Paul Falkowski and Jennifer Timm — Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Will NJ get another early start to mosquito season?
George Hamilton – Department of Entomology, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Nickelback could have kickstarted life on Earth, says new study
Paul Falkowski, Jennifer Timm – Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Rutgers NJHKI, partners volunteer at Community Food Bank
Peggy Policastro, Christopher Gunning – New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative – IFNH
‘Ancient metabolic reaction’ that may have kickstarted life on Earth unravelled by scientists
Researchers, including those from Rutgers University in the US, found a simple peptide molecule with two nickel atoms is one of the most likely molecules that sparked life on Earth. They have called the short protein molecule ‘Nickelback’ due to its backbone nitrogen atoms bonding with two nickel atoms. Rutgers researchers on the study include: Distinguished Professor Paul Falkowski and Jennifer Timm, a postdoctoral associate, in the Environmental Biophysics and Molecular Ecology Program, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
NJ had record high temperatures, low snowfall this winter. What’s ahead for spring?
David Robinson – New Jersey State Climatologist
Thierry Besançon Wins 2023 Weed Science Outstanding Educator Award
Thierry Besançon, associate extension specialist in weed science for specialty crops, received the 2023 Outstanding Educator Award from the Northeastern Weed Science Society (NEWSS). He was also elected vice president of the NEWSS board. Besançon was characteristically modest and credited the support of his Rutgers NJAES colleagues for the recognition he received from the weed science […]
Study: Increased wildfire risk could delay ozone layer’s recovery
Alan Robock – Department of Environmental Sciences
Raw Meat and Raw Milk Diets Are Trending on TikTok, Despite Safety Risks
Don Schaffner – Department of Food Science
Winter with no snow — will NJ be able to handle summer water demand?
Dave Robinson – New Jersey State Climatologist
