Silke Severmann, associate professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, teaches the introductory course in oceanography at Rutgers. Her role in this first-year seminar is to introduce students to the application of technologies used in ocean observing systems. She helps undergraduates understand the relationships among the biological, physical, chemical and geological features of […]
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Rutgers Scientists Help Shore Fish Harvesters Implement Adaptive Strategies to Climate Change
New Jersey’s coastal fishers vulnerable to some of global warming’s harshest effects For hundreds of years, business owners engaged in New Jersey’s commercial fisheries industry have weathered adversity, from coastal storms to species shifts. Recognizing this resilience, and acknowledging the challenges posed by global climate change, Rutgers scientists have come to their assistance. One of […]
Climate Intervention Technologies May Create Winners and Losers in World Food Supply
Analysis by Rutgers scientists shows future techniques limiting global climate change may create uneven benefits, forcing difficult decisions worldwide. A technology being studied to curb climate change – one that could be put in place in one or two decades if work on the technology began now – would affect food productivity in parts of […]
Rutgers Launches Climate and Energy Institute With Wide-Reaching Goals
Institute will combine and unify the strengths of three existing institutes on climate, environment and energy research University leaders are creating an institute designed to elevate the local, national and international profile of Rutgers–New Brunswick as a locus for scholarship on climate change, renewable energy production, energy conservation and their environmental dimensions. The Rutgers Climate and […]
NJAES Beginner Farmer Program Bears Fruit
Three years ago, administrative and faculty leaders at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station created a “beginner farmer” training program for people new to farming to address two related challenges: the aging of New Jersey farmers and the inexperience of many drawn to the profession. Supported by a grant from […]
Rutgers Shellfish Researcher Investigates the Link between Horseshoe Crabs and Oyster Farming in the Delaware Bay
Marine ecologist Daphne Munroe, associate professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, has a deep respect for New Jersey’s Delaware Bay and its unique ecosystem that supports an abundance of life. Munroe, a shellfish researcher working out of the Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory in Port […]
Climate Change-Induced Drought May Transform Parts of the Amazon’s Rainforests Into Savannas
Professor Ying Fan Reinfelder in the Department of Environmental Sciences is co-author of a Rutgers-led study that indicates future changes, including a reduction to Earth’s ability to store carbon. A portion of Amazonian lowland rainforest – areas critical to absorbing carbon dioxide and buffering climate change – may morph over time into dry, grassy savannas, […]
National Hispanic Heritage Month: María Gloria Domínguez-Bello Highlighted by Rutgers Office for Research
This Rutgers Office for Research article features María Gloria Domínguez-Bello, Henry Rutgers Professor of Microbiome and Health, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology. National Hispanic Heritage Month honors Hispanic and Latino Americans, who represent a wide variety of cultures, beliefs, backgrounds, and nationalities, and who have made countless contributions to society and our communities. The Office […]
Grant Recipients Kay Bidle and Kimberlee Thamatrakoln Pioneer Research in Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement for Carbon Dioxide Removal
On September 7, the Department of Commerce and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced $24.3 million for research projects on marine carbon dioxide removal strategies that will find solutions to the present climate crisis. The funding comprises $14 million granted by the Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act and is the largest climate investment in […]
New Paper by SEBS Faculty Advances Our Understanding of the Links Between Wildfires and Air Quality
Xiaomeng Jin, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, is the co-principal investigator of a NOAA-funded study, published in Environmental Science & Technology. The new paper investigates the important air quality impacts of wildfires, and how new satellite instruments can elevate our understanding of those impacts. The new study is supported by the NOAA […]
