Rutgers Geology Museum Co-Director Studies Glaciers in the Swiss Alps

Lauren Neitzke Adamo is working in Switzerland with a team of researchers to measure the topography of the exposed former beds of glaciers in the Alps to create computer models that can be used to predict future sea level rise. Adamo has been selected for a PolarTREC Expedition. PolarTREC (Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating) is a program that selects formal and …

Michael Stein, EOAS’ Inaugural Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Will Focus on Climate Problems

By Carol Peters During his visit to Rutgers this fall, Stein, an environmental statistician, will take advantage of resources in New Jersey to conduct research on climate, teach a graduate course, and seek to develop lasting collaborations with environmental scientists at Rutgers. Michael Stein, the Ralph and Mary Otis Isham Professor of Statistics at the University of Chicago, is a …

EOAS Plays Key Role in Development of the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal

By Ryan Stiesi The portal provides its users, from scientists to fishermen, with a place to enter and access data on the ocean, leading to a better informed and more equitable ocean policy. In a time of political division in the United States, a team of Rutgers faculty and staff are working to foster collaboration between the federal and state …

Baby Sea Snails Ride Waves into Shallower Waters, Study Suggests

Rutgers-led research documents the effects of turbulence and waves on snail larvae. The warming ocean may cause the larvae of bottom-dwelling snails to hatch earlier in the spring, when waves are larger, potentially impacting their ability to survive and serve as food for other sea creatures. A Rutgers University–New Brunswick study sheds new light on the sensory organs the snail …