From June 2- 20, Jack Harris, an assistant teaching professor and Program Director in Sustainability in the Department of Human Ecology, is in Scotland meeting with academic and community partners, thanks to a Rutgers Global Grant to develop a study abroad program on “Scottish Sustainability.” The 3-credit, 3-week course, to be launched in June […]
USDA and Rutgers Announce Distance Learning Grant for Food and Agricultural Education
On April 26, USDA and Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural experiment Station (NJAES) leadership announced a $232,378 Distance Learning grant at the university’s Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH) in New Brunswick. Rural Development State Director Jane Asselta was joined by NJAES Executive Director Laura Lawson, and NJAES senior associate directors Peggy Brennan-Tonetta, Wendie Cohick and Brian Schilling […]
Leading Light Wind, an American-Led Offshore Wind Project, Awarded Contract by State of New Jersey
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities today announced it has awarded a 2,400-megawatt contract to Leading Light Wind in its highly competitive third offshore wind solicitation. A partnership between two American companies – lead developer Invenergy and co-developer energyRe, the project is now the largest competitively awarded offshore wind project in the U.S. Leading Light Wind will build upon […]
RUCOOL Awarded Gift to Enhance Global Exploration in the Caribbean Sea
Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RUCOOL) has been awarded a $250,000 gift from the G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation to support climate, weather and ecosystem research and capacity building in the Caribbean Sea. “The G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation has been an invaluable supporter of Rutgers and the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences (DMCS) […]
Hudson and Camden County 4-H Team Up to Prepare the Next Generation of Urban Food and Agriculture Changemakers
Over the next five years, a new generation of food and agriculture changemakers will be prepared to participate in and lead urban agriculture activities, better understand food systems and address social justice issues in Jersey City and Camden. This is made possible by a $638,144 grant awarded to the Department of 4-H Youth Development, Rutgers […]
USDA-NIFA Grant Supports Collaborative Food Systems Solution Science Storytelling Project for New Jersey High School Youth
What does the future hold for food security through agriculture and marine technologies? New Jersey high school students will discover the answers as part of an innovative USDA-funded 4-H afterschool program that provides youth with immersive science learning through digital storytelling, made in trusting partnership with Rutgers scientists. Faculty and researchers from the departments of […]
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 […]
Rutgers Awarded USDA-NIFA Grant to Support Next Generation of Diverse Agricultural Professionals
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $4.5 million grant to LaGuardia Community College (LAGCC) and Rutgers University-New Brunswick to support The Animal Science Discovery (ANSCId) Program: A Summer Experiential Learning, Career Development, and Scholarship Pipeline Between LAGCC and Rutgers. ANSCId is one of 33 programs funded under a […]
Rutgers-led Project Successfully Conducts Testing of Shellfish Reef Structure Designed to Promote Coastal Resilience
The Rutgers-led Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) project—awarded $12.6 million last fall to develop an artificial reef ecosystem to help project coastlines from storm damage, flooding and erosion—recently conducted laboratory testing of modular oyster reef-mimicking structures for eventual installation in the Gulf Coast. The multi-institution project, “Reefense: A Mosaic Oyster Habitat (MOH) for Coastal Defense,” […]
Post-Doc Kimberly Wiersielis Wins Prestigious National Institutes of Health Career Development Award
Kimberly Wiersielis, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Animal Sciences, is the recipient of an NIH Pathway to Independence Award that supports outstanding postdoctoral researchers in completing needed mentored training and transition in a timely manner to independent, tenure-track or equivalent faculty positions. Also known as the K99/R00, the award is considered a career transition […]
