Higher groundwater levels from sea-level rise and increased flooding are likely the most important factors Why are “ghost forests” filled with dead trees expanding along the mid-Atlantic and southern New England coast? Higher groundwater levels linked to sea-level rise and increased flooding from storm surges and very high tides are likely the most important factors, according […]
Sea-Level Rise in 20th Century was Fastest in 2,000 years Along Much of East Coast
Global increase from melting ice and warming oceans is most significant change since 1800 The rate of sea-level rise in the 20th century along much of the U.S. Atlantic coast was the fastest in 2,000 years, and southern New Jersey had the fastest rates, according to a Rutgers-led study. The global rise in sea level from […]
Wolfram Hoefer Receives Prestigious International Landscape Architecture Teaching Award
Wolfram Hoefer, associate professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture, was recognized with the 2021 Excellence in Design Studio Teaching by the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA). This competitive international award was presented on March 19 at the annual conference of CELA, the premier international organization for educators in landscape architecture. Hoefer, who […]
Developing a Restoration and Adaptation Plan for New Jersey’s Coast
A team led by Rutgers University is working with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to develop a Coastal Ecological Restoration and Adaptation Plan (CERAP) for New Jersey’s coastal marshes, estuaries and back-bays. The CERAP project team, which was awarded a $150,000 grant from NJDEP, includes the Rutgers University Center for Remote Sensing […]
Rutgers OCPE’s Online Course Enables Student to Start a Career in Public Health
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Despite the seemingly never-ending challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Breanna Livingstone participated in the online offering of the Rutgers Environment and Public Health (EPH) Program in the summer of 2020, completed the required 200-hour health department internship, and passed the New Jersey Registered and Environmental Health […]
Cleaning up Southern Barnegat Bay-Little Egg Harbor
By Rick Lathrop, Director- Rutgers Center for Remote Sensing & Spatial Analysis Helping guide investments in ecosystem health that also benefit local communities is smart public policy. Barnegat Bay on New Jersey’s central coast is recognized as a nationally significant coastal system and was designated as 28th National Estuary Program site by U.S. Environmental Protection […]
Fishes Contribute Roughly 1.65 Billion Tons of Carbon in Feces and Other Matter Annually
Study estimates fishes contribute about 16 percent of the sinking carbon in upper ocean waters Scientists have little understanding of the role fishes play in the global carbon cycle linked to climate change, but a Rutgers-led study found that carbon in feces, respiration and other excretions from fishes – roughly 1.65 billion tons annually – make up […]
Equine Science Center Collaborates on Study of Clenbuterol Use for Harness Racing
Equine Science Center (ESC) faculty and alumni were part of a recently published study on the use of clenbuterol, an FDA-approved, therapeutic medication used for the management of inflammatory airway disease (IAD) and airway obstruction in horses. The United States Trotting Association (USTA) announced the results of the peer-review study, “Clenbuterol plasma concentrations after therapeutic […]
Agriculture, Food Systems, and the Environment: Supporting Oyster Farmers and Restoring Habitat
The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station 2020 Annual Report spotlights the many stories of outreach and resilience during COVID-19. To read more, see the NJAES 2020 Annual Report. Like many sectors in the global economy, the shellfish aquaculture industry has suffered significant economic decline, especially as shellfish farmers rely on direct sales to restaurants or on […]
James Murphy Appointed to Ralph Geiger Chair by Rutgers University Board of Governors
On Feb. 23, the Rutgers University Board of Governors appointed extension specialist James A. Murphy, who is widely recognized as one of the nation’s top scientists in turfgrass management, to the Ralph Geiger Chair in Turfgrass Science. His term began July 1, 2020. Murphy is renowned for developing environmentally sound management practices, recently leading a national […]
