OpEd by Sara Elnakib (FCHS Chair) and Pam Koch A few weeks ago, we joined President Joe Biden and thought leaders from throughout the nation at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health. As experts in nutrition education and behavior, we were impressed by the administration’s understanding of this complex topic – but […]
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Rutgers Sandy Operation Helps Forecasters Predict Severe Storms, Saving Livelihood Worldwide
As Superstorm Sandy approached the New Jersey coastline, a single Rutgers glider deployed off Tuckerton by hurricane scientists at Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RUCOOL), provided an ominous warning. The water mass known as the “Mid-Atlantic cold pool”– an area of cool water off the coast that traditionally makes hurricanes less severe the further north they travel […]
Living at the Shore After Sandy: Should Residents Stay – or Go?
New Jersey needs to plan for at least a 3-foot sea level rise by 2100, Rutgers researchers warn Whether to buy or build a home at the Jersey Shore has become more complicated and personal for Kenneth Miller – a Rutgers expert in sea level change and global warming – since Superstorm Sandy struck New […]
Multimedia Project Honoring Native American History and Culture in New Jersey Wins Public Humanities Award
The New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH) awarded the top prize in the inaugural Stanley N. Katz Prize for Excellence in Public Humanities to a multimedia project headed by Anita Bakshi, assistant teaching professor in the Rutgers Department of Landscape Architecture, and co-created with the Ramapough Lunaape Nation Turtle Clan. The award-winning project, “The […]
Rutgers Family and Community Health Sciences’ Diabetes Prevention Program Receives Full CDC Recognition
November is Diabetes Awareness Month In September New Jersey Empower to Prevent (NJEP), the Department of Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS) local version of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) received full recognition status. Full recognition is the highest level of recognition that can be achieved by a […]
Reflections on Superstorm Sandy, 10 Years Later
Combating climate change is one of our greatest challenges. Rutgers experts break down the policies, infrastructure changes, social justice reforms and other work that will be necessary to weather the storm. Robert Kopp Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences Co-Director, University Office of Climate Action PI, Rutgers Megalopolitan […]
Rutgers Ecologist Brooke Maslo Heads Bold Experiment in Building Climate-Resilient Coastal Communities
An effort led by Brooke Maslo aims to redevelop property purchased through New Jersey’s Blue Acres initiative to protect flood-prone parts of the state In the Watson-Crampton neighborhood of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, meadows, marshlands and forests form a green, undeveloped crescent on the community’s eastern edge. At first glance, the acres of open space look like […]
Data-Visualization and Mapping Tools Help New Jersey Communities Plan for Climate Change
The expanded suite of apps will assist decision-makers to predict and prepare for future events and conditions New Jersey residents and planners alike have a new set of decision-support tools to help prepare their communities for climate change, thanks to a suite of data-visualization and mapping tools developed at Rutgers University’s New Jersey Climate Change Resource […]
RU COOL Marks 30th Anniversary at the Forefront of Climate Change Research and Ocean Discovery
Rutgers, NOAA and glider maker mark RUCOOL milestone For 30 years, Rutgers’ Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RUCOOL) has taken the lead in pioneering research that has changed our understanding of the oceans and the way information is collected. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Rick Spinrad joined Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway and marine […]
Blue Acres: The Art and Science of Managing Flood-Prone Open-Space Properties in New Jersey
By Carol Peters, EOAS Communications A wildlife and conservation management expert for Rutgers Cooperative Extension, EOAS faculty member and Associate Professor Brooke Maslo works with local NJ municipalities to help them manage and restore properties in FEMA-established flood-prone areas purchased through the DEP Blue Acres program. Imagine the plight of families in New Jersey who […]
