On April 8, 2017, the Rutgers Geology Museum partnered with members of the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences to organize a field trip on the...
Raritan River Initiatives
Rutgers and Baykeeper Examine Oyster Restoration in the Hudson-Raritan Estuary
NY/NJ Baykeeper (Baykeeper) and Rutgers University examined the effects of reintroducing oysters in the Hudson-Raritan Estuary (HRE) in Keyport...
Rutgers Researchers Explore Microplastic Concentrations in the Raritan River
New research from Dr. Nicole Fahrenfeld of Rutgers School of Engineering and former Rutgers graduate student Shirin Estahbanati examines...
Perth Amboy Brownfield to Become Raritan Riverside Park
A 6-acre former brownfield on the Raritan River in Perth Amboy is being converted into the new 2nd Street Park. The site, previously Harry S....
Rutgers Bike Share Studio Connects Biking in Raritan Communities and Health
The Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy's Fall 2016 Graduate Studio program offered a course that advanced the goals of Healthier New...
State of the Raritan Report, Volume 1
The Sustainable Raritan River Initiative (SRRI) produced Volume 1 of the State of the Raritan Report (Lathrop et al. 2016) to identify trends in key...
Sign up to learn NJDEP water quality sampling methods aboard the R/V Rutgers
Learn water quality sampling methods according to NJDEP protocols aboard the R/V Rutgers. Join Josh Kohut, PhD (Dept. Marine & Coastal...
Rutgers/Raritan Mini-grants Awarded
The Rutgers Raritan River Consortium has awarded five minigrants to support research by Rutgers faculty, staff and post-doctoral researchers on...
Sustainable Raritan River Initiative
Rutgers launched the Sustainable Raritan River Initiative (SRRI) in 2009 to convene scientists, engineers, business and community leaders,...
Rutgers 2030 Master Plan Seeks to Improve Campus Connectivity and Open Space Access
Rutgers New Brunswick has the largest university housing and transit systems and at 2,700 acres, one of the largest college campuses in the United...
Recent Products
Ten questions concerning agent-based modeling of occupant behavior for energy and environmental performance of buildings
Abstract The complexity of occupant behavior is one of the major contributors to uncertainty in building performance simulation. Agent-based modeling (ABM), a computational simulation technique, has gained attention in the occupant modeling field due to its capability...
The Potential Economic Consequences of Flooding on Florida’s Historic Communities
State hazard plans demonstrate different levels of commitment in the manner in which they link historic resources and their preservation to mitigation plans. Compared to other hazards, like wildfires and tornadoes, planners have access to much more information on the...
Middlesex County Hazard Mitigation Plan
The Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners and each Municipality in the County adopted the All-Hazards Mitigation Plan in the original plan on January 14, 2011. This updated plan was approved in 2022 and allows each participating municipality to qualify for...
Influence of biogeochemistry on the availability of toxic metals in iron-replete New Jersey sediment
Development of a point-of-use trace metal sensor with integrated sediment microbial community and geochemical measurements Development of in-situ measurement technologies requires an in-depth understanding of the analyte and the key components from the surrounding...