Earlier in June we welcomed this year’s participants in the Research Internships in Ocean Sciences (RIOS) program. RIOS is supported by the National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program, in which students participate in a ten-week internship in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences (DMCS). Students from...
2017 Student Polar Research Symposium
On June 8th, young students gathered at the Cook Student Center for a day of Polar Ice presentations. As a part of the Science Investigations (Sci-I) Project, students from grades 6-9 conduct investigations using real polar data. The project concludes with a poster session, where students present their findings among...
World Oceans Day: Marine Diseases Hidden Beneath the Waves Incur High Economic, Ecological Costs
The Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory was recently featured in an article by the National Science Foundation:Find related stories on the NSF, National Institutes of Health and U.S. Department of Agriculture's Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID) programIt's World Oceans Day this week, but the state of the seas may...
Corals Can Grow “Bones” In Acidic Water
Climate change is a big problem for corals, the colony-forming animals that provide a home to an estimated 25% of marine life. Ocean acidification in particular, caused as the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, is a grave concern for stony corals, because it makes it harder for the...
Mesohux 2017 Bergen, Norway
Kim Thamatrakoln and Kay Bidle, with some of their students and post docs, as well as scientists from other universities, are currently running a mesocosm experiment at the University of Bergen Marine Station, Norway. Information about the project, the people and updates are on the MesoHux2017 blog: https://fjordphytoplankton.wordpress.com/science-team/ Social media...
Congratulations Class of 2017!
On May 15, friends and families came together to celebrate the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences' Class of 2017 convocation. Over 750 degrees were awared and the ceremony was held at Passion Puddle. Dean of Academic Programs Rick Ludescher served as Master of Ceremonies while Executive Dean Bob Goodman addressed...
RUCOOL Gains New Jersey Senate Recognition
The Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership, also known as RUCOOL, was commended in Senate Resolution SCR-144 by the New Jersey Senate Environment and Energy Committee on March 13 for its contributions to ocean research, data collection, technology and forecasting. In part, SCR-144 recognized RUCOOL’s “leadership role in developing...
Rutgers Marine Science at Delaware Estuary Science Summit
Rutgers Marine Sciences was well represented at the recent Delaware Estuary Science Summit in Cape May, NJ. Ben Horton was an invited keynote speaker to speak about his research on sea level rise. One of his messages to the audience was that “It takes 10,000 years to form the Antarctic...
RU 29 Challenger Mission: Indian Ocean
For the latest information on the Challenger Mission, check out the Mission Blog RU 29, Challenger, is back in the water after the completion of the South Atlantic Circumnavigation for our next mission: to go from Perth, Australia to Sri Lanka, to South Africa and back to Australia over the...
You’re The Expert with Oscar Schofield
Come join in the fun and laughs with WBUR's You're the Expert, hosted by Chris Duffy, and with special guest Rutgers' oceanographer, Professor Oscar Schofield. When? Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at George Street Playhouse at 7 pm. This is a live show, podcast, and public radio program on 90.9 WBUR,...