Twelve years after its debut, Volcanoes of the Deep Sea has attracted over 200 million viewers and is still going strong. This IMAX film spotlights the intriguing world of deep-sea volcanoes found miles under the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, brought to life through the work of Richard Lutz, a professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, […]
Sneak Peak at OCPE’s Intro to Food Science Short Course: “Why Use Food Color?”
Every August, over 60 food industry professionals from all over the U.S. and abroad converge on the Cook campus with a common goal: to attend the Introduction to Food Science short course offered by the Office of Continuing Professional Education (OCPE) where they learn both the fundamentals and emerging technologies of food science. In a […]
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Unveils New Website Redesign
The School of Environmental and Biological Sciences has launched its newly redesigned website. The website is more responsive so that it can be viewed easily on mobile devices. A particularly prominent feature is the enhanced social media feeds in the middle of the homepage to better connect the school to its various audiences. The website […]
Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream and Scarlet Strawberries Were Among Attractions at Rutgers Day 2015
Ag Field Day, as it’s traditionally been known on the George H. Cook Campus, was a fun-filled event along with the other Rutgers Day activities for 2015. Read more at Rutgers Today.
Climate Change Affecting High-Altitude Regions at Faster Rate, Rutgers Study Finds
A new study co-authored by Rutgers climate scientist Jim Miller in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences found that in the past 20 years temperatures above 4,000 meters (13,120 feet) have warmed 75 percent faster than at altitudes below 2,000 meters (6,560 feet). As snow accumulates later in the fall and melts faster in […]
Unearthing a Buried Treasure, Part II: Student’s Vision for Trail Renovation Enabled by Fellow Students
The Arbor Trail is located behind the University Inn and Conference Center on the Douglass Campus. Rutgers purchased the property in 1965. The Inn is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and the trail had its grand re-opening on Rutgers Day 2015 on April 25, as part of the Inn’s anniversary celebration. In 1908, armed […]
Parking Lot Weed Research from Prof. Struwe’s Lab Featured on “Plants are Cool, Too” Series
Dr. Chris Martine, the David Burpee Chair in Plant Genetics and Research at Bucknell University, and his film team have been producing the video series, “Plants are Cool, Too,” which is co-sponsored by the Botanical Society of America. The goal is to highlight that plant research is indeed cool, fascinating and important. The episode, “Extreme […]
Film Dedicated to Late Professor George Morren Explores the Cambodian Genocide Through the Eyes of a Former Child Soldier
The widow of former SEBS human ecology professor emeritus George Morren, filmmaker Janet Gardner, produced the documentary, Lost Child – Sayon’s Journey, which is dedicated to Morren’s memory. The documentary will be shown on THIRTEEN (WNET) at 10:30 p.m. on April 30, and broadcast on public television stations nationwide. Morren played a key role in […]
Rutgers Team in Award-winning Film Featured in NPR Interview
On the eve of its New York City debut on April 17, the Antarctic Edge: 70o South film team of Rutgers marine scientist Oscar Schofield, Rutgers Center for Digital Filmmaking director Dena Seidel and film student Gabriela Elise talk with Leonard Lopate about their collaboration on this award-winning film. Schofield reveals the changes he’s observed […]
The Arbor Trail
Rutgers environmental planning and design major Eliot Nagele (SEBS 2015), stumbled upon the remnants of a trail behind the University Inn and Conference Center when he was cleaning up a nearby creek in 2013. His work to renovate the trail and restore it as an outdoor classroom is documented in Unearthing a Buried Treasure, Parts […]
