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Olaf Jensen’s research on Mongolian fisheries has shed light on the effects of climate change, and opened a world of opportunity for students. Faculty Perspective: Olaf Jensen, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences What initially attracted Olaf Jensen to Mongolia was its population of a unique fish called taimen. It’s the largest species of trout […]
Marine and Coastal Sciences
Earth in Balance
Accelerating changes in the climate are a growing concern. Scientists at the Rutgers Climate Institute are evaluating the peril on many fronts. Jennifer Francis was 22 years old when she and her future husband embarked on a five-year sailing voyage around the world that forever altered her life. Francis had always nurtured an abiding interest in the […]
Fast Track, Young Alumni on the Move: Tracy Wiegner (GSNB’02)
After earning her doctorate in oceanography, Tracy Wiegner landed a position as professor of marine science at the University of Hawaii at Hilo (UH Hilo). She’s been there for 14 years as a teacher, mentor, researcher and community advocate. On her Rutgers mentor: My doctorate adviser, Dr. Sybil Seitzinger, has been a long-term sounding board […]
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 […]
Global Sea Level Could Rise 50 Feet by 2300, Says Study Managing Coastal Risk
Global average sea-level could rise by nearly 8 feet by 2100 and 50 feet by 2300 if greenhouse gas emissions remain high and humanity proves unlucky, according to a review of sea-level change and projections by Rutgers and other scientists. Since the start of the century, global average sea-level has risen by about 0.2 feet. […]
Diane’s Vent – A Seafloor Tribute to Diane Adams
On November 2017 the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution lead an expedition to some recently discovered hydrothermal vents fields in the Gulf of California. During this expedition they placed a special marker near one of the active vents in memory of Rutgers Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences colleague and friend Diane Adams, who passed away in […]
NSF $220 Million Award Goes to Team that Includes Rutgers SEBS Faculty & NJAES Economic Growth Director
The National Science Foundation this week announced it has awarded a five-year, $220 million contract to a coalition of academic and oceanographic research organizations, including Rutgers University–New Brunswick, to operate and maintain the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). The coalition, led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution with direction from the NSF, includes Rutgers, the University […]
More Persistent Weather Patterns in U.S. Linked to Arctic Warming
Persistent weather conditions, including dry and wet spells, generally have increased in the United States, perhaps due to rapid Arctic warming, according to a Rutgers-led study. Persistent weather conditions can lead to weather extremes such as drought, heat waves, prolonged cold and storms that can cost millions of dollars in damage and disrupt societies and […]
Paul Falkowski and Fellow Rutgers Scientists Identify Protein That May Have Existed When Life Began
The primordial peptide may have appeared 4 billion years ago How did life arise on Earth? Rutgers researchers have found among the first and perhaps only hard evidence that simple protein catalysts – essential for cells, the building blocks of life, to function – may have existed when life began. Their study of a primordial […]
Baby Sea Snails Ride Waves into Shallower Waters, Study Suggests
Rutgers-led research documents the effects of turbulence and waves on snail larvae The warming ocean may cause the larvae of bottom-dwelling snails to hatch earlier in the spring, when waves are larger, potentially impacting their ability to survive and serve as food for other sea creatures. A Rutgers University–New Brunswick study sheds new light on […]
