Two genes may make staph infections resistant to copper, a powerful antibacterial agent. A Rutgers-led team has discovered two genes that make some strains of harmful Staphyloccocus bacteria resistant to treatment by copper, a potent and frequently used antibacterial agent. The discovery shows that Staphyloccocus aureus can acquire additional genes that promote infections and antibacterial […]
Climate Scientist Alan Robock Explores Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear War
Alan Robock, a distinguished professor in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, has been guided by the idea that scientists can also teach students political values. Editor’s Note: This article first appeared as part of a feature in Rutgers Magazine. When he arrived as a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) […]
Restoring the Arbor Trail
Tucked on the back of the Rutgers University Inn on Cook campus lies a hidden and once forgotten gem: the Arbor Trail. Four years ago, senior environmental planning and design major Elliot Nagele was walking along the inn’s lawn and noticed this hidden Rutgers relic overgrown with weeds, leaves and tree stumps. Intrigued, Nagele, went […]
A New Community in an Old Forest: Loss of Songbirds Leads to Community Shift in an Old Growth Forest
It all started with a happy accident. When cleaning out a basement lab at Hutcheson Memorial Forest (HMF), the Lockwood Lab discovered several boxes of old bird banding records. These records provided an in depth look at what birds were present in the forest during the 1960s and 1970s. With this information in hand, the […]
The earth is warming. David Robinson’s data on snow helped prove it.
David Robinson was obsessed by snow as a child and that has never changed. For the past 27 years, Robinson, a professor in the geography department at Rutgers University, has served as the New Jersey state climatologist. This makes him the longest-serving state climatologist among the 39 states with such a title. The position gives […]
Heavy Drinking May Change DNA – Leading to Increased Craving for Alcohol
Genetic vicious cycle may reinforce risky drinking behavior, Rutgers-led study says. Binge and heavy drinking may trigger a long-lasting genetic change, resulting in an even greater craving for alcohol, according to a Rutgers-led study in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. “We found that people who drink heavily may be changing their DNA in […]
RCE Faculty Create New Developmental Disabilities Training Series
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than six million individuals in the United States have developmental disabilities. About one in six children between the ages of 3 and 17 in the U.S. has one or more developmental disabilities or developmental delays. To better serve this population, it is important for professionals […]
Rutgers Researchers Contribute to Visual Guide to Identify Invasive Self-Cloning Tick
Asian longhorned ticks threaten livestock, but scientists need help telling them apart from two near-identical species Rutgers researchers and other scientists have created a visual guide to help identify and control the Asian longhorned tick, which transmits a fatal human disease in its native countries and threatens livestock in the United States. The pest has […]
HOUSE RULES: Helyar House – Cooperative Living, Est. 1968
Helyar House is a cooperative living community on the George H. Cook Campus where house members band together to work, live, and learn in a more affordable on-campus residence. They plan, prepare, and serve their own meals. They work cooperatively to clean and maintain their space. They study hard. And they have some fun along […]
Charging the Field: ESC Awards Spirit of the Horse to Kennis Fairfax, the Original Scarlet Knight
The Equine Science Center honors Kennis “Buttons” Fairfax, the cowboy, artist, teacher, judge, coach, mentor, and Scarlet Knight, with the 2019 “Spirit of the Horse” award. This story is excerpted from Equine Science Quarterly, Winter 2019. From a young age Kennis “Buttons” Fairfax developed a strong connection to his family, and what it really […]
