Distinguished Professor Debashish Bhattacharya‘s four-year collaborative research project on the coral heat stress phenome is sponsored by the National Science Foundation with a $509,125 grant. His project will use genomics, genetics, and cell biology to identify and understand the corals’ response to heat stress conditions and to pinpoint master regulatory genes involved in coral bleaching due to […]
International
Why You Should Care About Biodiversity
Government biodiversity experts from around the world will meet in China at the UN Biodiversity Conference to discuss global goals that could have a positive impact on climate change, deforestation and population growth and prevent the extinction of many plant and animal species. Rachael Winfree, professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, and […]
Climate Change Will Reshuffle Marine Ecosystems in Unexpected Ways
Warming of the oceans due to climate change will mean fewer productive fish species to catch in the future, according to a new Rutgers study that found as temperatures warm, predator-prey interactions will prevent species from keeping up with the conditions where they could thrive. The new study, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal […]
Rutgers Part of New Consortium Awarded $5.4 Million to Improve Operational Forecasting in the Gulf of Mexico
Scott Glenn, Rutgers Board of Governors Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, is the Rutgers lead, and Travis Miles, assistant professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, is the Rutgers co-PI, on a $5.4 million award to establish the Gulf Consortium for Offshore Risk Reduction Engaging Stakeholders (GulfCORES). GulfCORES is one of three […]
Feature-Length Documentary Chronicles the Work of Rutgers Researchers Martin Blaser and Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello
When Rutgers’ microbiologists Martin Blaser and Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello (professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology) visited China in December 2017, the influence of their research was clear from the people they met. Across the country, doctors were exploring how to modify practices to control obesity and to treat children with autism with techniques […]
Rutgers Among University Teams Awarded $28.7 Million in Department of Defense Funding
The Department of Defense (DoD) recently announced $28.7 million in grants to 17 university-based faculty teams through its FY2021 Minerva Research Initiative to support research in social and behavioral science. Among the DoD awardees is a faculty team comprising Malin Pinsky, associate professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, that was awarded […]
The Annual Personal Bioblitz Connects People with Nature – Will it Break Records Again this Year?
What is that spider on that rock? That yellow spring flower is strange; what is it? Is that a weed in my backyard? Should I remove it? What kinds of birds will I see this spring? Wow, that’s a weird-looking red, black and white bug; what is it? Is there more than one kind of […]
New Study Sheds Light on Origins of Life on Earth
Addressing one of the most profoundly unanswered questions in biology, a Rutgers-led team has discovered the structures of proteins that may be responsible for the origins of life in the primordial soup of ancient Earth. The study appears in the journal Science Advances. The researchers explored how primitive life may have originated on our planet from simple, non-living materials. They […]
Bluefin Tuna Reveal Global Ocean Patterns of Mercury Pollution
Bluefin tuna, a long-lived migratory species that accumulates mercury as it ages, can be used as a global barometer of the heavy metal risk posed to ocean life and human health, according to a study by Rutgers and other institutions. The study appears in the journal PNAS. Bluefin tuna, one of the largest and fastest fish species on […]
Distinguished Professor Dipak Sarkar Ranked Among Top Expert in Pro-Opiomelanocortin
Dipak Sarkar, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences, has been recognized as an Expertscape world expert in pro-opiomelanocortin. This peptide molecule produces multiple hormones including beta-endorphin, α-melanocyte stimulating hormone, and adrenocorticotropic hormone. These hormones are made mainly in the brain and regulate many body functions including feeling good, addiction, stress control, metabolic regulation […]
