The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities today announced it has awarded a 2,400-megawatt contract to Leading Light Wind in its highly competitive third offshore wind solicitation. A partnership between two American companies – lead developer Invenergy and co-developer energyRe, the project is now the largest competitively awarded offshore wind project in the U.S. Leading Light Wind will build upon […]
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New Oak Trees Take Root on Cook Campus
Passion Puddle has served as the center of countless Ag Field Days, now Rutgers Day, and graduation ceremonies for generations of students on the Cook College campus. The lawn surrounding this beloved pond provides a relaxing place to study, relax, or people-watch on many a warm spring or fall afternoon. It is, quite simply, the […]
Rutgers University Scientists in Micronesia to Advance Food Security Initiatives
Rutgers University scientists James Simon, Distinguished Professor, Department of Plant Biology, and Ramu Govindasamy, professor and chair, Department of Agricultural and Food Resource Economics, and Dena Seidel, science communication researcher, paid a courtesy call on Governor Stevenson A. Joseph, Pohnpei State, Micronesia. The Rutgers delegation was joined on the visit by Micronesian officials Hubert Yamada, […]
Rutgers Gardens Receives Generous Donation from Shake Shack North Brunswick
On January 11, Shake Shack opened its North Brunswick location and designated $1 from every sandwich sold on opening day to support nearby Rutgers Gardens, the 180-acre botanic garden of Rutgers University. Shake Shack reached out to Rutgers Gardens to partner in the grand opening of its new location in North Brunswick – its 19th […]
With Global Ambitions, Rutgers Engineers and Scientists Launch Wind Energy Research Center
Multidisciplinary collaboration involving three schools and multiple departments will combine efforts of environmental and marine scientists as well as engineers A Rutgers research project focused on offshore wind energy is poised to make New Jersey a global leader in the field in a little more than a decade. The effort being launched by Rutgers researchers […]
RUCOOL Awarded Gift to Enhance Global Exploration in the Caribbean Sea
Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RUCOOL) has been awarded a $250,000 gift from the G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation to support climate, weather and ecosystem research and capacity building in the Caribbean Sea. “The G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation has been an invaluable supporter of Rutgers and the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences (DMCS) […]
Paying it Forward: Food Science Alumnus’ Gift Will Support Next Generation Graduate Students
Ramanathapur Gundachar Krishnamurthy arrived in the United States in August 1961 from his native India to pursue an advanced degree in Food Science at Rutgers University. Fueled by discipline, a firm sense of duty and a scholarship, he turned this academic opportunity into a life-changing stepping stone for himself and his family. Krishnamurthy completed his […]
Virginia Zrebiec (CC’76) Still Enthusiastic About Learning at Rutgers Almost 50 Years Later
Virginia Zrebiec is as enthusiastic about learning as when she was an undergraduate at Rutgers several decades ago. A plant science major, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1976 from Cook College she is once again an engaged member of the student body on the George H. Cook campus. Virginia, who returns to Rutgers […]
Brooke Maslo Helps Develop Comprehensive Guide to Making Flood-Prone Areas More Resilient to Climate Change
For years, Rutgers ecologist Brooke Maslo has studied how to redesign flood-prone landscapes so they can best protect the communities they border from the ravages of swollen brooks and rivers and rising seas. State and federal programs that enable the acquisition of flood-prone properties from willing homeowners at fair market value and then clear the […]
Science-in-Action Storytelling Highlights Impact of Rutgers Research on Communities at SEBS Event for Alumni and Friends
Have you ever wondered what steps Rutgers science teams take to understand and solve complex environmental challenges? Rutgers alumni and friends were treated to a screening of original short science-in-action stories featuring SEBS scientists on November 28 at the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health. This event gave 160 audience members a front-row […]
