Collaborative will bring together researchers and community leaders to increase engagement of black, Hispanic, and Asian older adults in New Jersey. A new collaborative led by the Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research (IFH) has received a $3.6 million, three-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to increase participation […]
Out of Harm’s Way?
By Karen O’Neill, associate professor, Department of Human Ecology New Jerseyans have long adapted to change along coastal rivers and ocean shorelines, and they continue to adapt today. The question now is whether we expect people who live and work near the shore to pay most of the costs of adapting, including the costs of […]
Rutgers Research Project on Marine Debris Funded by NOAA
Rutgers was awarded a $320,000 grant from the NOAA Marine Debris Program to study the movement of microplastics from riverine to oceanic systems and the role this area may play as the entry point for microplastics into the food chain. The university was among four awardees of 2019 funding totaling $1.2 million focused on research […]
Prof. Josh Kohut Named Fellow of Marine Technology Society
Josh Kohut, professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, was named a Fellow of the Marine Technology Society (MTS). He was recognized for fundamental contributions in the development of novel technologies that allow for the sampling of marine systems. Kohut has been at the forefront of the deployment and operation of a range of […]
Rutgers Rising Memorial Service Remembers Recently Deceased Alumni, Staff and Faculty
Rutgers Executive Dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources Bob Goodman and his office hosted the Rutgers Rising Memorial Service on September 19, 2019 to remember recently deceased alumni, faculty and staff from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. Over 100 faculty, staff, alumni, family and friends attended the […]
Monmouth County Partners with Rutgers NJAES to Develop Hazelnut Demonstration Research Orchard
Worldwide demand for hazelnuts is exceeding supply and this presents an incredible opportunity for farmers. Except here in the Northeast, Eastern Filbert Blight (EFB) has made growing this valuable crop impossible…until now. On September 24, the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Rutgers Fruit and Ornamental Research and […]
Marine Ecologist Malin Pinsky Selected as one of Science News’ Top Scientists to Watch in 2019
For the fifth year in a row, the award-winning magazine, Science News, is recognizing young stars—all under the age of 40—across scientific disciplines, from genetics to astrochemistry, from quantum mechanics to climate change. By recognizing their work now in a feature highlighting 10 early- and mid-career scientists, the magazine hopes to shine a light on […]
Raising Awareness About Osteoporosis and Bone Health to Mark World Osteoporosis Day October 20
In the U.S., more than 54 million people either already have osteoporosis or are at high risk of the disease due to low bone density. Osteoporosis-related bone fractures are responsible for more hospitalizations than heart attacks, strokes and breast cancer combined. A recent study released by the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) found that these high-risk […]
Agribusiness Scholars Program One-Year In: Making the Best Better
After retiring from a highly successful career in commodities finance, Ira Polk could not rest on his laurels. In fact, he was compelled to do the opposite, and that meant investing in the cultivation of a new generation of business leaders. As a director of the Clearing Corporation Charitable Foundation (CCCF), Polk and his like-minded […]
How to Save New Jersey from the Rising Tide? Translating Science to Action
By Marjorie Kaplan, Lisa Auermuller and Jeanne Herb (CC ’81) As we approach the seventh anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, we are asked – as we have been every autumn since 2012 – “Are we better prepared for the next Sandy?” Our answer: In some places and with respect to some structures and systems, we probably […]
