On the outside, Angelina Shanley is a transfer student from upstate New York with a seeing eye dog. In her heart, though, she’s an environmental conservationist – more specifically, an ocean and marine life conservationist. Shanley was studying environmental science at Siena College, outside Albany, when, like many first-year students, she decided to change majors. […]
RU COOL Marks 30th Anniversary at the Forefront of Climate Change Research and Ocean Discovery
Rutgers, NOAA and glider maker mark RUCOOL milestone For 30 years, Rutgers’ Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RUCOOL) has taken the lead in pioneering research that has changed our understanding of the oceans and the way information is collected. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Rick Spinrad joined Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway and marine […]
Rutgers Graduate Students Explore the Southern Ocean
Rutgers graduate students Quintin Diou-Cass and Joe Gradone joined University of Connecticut Postdoc Jessie Turner on the R/V Nathaniel Palmer to head to the West Antarctic Peninsula to conduct hands-on field research in the Southern Ocean. Funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Rutgers leads a Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project – entering […]
