Snow in New Jersey?
The winter of 2022-2023 was relatively mild in New Jersey. In fact, temperatures recorded in the state during the month of January were more similar to those of an average … Read More
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Rutgers Cranberry Connection
Cranberries are a Fall staple, particularly around Thanksgiving. This Thursday, dishes of cranberry sauce will sit beside the turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and other familiar favorites. Did you know that … Read More
Annular Solar Eclipse October 14th
The moon will pass in front of the sun on October 14th to create an annular solar eclipse, when the sun will appear as a ring around it. The path … Read More
AI and Writing
In November 2022, San Francisco-based tech company OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT. It works like this. You type a prompt–for example, “Write a blog post about the environmental impacts of COVID-19”–and it … Read More
Love Data Week 2023- Data: Agent for Change
Love Data Week is an international celebration of all things data. The theme of #LoveData23 is Data: Agent of Change. In the hope of inspiring you to use data for … Read More
Quick Guide to Navigating COVID-19 Information Follow-Up: Vaccines
We have officially left the difficult year of 2020 behind us, but the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on our communities are far from over. Two vaccines for COVID-19 have … Read More
How Do We Talk About Climate Change?
Now that the holidays are upon us, many of us are probably talking with our family and friends more (albeit virtually). Often, that means more conversations about current issues and … Read More
Give the Gift of Science!
Science has always had a lot on its plate, but this year the scientific community is working extra hard to help us understand and solve the many questions and crises … Read More
Rutgers STEM Student Resources for Traditionally Excluded Communities
If one thing is hopefully clear by now, it’s that there are still many communities that continue to be excluded from STEM spaces through systemic barriers and oppression. We all … Read More
Quick Guide to Navigating COVID-19 Information
Navigating the information landscape of the pandemic has been uniquely challenging for everyone. No matter your expertise or background, at some point, we have all struggled to process, access, or … Read More