The New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance (NJADAPT) received the 2018 Coastal and Ocean Champions Award from the Urban Coast Institute at the institute’s 14th annual reception celebrating 40 years of New Jersey’s Coastal Management Program on Oct. 9 at Monmouth University. The event honored six individuals who have made significant contributions to the program and to the […]
Here’s how climate change will make N.J. deadlier in your lifetime
Bob Kopp – Institute of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
How to Budget for Cancer
Barbara O’Neill – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Global Call to Support Bone Health for World Osteoporosis Day Oct. 20
The International Osteoporosis Foundation and its 240-member societies across the globe have issued a call for the public, healthcare professionals and organizations worldwide to raise awareness of bone health by calling for action on osteoporosis and fracture prevention in their communities ahead of observances for World Osteoporosis Day on Oct. 20. Osteoporosis is a disease […]
Why Stay During A Hurricane? Because It’s Not As Simple As ‘Get Out’
Cara Cuite – Department of Human Ecology
Global Sea Level Could Rise 50 Feet by 2300, Says Study Managing Coastal Risk
Global average sea-level could rise by nearly 8 feet by 2100 and 50 feet by 2300 if greenhouse gas emissions remain high and humanity proves unlucky, according to a review of sea-level change and projections by Rutgers and other scientists. Since the start of the century, global average sea-level has risen by about 0.2 feet. […]
The Journey Begins: Inaugural Class Meeting of Clearing Corporation Charitable Foundation Agribusiness Scholars
The Clearing Corporation Charitable Foundation (CCCF) Agribusiness Scholars program provides selected students matriculating at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Science with the applied knowledge, leadership qualities, analytical skills and experiences required for successful careers in the domestic and global agribusiness sector. Instituted in the spring of 2017 from a $1 million endowment from […]
Rutgers Discovers New Delivery System that Could Help Prevent Bacterial Infections
According to a recent Rutgers study, there may be a more effective mechanism for drug delivery in order to prevent bacterial infections or the growth of bacteria in unwanted locations. Rutgers researchers have discovered a new system to deliver antimicrobial agents – drugs, antiseptics or pesticides – that could more effectively treat or prevent bacterial […]
Finding Lost Apples and Reviving a Beloved Cider
Dan Ward – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Megan Muehlbauer – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
What it really means to be ‘in shape,’ according to a fitness expert — and how to gauge how fit you are
Shawn Arent – Center for Health and Human Performance – IFNH
