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The Rutgers Future Scholars program introduces first-generation, low income, and academically talented middle school students from our four Rutgers home communities (New Brunswick, Piscataway, Newark, and Camden) to the promise and opportunities of a college education. Participants in the summer before they enter the eighth grade will become part of a unique pre-college culture of … Read more

The Geosciences Scholars Summer Institute funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) provides an academic experience within a college setting to African-American and Latino-American high school youth for the purpose of exposing them to the many possibilities afforded by geosciences careers in their future. This specific grant was awarded to Rutgers University-Newark, Department of Earth … Read more

MRRI invited UAS Academy to teach a two day ground school course on June 28th & 29th for the FAA Remote Pilot Certificate: Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System. Five MRRI employees attended the course to prepare for the FAA Remote pilot certificate exam. In addition to MRRI, personnel from NJDEP, … Read more

Ecology professor Allison Fitzgerald from New Jersey City University recently lead an ecology class to a wetland site in the Meadowlands where students were introduced to wetland science field techniques. Using tape measurements and 1 meter square plots students measured plant assemblages and plant densities across an elevation gradient. Students found that in tidal coastal … Read more

In April, Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute (MRRI) laboratory finished their annual Proficiency Testing (PT) study. All of the 60 certified parameters have been evaluated and considered as acceptable. MRRI laboratory has been recognized as a Laboratory of Excellence for achieving 100% acceptable data in this study which included 1061 participating laboratories. This achievement is a … Read more

MRRI participated in the annual Rutgers Day university and community celebration event. This was the second annual Rutgers Day held at the Newark University Campus, and was a great way for the departments to connect with the community of Newark. The Earth and Environmental Science Department had several programs and activities, including MRRI’s ‘Soak The … Read more

MRRI has created a poster highlighting their integration into Rutgers University – Newark. The poster was presented at the SEED Grant Open House on campus. Integration of the Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute into Rutgers University – Newark

Seminar Speaker Series The Newark Environmental Sustainability Institute (NESI) will co-sponsor a seminar presentation with the Meadowlands Environmental Research Institute (MRRI), Earth and Environmental Sciences Department, Rutgers-Newark. Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 Time: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Location: Smith Hall Seminar Room 125, Earth and Environmental Sciences, 101 Warren Street, Newark, NJ 07102 For … Read more

On Saturday October 1, 2016, Scientists from Rutgers University Newark and MRRI led a group of professional environmental scientist on a field demonstration of techniques and methods for studying coastal marsh lands. Dr. Dimitris Ntarlagiannis from Rutgers University Newark demonstrated subsurface characterization using electrical resistivity and induced polarization imaging. Dr. Francisco Artigas from MRRI demonstrated … Read more

Since 1993, MRRI has been monitoring the water quality in the lower Meadowlands estuary. Water samples are collected seasonally at 14 predetermined locations in the estuary. MRRI scientists are currently conducting the 2016 summer seasonal water quality sampling. In the field, water samples are analyzed for temperature, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, salinity, and pH. Samples are … Read more