Rutgers-led study casts doubt on Himalayan rock weathering hypothesis A key theory that attributes the climate evolution of the Earth to the breakdown of Himalayan rocks may not explain the cooling over the past 15 million years, according to a Rutgers-led study. The study in the journal Nature Geoscience could...
Rutgers Professor Publishes Fourth Edition of Bestselling Marine Science Book
Mike Kennish, professor emeritus in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, is the author of the newly published fourth edition of the marine science book, Practical Handbook of Marine Science. The volume adds a new, in-depth section devoted to “Climate Change and Climate Change Effects” and includes highly revised...
Forging Our Clean Energy Future
Dubbed the “United States’ Hottest Clean Energy Economy” by Forbes, New Jersey is poised to become a national leader in mitigating the impacts of climate change through ambitious clean energy and energy storage targets. In pursuing its goal to rely entirely on renewable energy by 2050, the State is aligning...
Algae-Killing Viruses Spur Nutrient Recycling in Oceans
News Release | Rutgers Today | Research Scientists have confirmed that viruses can kill marine algae called diatoms and that diatom die-offs near the ocean surface may provide nutrients and organic matter for recycling by other algae, according to a Rutgers-led study. The study in the journal Nature Microbiology also...
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Partners with Rutgers University to Study New Jersey Ocean Environment
The 5-year collaboration will support deployment of ocean technologies and advance research and monitoring to support offshore wind development NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.: Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, LLC (Atlantic Shores) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Rutgers University to advance ocean research and monitoring that will support offshore...
Enhancing Coastal Bivalve Aquaculture
The Haskin Team led by Dr. Ximing Guo received a major grant from NOAA Sea Grant on “Enhancing Bivalve Aquaculture Through Species Improvement and Diversification” (Co-PIs Daphne Munroe, Lisa Calvo, David Bushek, Mike De Luca). Bivalve aquaculture is one of the most important aquaculture industries in the US and around...
Ørsted US Offshore Wind Partners with Rutgers University
Ørsted US Offshore Wind will support academic research activities related to offshore wind at Rutgers University under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed today. Under the agreement, Ørsted will make an initial contribution to the university, followed by additional funding contingent upon being granted an OREC application by the New...
The Return of the R/V Arabella
The R/V Arabella returned Monday May 20th to the RUMFS boat basin after being dry-docked for years due to inability to access docks due to siltation. R/V ArabellaRecent dredging over the winter has allowed for dock access with 10ft depths.Boat in Dock Previous Next
SEBS Class of 2019: Joshua Daw, A Great Eye for Detail
Joshua Daw, a Marine Biology major with a minor in Anthropology, is a unique combination of creative and meticulous, traits that are highly valued in painstaking data collection research projects like the one he’s worked on alongside his thesis advisor Daphne Munroe, associate professor at Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory (HSRL)...
DMCS Distinguished Speaker Seminar
DMCS Distinguished Speaker Seminar Dr. Richard A. Feely, Ph.D. NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory Senior Scientist Friday, May 3, 11:00 AM Alampi Room, Marine and Coastal Science Cook Campus Title: Ocean Acidification: What is happening now and what are the projections for the future? Dr. Richard Feely is an international...