On September 7, the Department of Commerce and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced $24.3 million for research projects on marine carbon dioxide removal strategies that will find solutions to the present climate crisis. The funding comprises $14 million granted by the Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act and is the largest climate investment in […]
Start-up Innovator Nuvvon Inc. Joins Rutgers EcoComplex’s WindIgnite Program
Rutgers EcoComplex, the university’s Clean Energy Innovation Center, and Nuvvon, a start-up innovator in the development of solid state battery materials, has announced a new partnership that integrates the company for Offshore Wind (OSW) applications. Through the EcoComplex’s WindIgnite Offshore Wind Supply Chain Accelerator Program, Nuvvon and Rutgers will advance their shared goals and objectives […]
New Paper by SEBS Faculty Advances Our Understanding of the Links Between Wildfires and Air Quality
Xiaomeng Jin, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, is the co-principal investigator of a NOAA-funded study, published in Environmental Science & Technology. The new paper investigates the important air quality impacts of wildfires, and how new satellite instruments can elevate our understanding of those impacts. The new study is supported by the NOAA […]
Plant of the Month: Blackberry Lily—an Iris for Many Seasons
By Bruce Crawford, Manager of Horticulture, Morris County Park Commission With this one plant, you can have a Blackberry, a Lily and even an Iris in your garden! Primarily native to China, the Blackberry Lily most strongly resembles a traditional ‘Iris’ during spring when the 18–24″ tall fans of sword-like leaves radiate from the rhizomes. […]
“Tossed” Cooking Competition Emphasizes the Importance of NJAES Research and Extension
On September 21, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) and the Rutgers University Programming Association (RUPA) hosted “Tossed,” a cooking competition held as a part of the annual Party at the Puddle welcome-back event. Students gathered at the famous Passion Puddle on Lipman Drive for food, a movie night, and to watch the exciting “Tossed” […]
Coastal Fisheries Show Surprising Resilience to Marine Heat Waves
Rutgers-led study finds that in the years following marine heat waves, effects on fish communities were often minimal Rutgers-led research found that marine heat waves – prolonged periods of unusually warm ocean temperatures – haven’t had a lasting effect on the fish communities that feed most of the world. The finding is in stark contrast […]
Rutgers Gardens Awarded Trees for Schools Grant to Help Mitigate Climate Change
Rutgers Gardens, the 180-acre botanical garden of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey and a “living laboratory” in North Brunswick, New Jersey, is one of the recipients of a grant awarded by the NJ DEP and Sustainable Jersey via the Trees for Schools program. Funded by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the initiative […]
NSF Grant Recipients Siobain Duffy and Julie Lockwood Advance Infectious Disease Research
Siobain Duffy, professor and chair of the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS), is the principal investigator for a $2.18 million grant in Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases awarded by the National Science Foundation. Duffy and researchers at North Carolina State University, the International […]
Rutgers Helps to Develop New Mapping Tool to Coordinate New Jersey Coastal Resilience Projects
The Department of Environmental Protection announced the launch of an online mapping tool that will help the public, stakeholders and government officials advance work that is needed to bolster the resilience of New Jersey’s coastal areas to climate change. The Coastal Ecological Restoration and Adaptation Planning Tool (CERAP Tool), provides the locations of at-risk areas, […]
SEBS and NJAES Help Create Climate Change Learning Stations Unveiled to Mark Climate Week 2023
Editor’s note: Photo documentation stations resulted from a partnership with Rutgers DMCS, JC NERR, NOAA, and the MyCoast New Jersey website. This article first appeared on the DEP website. Marking Climate Week in New Jersey, Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette unveiled the first of five Climate Change Learning Stations in New Jersey’s state parks […]
