The year of the pandemic has been challenging for everyone. When the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences‘ COOLroom was formed, one goal was to develop an automated system that minimized the amount of time humans need to be at sea to collect ocean data and use it to educate our future generations. Given social […]
Research
Navigating the Human Microbiome
SEBS faculty members help pioneer groundbreaking studies. Last year, Rutgers announced its list of 12 Big Ideas—world-changing, multidisciplinary research projects that address critical issues of our time—in areas such as public health, climate resilience, social justice, access to education, the human microbiome, artificial intelligence, and more. The Big Ideas initiative was first unveiled in 2018 as […]
Humble Pond Plant Duckweed May Help Researchers to Develop Better Crops
Rutgers-led study puts the spotlight back on the rapidly growing aquatic species In the age of climate change and a booming global population, duckweed, the world’s fastest growing plant, is an excellent laboratory tool for scientists to discover new strategies for growing more sustainable crops, a Rutgers-led study finds. “There is a need for new […]
SEBS Research: Extending the Strawberry Season
Reprinted from Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education 2020 Annual Report. The Northeast strawberry season is the epitome of the phrase, “short and sweet.” On average, the average harvest lasts only three to four weeks, but consumer demand is strong (strawberries are the most consumed berry in the U.S.) and increasing, especially for local berries. […]
Leadership transition at Rutgers Specialty Crop Research and Extension Center at Cream Ridge
Margaret Brennan-Tonetta; Joseph Goffreda; Dean Polk, – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
White-nose syndrome has devastated bats–but some are developing immunity
Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn – Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
Rutgers Inspires Establishment of New Jersey One Health Task Force
New Jersey is the first state to legislate a task force to fight disease transmission from animals to people The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for scientists to address how humans, animals and the environment affect each other and to develop protocols to stop diseases from transmitting from animals to humans. Last month, New […]
Former U.S. senator: Murphy got the bear hunt issue right | Opinion
NJAES/Department of Animal Sciences
New Study Sheds Light on Evolution of Photosynthesis
A Rutgers-led study sheds new light on the evolution of photosynthesis in plants and algae, which could help to improve crop production. The paper appears in the journal New Phytologist. The scientists reviewed research on the photosynthetic amoeba Paulinella, which is a model to explore a fundamental question about eukaryote evolution: why was there a single origin of algae and […]
DNA pulled from thin air identifies nearby animals
Julie Lockwood – Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
