Viruses don’t immediately kill algae but live in harmony with them Scientists have long believed that ocean viruses always quickly kill algae, but Rutgers-led research shows they live in harmony with algae and viruses provide a “coup de grace” only when blooms of algae are already stressed and dying. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, will […]
Associate Professor Daniel Van Abs Gives to Scarlet Promise Grants
Daniel Van Abs sees how students grapple with affording a college education and wanted to help ease their burden. Daniel Van Abs, a Cook College graduate and Rutgers professor, has been making modest gifts to the university for more than 20 years. But he felt he needed to do more because of what he is […]
Plant Droplets Serve as Nutrient-Rich Food for Insects
First study of its kind reveals the benefits of droplets on leaves Small watery droplets on the edges of blueberry bush leaves are loaded with nutrients for many insects, including bees, wasps and flies, according to a Rutgers-led study, the first of its kind. The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society […]
5G Wireless May Lead to Inaccurate Weather Forecasts
Rutgers study is the first to model impact of 5G radiation “leakage” on forecasting Upcoming 5G wireless networks that will provide faster cell phone service may lead to inaccurate weather forecasts, according to a Rutgers study on a controversial issue that has created anxiety among meteorologists. “Our study – the first of its kind that quantifies the […]
Somerset County 4-H Pins & Needles Club Makes Handmade Masks for Essential Workers
by Calvin Embleton Somerset County 4-H Pins & Needles club designed, created, and distributed 110 hand-made masks for front-line workers in communities across central New Jersey. With COVID-19 still impacting many front-line workers and masks still in high demand throughout community organizations, the Somerset County 4-H Pins & Needles club knew they could use their […]
Rutgers Marine Facility Part of Unique “Songscape” Partnership Supporting Public Land Conservation
Along the southern coast of New Jersey, stationed at the Rutgers University Marine Field Station, Kentucky-native Ben Sollee spent a week perched on the Great Bay’s edge, where the Mullica River empties. As a selected partner with Sustain Music and Nature, the Americana artist and cellist commissioned a ‘songscape’ inspired by Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. Here, by the wooded marshes, […]
How to Get a Handle on Carbon Dioxide Uptake by Plants
How much carbon dioxide, a pivotal greenhouse gas behind global warming, is absorbed by plants on land? It’s a deceptively complicated question, so a Rutgers-led group of scientists recommends combining two cutting-edge tools to help answer the crucial climate change-related question. “We need to understand how the Earth is breathing now to know how resilient […]
National Transfer Student Week: EOF Community College Transfers Fully Engaged as SEBS Students
National Transfer Student Week is celebrated the third week in October and provides the opportunity to highlight transfer students and the professionals who support them on their journeys. We’ve asked Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) transfer students and their advisor to share their experiences. Not only did they have the transition from their community colleges to the expansive Rutgers environment to contend with, but by working with the […]
National Transfer Student Week: EOF Transfer Counselor Edrice Robinson-Wyatt Serves Students as a Compass to Rutgers
Whether changing schools internationally, from across the country, within the same state, or even within the same university, the experience of a college transfer student comes with an added layer of challenges. It requires learning the ropes all over again—from what classes to take; what resources are available; becoming accustomed to campus layout; connecting with new friends and classmates. National Transfer Student Week is […]
National Transfer Student Week: Angely Melendez, Foundation for Success
By Angely M. Melendez (SEB’20), Continuing Transfer Student National Transfer Student Week—every third week in October—celebrates transfer students and the professionals who support them on their journeys. Join us in recognizing those who have made this journey! #TransferStudentWeek. Here we meet Angely Melendez (SEB’20), majoring in Environmental Policy, Institutions and Behaviors in the Department of […]
