; Lauren Erriskcon – Rutgers Gardens
Spice Containers Pose Contamination Risk During Food Preparation
A government-funded study on the potential for cross-contaminating kitchen surfaces with pathogens during food preparation has pointed to an unlikely culprit for spreading sickness: spice containers Detailing findings in the Journal of Food Protection, Donald Schaffner, a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Food Science at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences who co-authored the study in collaboration with […]
Your Spices May Be Harboring Dangerous Bacteria
Donald Schaffner – Department of Food Science
Morris County 4-H “ResistoJets” Rocketry Club Accepted into the NASA 2023 Student Launch Initiative
The “ResistoJets” is one of 18 winning proposals for the High School/Middle School national division. The American Rocketry Challenge (TARC) is an annual competition – one of NASA’s Artemis Student Challenges – which requires middle/high school and college/university students to design, build, and fly a high-powered amateur rocket and scientific payload. Each year, NASA updates […]