Rutgers-New Brunswick inaugurates state-of-the-art agrivoltaics research and demonstration project for simultaneous production of food and solar energy Federal, state and university officials are inaugurating a research and demonstration project at Rutgers University-New Brunswick with the purpose of advancing a technology that could produce renewable energy while making farms more sustainable. The New Brunswick project, part […]
Research
Rutgers Researchers Help Redefine Core Microbiome, Opening New Chapter in Precision Health
A collaborative study introduces a new model for the set of gut microbes found in humans Researchers at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, along with international collaborators, have introduced a novel method for identifying the crucial set of gut microbes commonly found in humans and essential for health. The researchers, whose study was published in Cell, said […]
Rutgers Awarded $1.1 Million NSF Grant to Support Researchers in Advancing the Societal Impacts of Research
Rutgers Associate Professor and 4-H Youth Development STEM Agent Janice McDonnell is a collaborating partner of the Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) who was awarded $1.1 million of a $9.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to build capacity in supporting research impact. While researchers around the world are working to […]
Plant Biology Professor Andrea Gallavotti Awarded $1 Million NSF Grant for Maize Research
Andrea Gallavotti, professor in the Department of Plant Biology, has been awarded a grant worth $1,088,678 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the project, “Collaborative Research: PlantTransform: Morphogenic-based mechanisms of maize regeneration.” Gallavotti, who is attached to the Waksman Institute of Microbiology, is the principal investigator of the three-year project, for the period Jan […]
SEBS Team Receives Funding for Solving Oceanic Challenges: Harnessing Seaweed for Feedstock of the Future
A multi-institution Sargassum Biorefinery (SaBRe) team, which include researchers from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS), is working to develop a Sargassum seaweed biorefinery process that ultimately turns a nuisance seaweed into animal feed and other valuable bioproducts. The funded project titled, “Sargassum seaweed as a future renewable feedstock for sustainable biomanufacturing,” is […]
Pollinator Peril? Rutgers Researchers Tracking Decline in Crop Yields
A team of researchers led by Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists has analyzed crop yields of more than 1,500 fields on six continents, and found that production worldwide of important, nutritionally dense foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes is being limited by a lack of pollinators. The results, detailed in Nature Ecology & Evolution, showed that across […]
Rutgers to Lead $16 Million in Climate Projects Along New Jersey Coast
Rutgers University researchers will lead several components of a $72.5 million federal initiative to fortify New Jersey’s coast against climate change and extreme weather events. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded the grant to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for the Building a Climate Ready New Jersey program. The five-year initiative seeks to enhance […]
Distinguished Professor Dipak Sarkar and Team Publish Manuscript in Impactful Neurooncology Journal
Dipak Sarkar, Distinguished Professor of Animal Sciences, and his team recently published the manuscript, “DPPA4 increases aggressiveness of pituitary neuroendocrine tumors by enhancing cell stemness,” in the journal, Neurooncology. One of the leading oncology publications in the world, the journal has a high reputation in the field and is ranked number 15 of 322 international […]
Rising Temperatures and Poor Air Quality Signal Future Impacts
A Rutgers-led report details 2023 climate trends for New Jersey Canadian wildfires that severely impacted the air quality in New Jersey and other regions of the United States in June 2023 provide a glimpse into how climate change may affect future environmental conditions in the state, according to a new report released by researchers at […]
Rutgers Doctoral Student, Jae Kerstetter, Awarded Prestigious SARE Grant
Congratulations to Jae Kerstetter, a Rutgers doctoral student on receiving a 2024 Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) graduate student grant for their dissertation research. Titled “Back to Nature: Searching for Novel Sources of Host-Plant Resistance Against Spotted-Wing Drosophila,” their project involves studying the genetic differences between wild and farmed blueberry plants in New Jersey and looking […]
