Rutgers-facilitated group seeks to inform the public about greenhouse gas emissions, climate change impacts and resilience Did you know that New Jersey can expect higher temperatures, heavier rains, rising sea levels and more frequent and severe coastal flooding this century? Did you know the Garden State must reduce its current greenhouse gas emissions by 75 […]
Prof. Mike Kennish Highlights Rutgers Estuarine Research in his Role as Lead Guest Editor of Leading International Journal
Mike Kennish, professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, served as the lead guest editor of the January special thematic issue of Estuaries and Coasts, considered the leading estuary and coastal journal in the world. The special issue, “The National Estuarine Research Reserve System: An Integrated Network of Research and Monitoring Sites Supporting […]
Rutgers Scientists Discover ‘Legos of Life’
Deep dive into the 3D structures of proteins reveals key building blocks Rutgers scientists have found the “Legos of life” – four core chemical structures that can be stacked together to build the myriad proteins inside every organism – after smashing and dissecting nearly 10,000 proteins to understand their component parts. The four building blocks […]
Rutgers Agribusiness Scholars Program Grows through Matching Donation Challenge from Clearing Corporation Charitable Foundation
With the graying of New Jersey’s and the nation’s farmers, many are posing the question – who will be the next generation of growers? Beyond that lies a diverse structure of agricultural-affiliated industries that face a similar conundrum. A recent National Institute of Food and Agriculture/Purdue University study projects that, in the coming years, there […]
How to Get Rid of Cockroaches and Other Pests: Keep a Clean Home, Rutgers Scientists Say
Rutgers Study reinforces common-sense methods of pest control, suggests avoiding sprays and foggers Your mom’s advice on keeping a home free from cockroaches and bedbugs is reinforced by science. To keep these pests from invading, follow the common-sense rules of cleanliness. To kill them, use traps and bait. Don’t bother using foggers, sprays and aerosols, […]
Climate Engineering, Once Started, Would Have Severe Impacts If Stopped
Rutgers researchers co-author first study on biological impacts of abruptly ending efforts to cool Earth’s climate. Facing a climate crisis, we may someday spray sulfur dioxide into the upper atmosphere to form a cloud that cools the Earth, but suddenly stopping the spraying would have a severe global impact on animals and plants, according to […]
Jennifer Robertson CC’97, Keeper of the Big Cats
If you’re a zookeeper assigned to the big cat exhibit (think lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars) you are expected to develop a relationship with the animals, even a 350-pound lion. How do you do that? “Very slowly,” said Jennifer Robertson CC’97, permanent keeper at the KeyBank Big Cat Falls exhibit at the Philadelphia Zoo. There are […]
Turfgrass Faculty Ralph Engel (1915-1995) Named to Inaugural Class to be Inducted into NJ State Golf Association Hall of Fame
The New Jersey State Golf Association has announced the formation of its Hall of Fame, with the inaugural class boasting the names of famous players and non-players who have made a unique and lasting impact on the game of golf. Among the individuals honored is the late Ralph Engel, who initiated the two-year Rutgers Winter […]
Four SEBS Alumni. Four New Jersey Wineries. One Common Goal
To draw attention to high-quality Jersey wines and elevate the state’s stature to rival those of East Coast wine destinations like the Finger Lakes. Here’s how these young alumni are transforming New Jersey’s reputation one bottle at a time. New Jersey wines haven’t always enjoyed the best standing in the wine industry. In fact, if […]
Kathryn M. Sinko (SEBS’16), One of Eight Family Members to Graduate from Rutgers
Three generations of a family, spanning 60 years, are proud to proclaim they are alumni. One family, three generations of it, spans 60 years of attending Rutgers—the perfect personification of what it means to be scarlet forever. Donald E. Seccia graduated from Rutgers College with a journalism degree in 1956. His twin daughters attended Rutgers, […]
