The National Weather Service (NWS) presented Rutgers with a 50-Year Honored Institution Award for the long record of service of the current weather station operated by Rutgers University–New Brunswick. Each morning at 8 o’clock, an observer visits the weather station located at the Rutgers Gardens to record air and soil temperature, rainfall, snowfall and evaporation […]
Environmental Sciences
New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance Wins Coastal and Ocean Champions Award
The New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance (NJADAPT) received the 2018 Coastal and Ocean Champions Award from the Urban Coast Institute at the institute’s 14th annual reception celebrating 40 years of New Jersey’s Coastal Management Program on Oct. 9 at Monmouth University. The event honored six individuals who have made significant contributions to the program and to the […]
Northeastern Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors Bestows Award of Excellence on NJAES Team
The Northeastern Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors gave its 2018 Award for Excellence in Multistate Research to the technical committee of NE1335 for the project, “Resource Management in Commercial Greenhouse Production,” a USDA-funded research initiative that focuses on supporting commercial plant production in controlled environments such as greenhouses, high tunnels and indoor […]
The Scream: What Were Those Colorful, Wavy Clouds in Edvard Munch’s Famous Painting?
Rutgers and UK scientists suggest “mother-of-pearl” clouds inspired the Norwegian artist What inspired the iconic red-and-yellow sky in The Scream, the painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that sold for a record $119.9 million in 2012? Some say it was a volcanic sunset after the 1883 Krakatau eruption. Others think the wavy sky shows a […]
Rutgers-led Studies Find Microplastics Pollution in Freshwater Environments Like the Raritan and Passaic Rivers
Generations of Rutgers students and alumni have sung lovingly about the “Banks of the Old Raritan,” but the 90-mile-long waterway is awash in microplastic pollutants, a problem that plagues many freshwaters in New Jersey. In a recent study, researchers from Rutgers University–New Brunswick and other institutions found high levels of tiny pieces of plastic – […]
Battling Noise Pollution is a National Challenge for Rutgers Eric Zwerling
Eric Zwerling has led America’s last noise control center at Rutgers University–New Brunswick for 28 years, and fighting noise pollution remains an uphill battle. “People don’t consider noise a real environmental issue,” said Zwerling, director of the Rutgers Noise Technical Assistance Center. “But I consider what I do to be the ultimate embodiment of the mission […]
Peter Strom Wins NJWEA Wastewater Hall of Fame Award
Peter Strom, professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, was presented the New Jersey Water Environment Association (NJWEA) Wastewater Hall of Fame Award at the NJWEA Conference in May. The award recognizes members of the association who have demonstrated dedication and competitive achievement in the wastewater field. Those inducted into the NJWEA Hall of Fame […]
2018 SEBS Convocation Remarks by Executive Dean Bob Goodman
Good morning! I extend my congratulations and warmest best wishes to our graduates. I also want to express my thanks to friends and family who have supported your student scholars through their careers and life-building experiences here at Rutgers New Brunswick and its School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. All of you have reached a […]
2018 George H. Cook Scholars Granted their Honors Cords
On April 13, 55 George H. Cook Scholars, along with five students from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, presented their senior thesis in the Cook Student Center. The scholars program is directed by Malcolm Watford, professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, while Janice Geiger serves as the administrative assistant. In order to be […]
Climate Engineering, Once Started, Would Have Severe Impacts If Stopped
Rutgers researchers co-author first study on biological impacts of abruptly ending efforts to cool Earth’s climate. Facing a climate crisis, we may someday spray sulfur dioxide into the upper atmosphere to form a cloud that cools the Earth, but suddenly stopping the spraying would have a severe global impact on animals and plants, according to […]
