New Jersey’s tidal marshes aren’t keeping up with sea level rise and may disappear completely by the next century, according to a study led by Rutgers researchers. [Includes Elizabeth Ravit of Rutgers’ Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability] The findings, which include potential solutions for preserving the marshlands, appear in the journal Anthropocene Coasts. The […]
Wolfram Hoefer Receives Prestigious International Landscape Architecture Teaching Award
Wolfram Hoefer, associate professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture, was recognized with the 2021 Excellence in Design Studio Teaching by the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA). This competitive international award was presented on March 19 at the annual conference of CELA, the premier international organization for educators in landscape architecture. Hoefer, who […]
Rutgers CUES Receives 2020 Honor Award
The Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability (CUES) led by Richard Alomar, associate director of the Office of Urban Extension and Engagement and associate professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture, and Frank Gallagher, Environmental Planning Program Director and Associate Professor of Professional Practice in the Department of Landscape Architecture, received a 2020 Professional Honor Award […]
Impacts of Microplastics in the Urban Environment Conference
Rutgers New Brunswick hosts Impacts of Microplastics in the Urban Environment Conference Plastics pose serious adverse impacts to human and ecosystems due to their environmental persistence, their physical properties, and chemical makeup. Research scientists, entrepreneurs and business executives, government officials and students filled the Ludwig Global Learning Center on the Cook-Douglas Campus in late March […]
NJAES Board of Managers Hosts Urban Tour for Legislators
The Board of Managers (BOM), an advisory group to the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), is made up of representatives from New Jersey’s county boards of agriculture. The Board also serves as advocate for the experiment station and provides input to NJAES’ directors on matters concerning the state’s agricultural enterprise. In addition to […]
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 – […]
