There is little doubt that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting every aspect of our lives—from virtual classrooms to telecommuting to early restaurant closing times to outright quarantines. Observing public health measures and reducing exposure to the virus are required to slow the spread of this disease. No one knows how long these virus safety […]
Heat Stress May Affect More Than 1.2 Billion People Annually by 2100
Heat stress from extreme heat and humidity will annually affect areas now home to 1.2 billion people by 2100, assuming current greenhouse gas emissions, according to a Rutgers study. That’s more than four times the number of people affected today, and more than 12 times the number who would have been affected without industrial era […]
Rutgers Plant Breeder William Meyer Wins Green Section Award from USGA
William Meyer, professor in the Department of Plant Biology and the inaugural C. Reed Funk Endowed Faculty Scholar in Plant Biology and Genetics at Rutgers, is the 2020 United States Golf Association Green Section Award recipient for his work in sustainability through agronomic advancements. Presented annually since 1961, the USGA Green Section Award recognizes an individual’s […]
Announcement: NJAES Exec Director Announces Complete NJAES Senior Leadership Structure
March 13, 2020 Dear colleagues, I am pleased to share with you the now complete NJAES senior leadership structure, as well as a change to the SEBS leadership structure, that are designed to increase operational effectiveness and efficiency, research excellence, and interdisciplinary collaborations. Effective July 1, NJAES will be led by three, co-equal senior associate […]
Plant Pathology Specialist Bruce Clarke Honored by the Nebraska Turfgrass Association
Bruce Clarke, extension specialist in turfgrass pathology in the Department of Plant Biology, was awarded the Nebraska Turfgrass Association Presidential Award in recognition of his significant contributions to the turfgrass industry in Nebraska and the nation. The director of the Center for Turfgrass Science at Rutgers since 1994, Clarke’s research and extension programs focus on […]
Will it ever snow again? Should we be worried? Yes and yes, says New Jersey’s international snow expert
David Robinson is a distinguished professor in the Department of Geography and the New Jersey State Climatologist, a position that is housed at the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and associated with the Center for Environmental Prediction at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. As the state climatologist, Robinson conducts research of an applied […]
U.N. Climate Change Conference brought no breakthroughs, just concerns
Citing rising temperatures, shrinking ice caps, and excessive greenhouse gases, international leaders in the fight against climate change spoke both defiantly and dispiritedly at a conference in Madrid about the lack of progress world powers who signed on to the Paris Agreement have made in preventing global warming from savaging the Earth. Yet, at the […]
New EOAS Faculty Member Rebecca Jackson Researches Ocean and Glacier Interactions
By Mary Ellen Dowd Rutgers Institute of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS) faculty member Rebecca Jackson is a physical oceanographer with specialized interests in ocean-glacier interactions, coastal dynamics, and polar processes. Her research focuses on the underwater melting of glaciers, specifically in Greenland and Alaska, and ocean dynamics in the polar regions where various […]
Announcement: Senior Leadership Succession at NJAES
February 5, 2020 Dear colleagues, I write to announce an upcoming leadership change in the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. Dr. Brad Hillman, who for 14 years has served ably as NJAES Director of Research has asked to step down from this role on June 30, 2020. Dr. Wendie Cohick has agreed to succeed Brad […]
Introductory RCE Course Teaches Ecologically Sound Practices for Land Care
Many New Jersey homeowners wish to keep their yard maintained in a way that doesn’t harm the environment or pose a risk to their family’s health. Rutgers Cooperative Extension Introduction to Organic Land Care Course is a four-day course for landscapers and property managers. The course will be held every Thursday in February (6, 13, […]
