New Jersey 4-H STEM Ambassadors joined faculty at Rutgers University for the 2023 Climate Sustainability Summit on November 10th, a day of learning, discovery, collaboration and action. The summit, which was attended by 25 youth from New Jersey’s biggest cities, addressed the importance of being sustainable and fulfilling the needs of current generations without compromising […]
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Rutgers Scientists Observe Unusual Ocean Conditions Possibly Linked to Mortality in Marine Life off New Jersey
This article was authored by Grace Saba, associate professor, and Josh Kohut, professor, faculty in Rutgers University’s Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RUCOOL) in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences. From late April to late September, Rutgers researchers used underwater robots, called gliders, to track ocean water quality along the New Jersey coast. Through […]
Community Selections for the Chancellor-Provost Challenge: Toward the Common Good
SEBS faculty are involved in three out of these four cross school collaborations, interdisciplinary projects chosen to foster innovative research benefiting the public and addressing pressing global issues. Rutgers University–New Brunswick has selected four submissions to the Chancellor-Provost Challenge: Toward the Common Good, which invited innovative proposals from the Rutgers community for transformational, campus-wide initiatives to help fulfill […]
Scientists reject claim that NJ offshore wind work is killing whales
On Thursday, the Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, controlled by Democratic lawmakers, held its own official hearing on marine mammal deaths, gathering testimony from several scientific community experts. Experts testifying before …
Rutgers Powers Up for Offshore Wind Energy Research
Rutgers researchers recently shared their expertise in offshore wind energy with each other and those expected to play a key role in New Jersey’s effort to help the nation fight global warming by shifting to offshore wind energy. “We’re well positioned to support needs of the offshore wind industry,” said Denise Hien, vice provost for […]
Offshore Wind Energy Symposium at Rutgers University
Peggy Brennan-Tonetta – Rutgers Cooperative Extension; Josh Kohut – Dept. of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Rutgers launches collaborative
Margaret Brennan-Tonetta – NJAES; Josh Kohut – Dept. of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Rutgers Launches Collaborative to Harness University Expertise to Support Offshore Wind Energy Development
Rutgers has launched the Offshore Wind Energy Collaborative to coordinate and build expertise in offshore wind research across the university community and to support workforce development pathways to employment in this industry. Leading the establishment of the collaborative is Margaret Brennan-Tonetta, director of the Office of Resource and Economic Development at Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment […]
Celebration of Excellence: 2022
On November 16, faculty, staff and students attended the 29th annual Celebration of Excellence for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station held at the Cook Student Center. Thomas Leustek, dean of Academic Programs, was the master of ceremonies. This signature event acknowledges contributions that meet carefully-considered excellence […]
Rutgers Sandy Operation Helps Forecasters Predict Severe Storms, Saving Livelihood Worldwide
As Superstorm Sandy approached the New Jersey coastline, a single Rutgers glider deployed off Tuckerton by hurricane scientists at Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RUCOOL), provided an ominous warning. The water mass known as the “Mid-Atlantic cold pool”– an area of cool water off the coast that traditionally makes hurricanes less severe the further north they travel […]
