The 110th National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA) Annual Meeting and Professional Improvement Conference was held from June 29 to July 2 in Billings, Montana, with more than 1,000 Extension agents and staff in attendance. NACAA, whose mission is to further the professional improvement of Extension agents, fosters communication and cooperation among all Extension. […]
Clams Grew Slower in Warmer Ancient Seas, Study Finds
A new study reveals that warmer oceans thousands of years ago slowed the growth of an important clam species in the Adriatic Sea—giving us a glimpse into how marine life might react to future climate change. Fiorella Prada, assistant professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences and affiliate of the Rutgers Climate and Energy […]
Rising Seas, Salty Rivers: A Growing Threat to Our Water Supplies
As the planet warms, salt is sneaking into the places we least expect it—our rivers. A new study warns that salt contamination of drinking water in tidal rivers is becoming a serious and global problem. Robert Chant, professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences and affiliate of the Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute, […]
Researchers Find Climate Change Threatens Global Food Supply
Climate change is putting the global food system at risk, even as farmers try to adapt, according to a study conducted by a Rutgers-New Brunswick professor and other researchers in a national collaboration. Publishing their findings in Nature, the researchers found that every 1-degree Celsius increase in global mean surface temperature (about 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) could reduce […]
Ocean Education Tools Made by and for Oceanography Professors
A network of undergraduate professors is creating a new edition of an open-source online laboratory manual, full of free educational data activities for anyone to use in undergraduate or graduate oceanography classes. Developed by the Ocean Data Labs project, each chapter of the online lab manual focuses on different oceanographic concepts typically taught in an […]
Plant Breeders Stage a Dogwood Revolution, Creating Hardy Varieties That Sparkle
With the advent of Memorial Day, the treescape in the Northeast has turned mostly green again, the ornamentals’ early spring flowers long dried and scattered. But there’s an exception. The vivid pink Scarlet Fire® dogwood tree, produced through decades of research by Rutgers University-New Brunswick plant breeders, is just starting to bloom. Introduced to consumers […]
Rutgers Botanist Builds Bridge Between Science and Art in MoMA Exhibit on Hilma af Klint
A year ago, Rutgers botanist Lena Struwe received a call from the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York asking her to participate in a research collaboration investigating a set of recently discovered botanical drawings by Hilma af Klint, the esteemed early 20th century artist from Sweden, whose oversized abstract paintings were hidden for […]
Nuvvon Inc. Successfully Graduates from the Rutgers EcoComplex and Scales Up for Growth at Larger Facilities
The Rutgers EcoComplex “Clean Energy Innovation Center and Business Incubator” and Nuvvon Inc. jointly announce that the start-up innovator in the development of solid-state battery materials is graduating after seven years of successful growth at the Rutgers business incubator. Located in Bordentown, NJ, the Rutgers EcoComplex provides support to clean energy and environment-related start-ups, enabling […]
Mapping Mercury Contamination in Penguins of the Southern Ocean
Rutgers research sheds light on the prevalence of mercury pollution in the world’s polar regions In 1962, when environmentalist and author Rachel Carson penned Silent Spring, alerting the world to the dangers of the pesticide DDT, it was the reproductive threat to birds – the bald eagle in particular – that spurred people to action. Six […]
NJ State Senate Resolution Recognizes Rutgers SEBS Immersive Learning through Science Storytelling Lab for Increasing Public Trust in Science
The Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences’ Immersive Learning through Science Storytelling Lab has been honored by the New Jersey State Senate in a joint legislative resolution that describes the lab as having “established a model worthy of emulation and set a standard toward which others might strive.” On March 30, the SEBS science […]
