Please note: Tickets are required for the RUMFS location. Learn more and reserve your FREE tickets here. The amazing world of marine science will be opened up to the public in two locations when the Rutgers University Marine Field Station (RUMFS) and the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JC NERR) each host an Open House on September […]
NJAES-funded Film Shows Why Creativity Is an Essential Tool of Science
Creativity is essential in every step of the scientific process, asserts a team of Rutgers researchers. To illustrate their point, they have put together a short film showing how biologists, chemists, physicists, mathematicians and engineers converge and brainstorm at every stage of the scientific effort to better understand the carbon cycle in the ocean. The […]
Coastal Landscapes: South Jersey From the Air
Kenneth Able, Distinguished Professor Emeritus Documents These Coastal Landscapes in a Newly Published Book New Jersey has roughly one hundred and thirty miles of coastline, including a wide array of habitats from marshes to ocean beaches, each hosting a unique ecosystem. Yet these coastal landscapes are quite dynamic, changing rapidly as a result of commercial […]
Rutgers Marine Field Station: On the Edge of Climate Change
As the facility marks its 50th anniversary, Rutgers Today takes a look back at its history and how it developed into a crucial research station in New Jersey. Rutgers Marine Field Station stands at the heart of where climate change is happening the fastest in the world, providing a unique and crucial window into the […]
Celebrating Rutgers Marine Field Station with Inaugural Special Collections Apparel
University Communications and Marketing has introduced a new initiative to showcase points of pride at Rutgers through a limited-edition collection of retail merchandise, only available online and at the University Bookstore. SEBS and NJAES have been selected to kick off the series, just in time for the Rutgers University Marine Field Station (RUMFS) to celebrate […]
Rutgers Marine Facility Part of Unique “Songscape” Partnership Supporting Public Land Conservation
Along the southern coast of New Jersey, stationed at the Rutgers University Marine Field Station, Kentucky-native Ben Sollee spent a week perched on the Great Bay’s edge, where the Mullica River empties. As a selected partner with Sustain Music and Nature, the Americana artist and cellist commissioned a ‘songscape’ inspired by Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. Here, by the wooded marshes, […]
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind and Rutgers University Deploy Wind Data Collection System
The Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RUCOOL) and the Rutgers University Marine Field Station (RUMFS) have collaborated with Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind to install a wind LiDAR (light detection and ranging) instrument alongside the causeway leading to RUMFS in Tuckerton, NJ. This fully autonomous sensor platform, owned and operated by Atlantic Shores, will […]
Undergraduates Explore How Land Meets Sea in Interactive Byrne Seminar
The day that Hurricane Dorian veered away from hitting New Jersey, 11 intrepid freshmen enrolled at Rutgers–New Brunswick topped off their first week of college with a visit to the shore as part of the Byrne Family First-Year Seminar, titled “Landscape/Seascape: An Interdisciplinary Exploration.” Byrne seminars are small, one-credit courses that match first-year students at […]
Recognizing a Decade of Research at RUMFS in Honor of Stacy Moore Hagan (GSNB ’99)
With roots at Stockton University, a memorial scholarship integrates with Rutgers as cooperative internship The Stacy Moore Hagan Memorial Scholarship is an endowment established by Roland Hagan, together with family and friends, to honor the memory of his wife, Stacy, to support an undergraduate in the marine science research program. Offered through Stockton’s School of […]
SEBS Scientists to Help Create ”Songscape” for Mullica River-Great Bay Estuary
Singer-songwriter Ben Sollee to visit estuary, compose original music. Scientists at the Rutgers University Marine Field Station will host singer-songwriter Ben Sollee for four days in April, while Sollee soaks up inspiration from the Mullica River-Great Bay estuary for an original music video. Sollee’s composition will be one of several organized by Sustain Music and […]
