New climate simulations show the annual change in the planet’s distance from the star also affects a seasonal cycle that impacts weather in North America and globally Weather and climate modelers understand pretty well how seasonal winds and ocean currents affect El Niño patterns in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, impacting weather throughout the United […]
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Prof. Sue Shapses Authors Study That Finds Higher Protein Intake While Dieting Leads to Healthier Eating
Rutgers study also finds diets with more protein prevent lean mass loss Eating a larger proportion of protein while dieting leads to better food choices and helps avoid the loss of lean body mass, according to a Rutgers study. An analysis of pooled data from multiple weight-loss trials conducted at Rutgers shows that increasing the amount […]
Graduate Student Success in the Department of Plant Biology
At the recent annual meeting of The American Society of Agronomy (ASA), the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) hosted thousands of scientists, professionals, educators, and students from around the world at their annual international meeting. This year’s theme was ‘Communication and Public Engagement for Healthy People and […]
SEBS Scientists Explore How Life Flourishes Near Underwater Volcanoes
SEBS scientist Costa Vetriani, professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, is currently on the research vessel Atlantis with three of his graduate students: Avanthika Bharath, Olivia Cannon and Ian Schlegel. They are traveling 1000 miles from the shores of Costa Rica to explore and sample the underwater volcanoes along the East Pacific rise. […]
Nationwide 4-H STEM Challenge Highlights Rutgers’ Pioneering Ocean Research
More than 300,000 youth nationwide are learning about Rutgers’ pioneering ocean research using underwater gliders to understand the effects of climate change as part of this year’s 4-H STEM Challenge. This is the first year Rutgers was chosen to develop the challenge in partnership with the National 4-H Council. “This is a great example of […]
Montclair Teen Earns Award For Work At Bonsal Wildlife Preserve
Charlie Kontos – Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
Rutgers Center for Lipid Research Holds 7th Annual Symposium “Into the Lipidverse”
The Rutgers Center for Lipid Research (RCLR) held its seventh annual symposium in November at the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health on Cook Campus with the theme, “Into the Lipidverse.” The symposium was organized by early-career researchers Anastasia Diolintzi, Camille Duchamp, Ruta Jog, and Liming Wang, and brought together an outstanding group […]
Andrew Aldercotte’s Fulbright-Funded Indonesian Pollinator Research Taking Place at Rutgers-Affiliated Field Station
Check out the Borneo tree tops with Andrew Aldercotte in his Peat Swamp Forest Canopy Research Blog Andrew Aldercotte is a third-year doctoral student in the Rachel Winfree lab. Born in Montreal, Canada, Aldercotte left a ten-year career as a ski instructor and guide to return to academia. He has master’s degree in forestry from […]
Morris County 4-H “ResistoJets” Rocketry Club Accepted into the NASA 2023 Student Launch Initiative
The “ResistoJets” is one of 18 winning proposals for the High School/Middle School national division. The American Rocketry Challenge (TARC) is an annual competition – one of NASA’s Artemis Student Challenges – which requires middle/high school and college/university students to design, build, and fly a high-powered amateur rocket and scientific payload. Each year, NASA updates […]
National Transfer Student Week: Isabel DeVita (SEBS’25) – A Committed Environmentalist
Isabel DeVita comes to SEBS already a committed environmentalist. A transfer student from the State University of New York (SUNY) Environmental Science and Forestry Program, Isabel joined us as a sophomore and anticipates graduating in 2025, majoring in Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources where she sees lots of opportunities. This born and raised Jersey Girl […]
