Among pet snakes and lizards, the biggest-selling species are also the most likely to be released by their owners – and to potentially become invasive species, according to a Rutgers study published today in the Journal of Applied Ecology. The study by Rutgers University–New Brunswick ecologists, including Julie Lockwood, professor in the Department of Ecology, […]
Leadership Changes at New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health
Message from Bob Goodman, executive dean of the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. Dear colleagues, I am delighted to announce the appointment, effective immediately, of Professor Gloria Dominguez-Bello to be the interim director of the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health. Gloria joined Rutgers earlier this year as the Henry Rutgers […]
NSF $220 Million Award Goes to Team that Includes Rutgers SEBS Faculty & NJAES Economic Growth Director
The National Science Foundation this week announced it has awarded a five-year, $220 million contract to a coalition of academic and oceanographic research organizations, including Rutgers University–New Brunswick, to operate and maintain the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). The coalition, led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution with direction from the NSF, includes Rutgers, the University […]
50 Years of Cooperative Living at Rutgers University Through the Eyes of Helyar House Resident Daniel Rossi (CAES’71)
By Dan Rossi (CAES’71) Helyar House is a cooperative living community located on the Cook Campus of Rutgers University. A unique alternative to traditional residence halls, Helyar House has been a community where students live together, learn together and work together for more than 50 years. At its heart, it’s a community that provides a […]
Graduate Amber Betances (‘17) Reimagines Abandoned Historic BeBop Space in the Motor City
Amber Betances, master’s degree in landscape architecture (’17) from Rutgers School of Graduate Studies, was one of several graduate students who participated last year in the Park Break project in Detroit, MI. Described as “a unique learning fellowship for graduate students thinking about a career working in parks, protected areas or cultural sites,” Park Break […]
Baby Sea Snails Ride Waves into Shallower Waters, Study Suggests
Rutgers-led research documents the effects of turbulence and waves on snail larvae The warming ocean may cause the larvae of bottom-dwelling snails to hatch earlier in the spring, when waves are larger, potentially impacting their ability to survive and serve as food for other sea creatures. A Rutgers University–New Brunswick study sheds new light on […]
Godfather of Radon Mitigation Bill Brodhead Helps to Fight an Invisible Killer
By Casey Noon, Program Coordinator at Rutgers OCPE For Bill Brodhead, instructor in radon mitigation at the Eastern Regional Radon Training Center (ERRTC) at Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education since the early 1990s, there are two rules of thumbs regarding radon. The first rule, which he delivers as a sarcastic quip, is “If you haven’t […]
Renowned Rutgers Marine Scientist J. Frederick Grassle, Whose Pioneering Work Helped Unlock the Ocean’s Mysteries, Dies
Built a program of excellence in research, education and community service in marine and coastal sciences at university J. Frederick Grassle, a celebrated oceanographer who founded Rutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, passed away on July 6. As the founding director of the institute in 1989, Grassle was instrumental in establishing the university as […]
Rutgers Energy Institute Undergraduate Energy Contest Plans to Reduce Energy on Campus
Each year, the Rutgers Energy Institute (REI) challenges Rutgers undergraduates to develop innovative and implementable plans for reducing energy consumption on the New Brunswick campus through its Energy Innovation Contest, now in its eleventh year. Winners of the 2018 contest were announced during the spring semester at the Rei Annual Symposium by its associate director […]
Empowering Small-Scale Local Entrepreneurs in Nicaragua
EDITOR’S NOTE: Robin Brumfield, Rutgers specialist in farm management and professor in the Department of Agricultural and Food Resource Economics, writes about her experience in Nicaragua as part of a two-week training program for local residents. In April, I found myself telling indigenous women of the Pinos Fabrettinos Cooperative in San Jose de Cusmapa, […]
