Rutgers researchers conduct survey on the body sizes of Earth’s organisms Life may come in all shapes and sizes, but in nature the most extreme size ranges predominate, according to Rutgers researchers. A survey of body sizes of Earth organisms, published in the science journal PLoS ONE, shows that the planet’s biomass – the material that makes […]
Archives for 2023
Rutgers Undergraduates Present Original Science-in-Action Stories at National Conference
Five Rutgers undergraduates doing independent research in immersive learning through science storytelling presented rough edits of their science-in-action films at the Planet Forward environmental storytelling summit in Washington DC on April 20. Working in teams, the undergraduates presented two student-authored science stories that they have developed in trusting partnership with scientists from Rutgers School of […]
Senior Story: Mox Engelman (SEBS’23) – A Contemporary Polymath!
The Student Mox was a Scarlet Knight even before their freshman year. Pursuing a Ph.D. in marine science has been a dream of theirs since they were eight years old. During their senior year in high school one of their teachers told them about a Stockton University professor who studies microplastics in fresh water at […]
Environmental Policies Must Manage Climate Change and Biodiversity as One
Pamela McElwee – Department of Human Ecology
Should You Worry About the Condensation on Your Tupperware Container Lids?
Donald Schaffner – Department of Food Science
Island Records CEO Imran Majid (CC’05) Found Gateway Into the Music Industry at Rutgers
Billboard magazine recently included Imran Majid on its 2023 Power 100 List, which features the music industry’s top players Growing up in the 1980s and 1990s, Imran Majid – whose father, a Pakistani immigrant, came to this country with $100 in his pocket – rarely saw anyone wielding power in the music industry who made […]
Climate Change by the numbers: Local experts share latest projections for extreme heat, rising sea levels and intensifying storms
Anthony Broccoli – Rutgers Climate Institute
NYC restaurants, nonprofits create tasteful ways to reduce food waste
William Hlubik – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Master Gardener Plant Sale at Rutgers Day, April 29
Rutgers Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardeners
Senior Story: Alessandra Sommer (SEBS’23), First-Generation Student, Aims Higher
Alessandra Sommer (SEBS’23, Nutritional Sciences, with a Dietetics option) had her sights set on getting certification as a nutritionist so she enrolled at Union College to get her associate’s degree and then finding work immediately. She performed so well in organic chemistry that her professor at Union College urged her to aim higher and pursue […]
