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2025 Headlines
Where Floodwaters Turned Piles of Timber Into Floating Battering Rams
Professor Garner quoted in New York Times news article about flooding in Indonesia.
Professor Meenar honored for outstanding community engagement in Camden air quality project
SEE's Professor Meenar receives award during awards ceremony.
A Rowan first: Ph.D. student journeys through ice, rock and time
Ph.D. student Kelsey Barker's work may prove critical to improving natural hazard forecasting, sea-level rise projections, & more.
New growth: Regenerative farm sprouts on Rowan's West Campus
Professor Cynthia Hall's sustainable farm operation.
Students’ award-winning images capture art of Rowan research
Scarlett McCourt receives cash prize for her submission to Rowan University’s inaugural Art of Rowan Research Contest.
Rowan scientists launch ambitious N.J. wetlands study to measure climate impact
Research funded by NJ EPA aims to measure how much carbon these ecosystems bury.
Rowan intern reaches for the stars – and touches space dust
Geology senior Scarlett McCourt interns at NASA analyzing extraterrestrial samples – space rocks!
Fighting forever chemicals
Professor Ariyarathna studies the fate and transport of PFAS, a group of chemicals linked to adverse health effects in humans and animals.
Concern about potentially severe West Coast earthquake
Professor Garner believes a major earthquake will eventually rupture the Cascadia subduction zone.
$500K NSF grant funds study on coastal land use as climate change impacts property values
The three-year study is focused on areas with declining property values.
Life seeded from space?
SEE's Professor Connolly oversees research that seems to confirm theory.
Greening Camden Receives Award
American Planning Association 2025 Planning Excellence & Great Places annouces Outstanding Community Engagement award for Greening Camden.
New Jersey Pine Barrens offer up answers to tough climate questions
Professor Schutte is teaming up with soil scientists and the NJDEP.
Studying Historic Climate Change Through the Rock Record
Ph.D. student Kelsey Barker studies the retreat of the largest ice sheet in North America.
Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica as island’s worst-ever storm
Professor Garner quoted in Luxembourg Times news article about Hurricane Melissa.
How Hurricane Melissa Got So Strong So Fast
Professor Garner quoted in HEATMAP news article about Hurricane Melissa.
Storm Melissa's Slow Pace Is What Makes It Risky for Caribbean
Professor Garner quoted in Bloomberg News article about Hurricane Melissa.
TRIP author spotlight: Qian He
Professor He examines how both transit service and neighborhood conditions influence ridership.