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If You Spend Any Time Outdoors, You’ll Probably Want A Tick Remover On Hand

Dr. Matthew Aardema provided his insights regarding ticks and precautions people can take to protect themselves

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The 6 stinging jellyfish you’ll want to avoid at the Jersey Shore

Dr. Paul Bologna, Professor, Biology, spoke with Asbury Park Press about the various jellies in our area

Bologna Boat on NBC10

Larger numbers of invasive clinging jellyfish turn up in Jersey Shore back bays

Small in size but with a painful sting so potent it could require a trip to the hospital, these jellyfish have turned up mostly in back bays from Monmouth County all the way to Cape May

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Be A Weed Eater: Seaweed is a Sustainable Food that Offers a Boatload of Nutrition

Dr. Colette Feehan, Associate Professor, provides insight to seaweed as a food source

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Who’s that singing? As fall migration arrives, apps that ID birds by sound have taken off

A tagged kestrel in Harmony Township, N.J., held by John Smallwood, biology professor

The Mystery of the Vanishing Kestrels: What’s Happening to This Flashy Falcon?

The number of American kestrels has dropped sharply. That goes against the trend for birds of prey, broadly seen as a conservation bright spot

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Clinging Jellyfish Make their Return to the Jersey Shore

Dr. Paul Bologna, Professor of Biology, has spoken with multiple news sources to inform and prepare people of the species’ return to NJ shores

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What Is Causing the Perplexing Decline of the American Kestrel?

Dr. John Smallwood spoke with ReportWire about the raptor species

Dr. Sandra Adams in the classroom

Biology Professor is I CAN STEM New Jersey Role Model for February 2023

Dr. Sandra Adams has been named the role model for I CAN STEM this month

Dr. Bologna and students eelgrass project in Barnegat Bay

College Students Work to Restore Protective Eelgrass Off NJ Shore

Dr. Bologna and his students went into the waters of Barnegat Bay Thursday for an eelgrass restoration project.

mauve jellyfish spotted at NJ Beaches story on Fox Weather

Dangerous Jellyfish spotted on New Jersey beaches

Dr. Paul Bologna discusses the Rare Mauve jellyfish that’s been spotted at NJ beaches whose stings could cause very painful reactions.

NBC4NY Studying the Dangers of Clinging Jellyfish

Studying the Dangers of Clinging Jellyfish in NJ Waters

Jen Maxfield from NBC4 NY visited Dr. Paul Bologna’s lab to learn more about these invasive creatures