Just a few short years ago it seemed that the wild oysters of Martha’s Vineyard had survived the apocalypse and were on their way to recovery. The trouble started sometime in the 1990s, unnoticed at first, when the pathogen that causes oyster dermo disease made its way to the Island’s...
No swimming at some NY beaches due to hurricane rip tides, high surf. Will they open by Labor Day?
Gov. Kathy Hochul suspended swimming at three Long Island state beaches as rough surf and rip tides and flooding as the effects of faraway storms continue to hit the region. New York City officials also issued a coastal flood advisory and warned that life-threatening rip currents could be present through...
NASA / New Jersey Space Grant Consortium Sponsors Student STEM Exploration
Twenty STEM interested high school students joined Rutgers scientists Hugh Roarty, Rick Lathrop, Kendall Eldridge and Lucas Marxen in examining the effectiveness of prescribed fire to attain increase the biodiversity in the meadows and woodlands of the Rutgers Ecological Preserve and Natural Teaching Area, a 400-acre tract on the Livingston...
Rutgers-Led MACH Group Visits RUMFS
Last week, Lisa Auermuller led a group of 17 graduate students, postdocs, and staff on a week-long tour of New Jersey’s diverse shorelines. As part of the tour, the group visited RUMFS, and heard from Director Oscar Schofield about RUMFS’ history, future endeavors, and ongoing lessons with the facility’s own...
Scientists and Researchers Explore Immersive Science Learning for Rutgers Undergraduates
Researchers at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) have been exploring innovative ways to engage undergraduates in research and science learning. SEBS has undertaken a series of pilot projects that offer high school and undergraduate students ways to engage with STEM subjects in partnership with university scientists. “As...
The 2023-2024 class of the Masters in Operational Oceanography program just completed the High Frequency Radar module of their Field Lab Methods course
The 2023-2024 class of the Masters in Operational Oceanography program just completed the High Frequency Radar module of their Field Lab Methods course. The week covered an introduction to oceanographic measurements with High Frequency radar and an overview of ocean observing for New Jersey and the Mid Atlantic. The students...
What is a 5-sigma event? Why the sea ice in Antartica is alarming scientists
During the winter, sea ice that is essential to the marine food web usually grows around Antarctica. Warming temperatures are slowing that growth. By Kristin Toussaint4 minute Read It’s currently winter in Antarctica, but that doesn’t mean the polar region is exempt from the extreme temperatures that are scorching the...
Coastal Landscapes
About This Book New Jersey has roughly one hundred and thirty miles of coastline, including a wide array of habitats from marshes to ocean beaches, each hosting a unique ecosystem. Yet these coastal landscapes are quite dynamic, changing rapidly as a result of commercial development, environmental protection movements, and of...
Climate Change and Estuaries
Climate change is having an increasing impact on coastal, estuarine, and marine environments worldwide. This book provides state-of-the-art coverage of climate change effects on estuarine ecosystems from local, regional, and global perspectives. With editors among the most noted international scholars in coastal ecology and estuarine science and contributors who are...
RU grads – New Open Water Divers
Rutgers graduates Class of 2023 complete their open water scuba dives at Willow Springs to earn their PADI Open Water Diver certification before starting new jobs & medical school. Graduates learned scuba diving skills in their Basic Scuba Diving courses at Rutgers. Left to right: Adina Weisel (Engineering), Emily Witheridge...