Annual Field Station 2016 Open House
On Saturday April 30th, the Rutgers University Marine Field Station (RUMFS) in Tuckerton, NJ opened its doors and held an Open House for the public to come explore and learn…
Rutgers Scientists Help Create World’s Largest Coral Gene Database
‘Genetic toolkit’ will help shed light on which species survive climate change Coral reefs – stunning, critical habitats for an enormous array of prized fish and other species – have…
Congratulations Class of 2016!
On May 15th, friends and families came to Piscataway to celebrate the graduation ceremony of the Rutgers Class of 2016 where President Obama gave the commencement address. The Department would…
Malin Pinsky’s research featured by the Wall Street Journal
Dr. Malin Pinsky's collaborative work on the impacts of the shifting migratory patterns of commercial fisheries on the East Coast fishing industry was highlighted in an article by Heather Haddon…
May 10 Seminar Dianne Edwards
Come see Dr Dianne Edwards from Cardiff University. Her seminar titled 'Could early land plants have bioengineered the planet?' will be held May 10th at 3:30 in the Alampi Room…
Sushmita Patwardhan Successfully Defends her Thesis Proposal
Sushmita Patwardhan graduated from the University of Pune, India, in May 2012 with a double major in microbiology and zoology. She was then admitted to the Graduate Program in Oceanography…
Heidi Fuchs and Olaf Jensen Promoted to Associate Professor
On April 7, 2016 it was announced that Drs. Heidi Fuchs and Olaf Jensen of the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences would be awarded tenure and be promoted to…
DMCS Distinguished Seminar Speaker 2016
Dr. Rick Spinrad, Chief Scientist, NOAA Title: Making Ocean Science Matter: Life on the Edge of Oceanography and Policy Bio: Among his accomplishments, Dr. Spinrad was a co-lead of the…
The Challenger Glider Mission: South Atlantic Mission Complete
After 282 days at sea, on March 31, 2016 the Rutgers Slocum Electric Underwater Glider, RU29, "Challenger" was recovered off the coast of South Africa completing the first crossing of…
President Obama References Rutgers Study on Social Media
Last week, President Barack Obama tweeted a link referring to a study done by Rutgers' Ben Horton and Bob Kopp on the rate at which the sea levels are rising.…