Yale Climate Connections Interviews Malin Pinsky: “The Atlantic cod is leaving U.S. waters”

In an interview with Yale Climate Connections,  Malin Pinsky, an EOAS  faculty member and associate professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources,  explains why cod are migrating away from the U.S. in search of cooler waters. Pinsky told Yale, “It’s such a culturally important species in this country, and yet our projections suggested that habitat is likely to decline …

Diane’s Vent – A Seafloor Tribute to Diane Adams

In November 2017 the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution lead an expedition to some recently discovered hydrothermal vents fields in the Gulf of California. During this expedition they placed a special marker near one of the active vents in memory of Rutgers Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences colleague and friend Diane Adams, who passed away in June 2017. The vent, formerly …

How Some Algae May Survive Climate Change

Green algae stole genes from bacteria to survive in harsh environments, Rutgers-led study suggests. Green algae that evolved to tolerate hostile and fluctuating conditions in salt marshes and inland salt flats are expected to survive climate change, thanks to hardy genes they stole from bacteria, according to a Rutgers-led study. These Picochlorum single-celled species of green algae provide clues to how nature can modify genomes, and …

More Persistent Weather Patterns in U.S. Linked to Arctic Warming

Rutgers-led study suggests extreme weather will become more common Persistent weather conditions, including dry and wet spells, generally have increased in the United States, perhaps due to rapid Arctic warming, according to a Rutgers-led study. Persistent weather conditions can lead to weather extremes such as drought, heat waves, prolonged cold and storms that can cost millions of dollars in damage …

Through the Rutgers GREAT Project, Students Experience the Rewards and Challenges of Field Research

Last summer, six undergraduate students traveled with EOAS faculty member and project PI Professor Vadim Levin to Costa Rica to collect data in the Cordillera Talamanca mountain range. To apply for the 2019 trip to Costa Rica, click here.  By Carol Peters The six Rutgers undergraduates accepted into the competitive Rutgers GREAT Project spent five weeks in Costa Rica last …

Rutgers Receives NSF Award to Continue Pioneering Ocean Initiative

The project delivers insight to researchers, policymakers and the public worldwide The National Science Foundation this week announced it has awarded a five-year, $220 million contract to a coalition of academic and oceanographic research organizations, including Rutgers University–New Brunswick, to operate and maintain the Ocean Observatories Initiative. The coalition, led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution with direction from the …

Mysterious “Lunar Swirls” Point to Moon’s Volcanic, Magnetic Past

Unique Patterns, Visible from Backyard Telescopes, May Be Produced by Strongly Magnetized Lava The mystery behind lunar swirls, one of the solar system’s most beautiful optical anomalies, may finally be solved thanks to a joint Rutgers University and University of California Berkeley study. The solution hints at the dynamism of the moon’s ancient past as a place with volcanic activity …

Recycled Oyster Shells and ‘Oyster Castles’ Create Living Shoreline Protection Along Delaware Bay

Virtual 360-degree tour showcases Rutgers partnership on artificial reef built in New Jersey Using recycled oyster and clam shells, a Rutgers University team partnered with The Nature Conservancy, The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to create a living artificial reef along Delaware Bay to protect the shoreline from storm damage. These oyster castles …

Congratulations to EOAS Faculty on their Promotions

EOAS congratulates its following faculty members on their recent promotions or reappointments:       Daphne Munroe DMCS Promoted to Associate Professor   Malin Pinsky DEENR Promoted to Associate Professor    David Bushek DMCS Promoted to Professor   Brooke Maslo DEENR Reappointed to pre-tenure, tenure-track position. 

EOAS Post-Doctoral Associate Kyle Clem Performs First Climate Model Studies on the Rutgers’ OARC Amarel High Performance Community Cluster

By Carol Peters Clem will use the models to investigate how thunderstorm activity in the South Pacific Convergence Zone affects the climate of Antarctica. “I have been focusing on getting two climate models set up and running locally at Rutgers on our OARC Amarel High Performance Community Cluster,” said Kyle Clem, Ph.D., who is an atmospheric scientist, describing his recent work as …