Eight Weeks of Intensive Virtual Learning
Two weeks. That is the amount of time Janice McDonnell and Sage Lichtenwalner, Co-PIs of the OOI Ocean Data Lab Project, had to create an eight-week intensive, hands-on virtual program…
Summer REU with the Data Labs Project and RIOS
During this unprecedented time in our history when students are required to “stay at home” due to government imposed rules, we developed a virtual learning and research opportunity to work…
Rutgers Researchers Teach Science to Local Students
Josue, a 5th grader at McKinley Community School in New Brunswick, imagines an alien could evolve and thrive in the harsh elements of Jupiter by harnessing the ability to eat…
Marine Science Family Night at McKinley Community School
In New Brunswick, Rutgers scientists teamed up with the local school district to develop a series of Science Family Nights. Funded by Rutgers’ 4-H Department of Youth Development and Cooperative Extension,…
Janice McDonnell Featured on NJTV News: Science & Technology
Janice McDonnell and the ENIGMA (Evolution of Nanomachines in Geospheres and Microbial Ancestors) project led by Rutgers scientists, launched another interactive K-8 Family Science Night entitled “Exploring Life on Other…
Janice McDonnell Interviewed on News12 NJ
Janice McDonnell Interviewed on News12 NJ: Family Science Night was held at Great Brunswick Charter School in New Brunswick on April 4. The students were taught about outer space. The…
Shore Bowl 2019
The Shore Bowl is one of the 25 regional competitions of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl. Local high school teams (grades 9-12) compete head-to-head on rapid memory recall and critical…