Dan Lucal, an artist currently enrolled in the Masters of Fine Arts program at the Rutgers University Mason Gross School of Art, is installing two floating sculptures in the Rutgers University Marine Field Station boat basin on Saturday May 11th. The sculptures will remain in the water for a period...
Congratulations to Dr. Ryan Glaubke
Congratulations to DR. Ryan Glaubke who successfully completed his PhD. His thesis was titled "A Late Quaternary History of Interior Ocean Circulation and Ventilation from the Indian Sector of the Southern Ocean" and it was awesome sauce! Great work.
The Sentinel Mission: Charting New Paths in Ocean Exploration
Rutgers University and Teledyne Webb Research unveiled The Sentinel Mission in a remarkable display of academic and technological collaboration. This unprecedented initiative marks the beginning of an ambitious journey as Teledyne’s Slocum Sentinel Glider, “Redwing,” (Research & Education Doug Webb Inter-National Glider) prepares for a historic round-the-world flight. Redwing is...
Rutgers Marine Scientists Partner with New Brunswick School District for “Science Family Night”
On April 18, McKinley Community School in New Brunswick welcomed 11 undergraduate students, graduate students, staff and faculty from Rutgers University in a night of STEM learning. This program was designed to inspire and engage the next generation of science-informed students and to break down barriers to science learning and...
Remembering Emeritus Professor Bill Goldfarb
Dr. William Goldfarb, of Pennington, NJ, died on April 10, 2024 at 86. Professor Emeritus of Rutgers University, Cook College, N.J., he is survived by his wife of 41 years, Illse, his daughter Catherine Heacox and his grandson, Griffin Cushing. He is predeceased in death by his father, Herman “Chubbie”...
Rutgers Day 2024
This past Saturday, hundreds of community members visited Rutgers campus for our annual Rutgers Day! Visitors had the opportunity to interact with SEVEN ocean science exhibits as part of the DMCS Rutgers Day presence. A huge shout-out goes to all of our Rutgers Day volunteers, without whom an outreach event...
Congratulations to Travis Miles and Kim Thamatrakoln who are being promoted to Associate Professors and granted tenure
Congratulations to Travis Miles and Kim Thamatrakoln who are being promoted to Associate Professors and granted tenure. They have worked so hard and are important to our marine nerd family, so we celebrate their well deserved success! Travis’s research is focused on processes that are associated with physical ocean boundaries,...
Surf Clams Off the Coast of Virginia Reappear – and Rebound
Rutgers scientists point to improved environmental conditions as possible reason The Atlantic surf clam, an economically valuable species that is the main ingredient in clam chowder and fried clam strips, has returned to Virginia waters in a big way, reversing a die-off that started more than two decades ago. In...
Alex López speaks at OTEAR Classroom Inclusivity Workshop
Alex López was one of three faculty speakers for OTEAR's "Inclusive Practices Spotlight: Strategies from Rutgers’ Instructors" workshop this Friday, highlighting the value of student-led learning and sharing implementation strategies used in the MS of Operational Oceanography degree program. Faculty across Rutgers are incorporating various strategies to create inclusive learning...
Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science, 2nd Edition
The Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science is the most significant comprehensive publication on estuarine and coastal science to date, and it is highly relevant to academic programs and research conducted at DMCS. Mike Kennish, Professor Emeritus at DMCS, is the lead editor and contributing author to Volume 6 of...