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,…
Rutgers University Marine Field Station Outreach 2019
Rutgers Marine Field Station (RUMF) have significantly expanded our outreach activities in recent years. Along with our annual Open House events, which have attracted 1,450 visitors to the Station over…
Heidi Yeh, Austin Grubb and Brittany Schieler in Washington D.C.
DMCS graduate students representing in D.C.
Three oceanography grad students (Heidi Yeh, Austin Grubb, and Brittany Schieler) spent two days in DC on a trip sponsored by the science policy and advocacy at Rutgers (SPAR) group.…
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…
Polarizing your Science Impacts: Turning your Research into Science Stories and Take Your Science Stories to the Classroom
Good storytelling is a powerful way to bring public attention to our science – especially when it happens in remote areas like the Polar Regions. Stories about the changing poles…
Catching Clownfish
Diving is well underway here in the Philippines - members of the Pinsky lab are back for another season studying metapopulation dynamics of reef fish, focusing on the yellowtail clownfish…
Rutgers University Marine Field Station Outreach 2017
Recently, the Rutgers University Marine Field Station (RUMFS) in Tuckerton, NJ has connected with the public giving them hands-on experience with research, the opportunity to interact with scientists, and teaching…