Coastal communities are increasingly threatened by severe weather. The Coastal Climate Risk and Resilience initiative trains Rutgers graduate students to collaborate with local decision-makers and help vulnerable communities prepare for the impact of climate change. In 2012, New Jersey residents got an alarming tutorial on what unmitigated climate change portends when Hurricane Sandy, one of […]
Food Innovation Center: A Vital Resource for a Safe Food Supply Chain Amidst a Global Pandemic
The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) 2020 Annual Report spotlights the many stories of outreach and resilience during COVID-19. To read more, see the NJAES 2020 Annual Report. As New Jersey declared a state of emergency to contain the spread of COVID-19, the food industry had to quickly adjust its go-to-market strategies and just […]
Change of Leadership at the Philip E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension
Announcement by Laura J. Lawson, Interim Executive Dean of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and Interim Executive Director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. Dear colleagues, Nicholi Vorsa (CC ’76, GSNB ’85), professor in the Department of Plant Biology and director of the Philip E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research […]
Rutgers Center for Turfgrass Sciences Hosts 30th Anniversary Turf Symposium
By Phillip Vines, assistant professor of turfgrass breeding, Department of Plant Biology The 30th Anniversary Rutgers Turfgrass Symposium was held on March 18 and livestreamed as a virtual event. The theme for this year’s symposium was, “Advances in Turfgrass Science: Looking to the Future.” Although the Turfgrass symposium is an annual event, this was the […]
Agriculture, Food Systems, and the Environment: Supporting Oyster Farmers and Restoring Habitat
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 wholesale markets that ultimately serve restaurants. As the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered restaurants across the U.S., a critical link in the shellfish aquaculture supply chain was lost. This […]
“Ghost Forests” Expanding Along Northeast U.S. Coast
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 […]
FIC Client Simply Good Jars CEO Appears on New “Shark Tank” Episode
Jared Cannon pitched his healthy meal-in-a-jar company to the famed venture capitalists on March 5th. Rutgers Food Innovation Center (FIC) client Simply Good Jars appeared on “Shark Tank” at the beginning of March and was successful in getting a $500,000 investment from Mark Cuban and Lori Greiner! “Jared Cannon approached the Rutgers FIC after seeing […]
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 […]
