Life on Mars: the ethics of space exploration
Image of Mars taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Source. In Episode Five of the popular television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980), entitled “Blues for a Red Planet,” astronomer … Read More
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Love Data Week February 14-18, 2022
Love Data Week is an international yearly event that happens during the week of Valentine’s Day. This year’s theme is “Data are for everyone”. Love Data Week was started as … Read More
Climate Change, Ocean Acidification, and the Power of Kelp
As climate change continues to impact our environments and increase the amount of dangerous weather that we experience, farmers will need to come up with creative solutions. While the impact … Read More
Clean Beaches and Plastics
It feels like summer has truly started once we reach July. Clean Beaches Week is an annual event that occurs from July 1st to July 7th. While the resolution was … Read More
LGBTQIA+ Individuals in STEM
The month of June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride month. (For clarity, “queer” is sometimes used to mean sexual and gender minority individuals not included … Read More
Earth Day 2021
Origins of Earth Day Earth Day is upon us. Rachel Carson’s 1962 book Silent Spring is often considered the impetus for the movement for drawing attention to environmentally harmful practices. … 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