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 […]
Rutgers-led research shows how local knowledge can help manage ecosystems and wildlife
Grassroots knowledge from Indigenous people can help to map and monitor ecological changes and improve scientific studies, according to Rutgers-led research. The study, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, shows the importance of Indigenous and local knowledge for monitoring ecosystem changes and managing ecosystems. The team collected more than 300 indicators developed by Indigenous people […]
A Plant Breeding Breakthrough: Downy Mildew Resistant Sweet Basil
Sweet basil used to be considered a relatively easy fresh market culinary herb crop to grow. Growers saw it as a popular and profitable enterprise. When sweet basil was later hit by Fusarium wilt, conventional growers were able to turn to fumigation, while organic growers were able to turn to emerging resistant varieties.
How Collections-based Undergraduate Research Adapted to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Rutgers Chrysler Herbarium collections manager, Megan R. King, presents a talk on ‘How Collections-based Undergraduate Research Adapted to the Covid-19 Pandemic’. This 15 minute presentation was delivered at the national Botany 2020 conference, held virtually between July 27 and July 31, 2020. The presentation goes over the size and contents of the herbarium collection, its […]
NJ Senate Confirms Dan Van Abs Nomination to the NJ Highlands Council
Yesterday the NJ State Senate confirmed Dan Van Abs nomination to the Highlands Council (aka New Jersey’s Water Protection and Planning Council). This agency is responsible for guiding capacity based development in the Highlands region that is consistent with the natural and cultural resource protection goals of the Highlands Act and the Highlands Regional Master […]
Announcing Department of Human Ecology Chair: William Hallman
Announcement by Laura J. Lawson, Interim Executive Dean of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. It is my pleasure to announce that Dr. William Hallman has been reappointed to serve as Chair of the Department of Human Ecology. Dr. Hallman has served as Chair since 2010. Hallman is an experimental psychologist with an expertise […]
NJHKI Food Literacy Camp Goes Virtual and 3rd-5th Graders Get Cooking
If family meals for today’s busy families could be summed up in a word, it might be “convenience.” How fast the food gets from the freezer to the microwave to the table shapes the awareness children have of what they eat. On the other hand, “food literacy” is a life skill that reveals the elements […]
It’s National Farmer’s Market Week: What Do Cook’s Market and the New Brunswick Community Farmer’s Market Have in Common?
They’re selling Jersey Fresh produce and other items SAFELY! Concerned about social distancing? Cautious about heading indoors to do your grocery shopping? What’s the alternative? Shop at your local open air farmers market. Not only are Cook’s Market and the New Brunswick Community Farmer’s Market located outdoors but they are doing social distancing right and […]
