New Research May Solve Puzzle in Sea Level’s Rise
A team of researchers reported Wednesday that the ocean did not rise quite as much as previously believed in the 20th century. They proposed a seemingly tiny adjustment that could…
Ken Able to receive the prestigious Nancy Foster Habitat Conservation Award
A marine biologist from Electra, Texas, Dr. Nancy Foster dedicated 23 years of outstanding service to NOAA, leaving a remarkable imprint on the agency. After earning a masters in marine…
Congratulations Dr. Mansha Seth-Pasricha
On Dec 16 2014, Mansha successfully defended her thesis entitled Biochemical and physiological characterization of caspase activity in Haloarchaea
Exploring the Oceans: 20,000 Colleagues Under the Sea
Fleets of robot submarines will change oceanography. SAILING the seven seas is old hat. The latest trick is to glide them. Sea gliders are small unmanned vessels which are now…
Lisa Calvo selected by the NJMEA as this year’s Outstanding Marine Educator
Congratulations Lisa Calvo on being awarded the New Jersey Marine Education Association's Outstanding Marine Educator of the Year Award! She recieved the award at the Teach at the Beach 2014 annual professional…
Amanda Wenczel awarded NJ Sea Grant Stew Tweed Scholarship for 2014
Amanda Wenczel, a doctoral candidate in Ecology and Evolution working at the Haskin Lab, is the winner of the New Jersey Sea Grant Stew Tweed Scholarship Award for 2014. Many…
Lauren Seyler awarded a Fulbright Fellowship
Lauren Seyler, a graduate student in the Graduate Program in Oceanography, has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to study in Roscoff, France with Dr. Colomban de Vargas. The Fulbright Program…
Peter Rona, 79, Dies; Explorer Found Hot Springs on Ocean Floor
Peter A. Rona, an oceanographer who dived into the depths of the world’s seas and surprised his peers by discovering vast mounds spewing hot smoke at the bottom of the…
Two Rutgers Assistant Professors Will Use Sloan Foundation Fellowships to Enhance Research Investigations
Experts in high energy physics, marine science to receive $50,000 awards. Two assistant professors who recently joined Rutgers are already making names for themselves in their fields, whether by helping…
New Jersey Shore Likely Faces Unprecedented Flooding by Mid-Century
Scientists project shore sea level to rise 11 to 15 inches higher than global average for next century. Geoscientists at Rutgers and Tufts universities estimate that the New Jersey shore…