With the 2020 hurricane season officially underway, the Urban Coast Institute (UCI) partnered with a team of federal agencies and research institutions, including Rutgers University, to deploy a pair of Navy research gliders that will shed new light on the interactions between the ocean and powerful storms that pass through the New York Bight. The […]
James Simon – A Breakthrough in the War Against Basil Downy Mildew
Sweet basil is among the most popular and economically important culinary herbs, but by 2010, US production began to feel the impact of a newly emerging destructive disease: basil downy mildew. At that time, no sweet basil varieties were resistant to basil downy mildew and growers began relying heavily on fungicide application to avoid devastating […]
National Moth Week Continues to Spread its Wings: 2020 Event Drew Record Numbers
Despite worldwide restrictions and lockdowns preventing participation in many summertime activities, the ninth annual National Moth Week – held in July 2020 – broke several records and attracted hundreds of new “moth-ers.” With mothing one of the safest, most enriching activities that families and individuals could do in their own backyards during the pandemic, National […]
Seafood Products Made From Cells Should be Labeled Cell-Based
Rutgers study examines potential names for package labels to meet FDA rules Companies seeking to commercialize seafood products made from the cells of fish or shellfish should use the term “cell-based” on product labels, according to a Rutgers study – the first of its kind – in the Journal of Food Science. Both the U.S. […]
Study Finds Decline of Bees, Other Pollinators Threatens U.S. Crop Yields
Crop yields for apples, cherries and blueberries across the United States are being reduced by a lack of pollinators, according to Rutgers-led research, the most comprehensive study of its kind to date. Most of the world’s crops depend on honeybees and wild bees for pollination, so declines in both managed and wild bee populations raise […]
4-H Innovation Club Hosts Virtual Maker Fair – August 29-30
Interested in STEM and innovation? Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County is pleased to announce the Robbinsville Innovation 4-H Club is hosting a two-day virtual Maker Fair on Saturday and Sunday, August 29-30. All are invited! There will be several opportunities to get involved and to see the innovative projects created by the 4-H club […]
Geoengineering’s Benefits Limited for Apple Crops in India
Abruptly ending climate intervention might backfire rapidly Geoengineering – spraying sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere to combat global warming – would only temporarily and partially benefit apple production in northern India, according to a Rutgers co-authored study. But abruptly ending geoengineering might lead to total crop failure faster than if geoengineering were not done, according to […]
International Research by Nancy McKeon (SEBS’21) Contributes to New Findings and Prominent Article
Honors student Nancy McKeon (SEBS’21), double major in Public Health and Environmental Policy, Institutions, and Behavior, is entering her senior year with a wealth of hands-on research experience connecting these two majors. “It’s impossible to view public health without taking into account the environment, both built and natural, and effective policy is critical towards bettering […]
Geoengineering is Just a Partial Solution to Fight Climate Change
The technology’s regional impacts depend on how much greenhouse gas emissions are reduced Could we create massive sulfuric acid clouds that limit global warming and help meet the 2015 Paris international climate goals, while reducing unintended impacts? Yes, in theory, according to a Rutgers co-authored study in the journal Earth System Dynamics. Spraying sulfur dioxide into the […]
Rutgers-Led “Microbial Noah’s Ark” Should Move to Next Phase, Study Finds
A new study finds that a Rutgers-driven proposal to create a “microbial Noah’s ark” to protect the long-term health of humanity is feasible and should move forward into a pilot project phase. The Microbiota Vault would gather beneficial germs from human populations whose microbiomes are uncompromised by antibiotics, processed diets and other ill effects of […]
