Julie Lockwood – Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
Assessment of How Climate Scientists Communicate Risk Shows Imperfections, Improvements
The hardest part, experts find, is communicating “unquantifiable” uncertainty Scientists have long struggled to find the best way to present crucial facts about future sea level rise, but are getting better at communicating more clearly, according to an international group of climate scientists, including a leading Rutgers expert. The consequences of improving communications are enormous, […]
Veronica Jones is the New FCHS Educator in Essex County
Announcement from Sara Elnakib, chair of the Department of Family and Community Health Sciences. Veronica Jones, Ph.D. joins the Rutgers Cooperative Extension as a Family and Community Health Sciences Educator for Essex County. She will be part of the Housing and Health Equity Cluster, supporting education, outreach and scholarship alongside colleagues in the Rutgers School […]
NJ climatologist on hurricane season forecast: “It’s not the worst news”
David Robinson – New Jersey State Climatologist
As floodwaters receded, poisonous mold flourished in NJ homes
Joan Bennett – Department of Plant Biology
Plant of the Month: Spigelia marilandica—a Plant with Tropical Flair
by Bruce Crawford, Manager of Horticulture, Morris County Park Commission The topic of tropical plants often conjures up lush images for gardeners. These images may include large and bold foliage or perhaps flowers with dramatic shapes or brilliant colors. When I first saw Indian Pink at Longwood Gardens many years ago, the bold red and […]
SEBS Faculty Mary Whelan Wins Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
Mary Whelan, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, won a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Scientific Foundation (NSF) for the project, “Constraining land carbon uptake on regional and global scales by enabling the interpretation of two decades of trace gas measurements.” The five-year, $607,772 award from NSF’s Atmospheric Chemistry division is from […]
Earth has warmed in recent decades, but trends over past 4,000 years unclear | Fact check
Yair Rosenthal – Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
N.J.’s historic School of Conservation gets a new lease on life, but challenges remain
Frank Gallagher: Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability (CUES)
Frederick Tyson CC’77, GSNB’83 – Acclaimed Scientist, Educator and Mentor
Editor’s note: Frederick Tyson was honored in 2022 by the Cook Community Alumni Association with the Dennis M. Fenton Distinguished Graduate Alumni Award, the highest honor presented by the association to advanced degree alumni who have “demonstrated and significant impact in their field of study.” This story first appeared on the Rutgers African-American Alumni Alliance […]
