Jason Grabosky – Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
Archives for 2022
Desire Walker (SEBS’26) Wins 2022 AKC Sir John D. Spurling Scholarship
The AKC Humane Fund, Inc. announced the 2022 recipients of the Sir John D. Spurling Scholarship, celebrating the human-canine bond. Each year, the AKC Humane Fund awards five full-time students enrolled in courses of study that contribute to the well-being of dogs and the advancement of responsible pet ownership. Desire Walker (SEBS’24) is one of […]
Spice containers pose contamination risk during food preparation
Donald Schaffner – Department of Food Science
Rutgers NJAES research puts autumn leaves to good use
Joseph Heckman – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Rutgers NJAES Research Puts Autumn Leaves to Good Use
By Joseph Heckman, extension specialist in the Department of Plant Biology. Autumn leaves brighten and beautify our communities before falling in abundance as fall advances. About 300,000 tons of shade tree leaves are collected by municipalities across New Jersey every fall season. In 1988, the state of New Jersey banned the dumping of shade tree […]
NJ homeowners are using old flood data to protect their homes, putting ”lives at risk’
Marjorie B. Kaplan – Rutgers Climate Institute
National Transfer Student Week: Christania Fraenkel (SEBS’24) – An Activist in the Making
Christania Fraenkel transferred from Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) with an associate’s degree and will graduate from SEBS in 2024. Originally a physics major, Christania quickly switched to environmental science and biology and has never looked back. Born and raised in New Jersey, she was attracted to Rutgers for the generous financial aid, and specifically […]
NJ stink bug home invasion is now underway
George Hamilton – Dept. of Entomology; Rutgers Cooperative Extension
New Faces on Campus: Naya White, A Student with Many Passions
Naya White (SEBS’26) was born and raised in New Jersey. She has a lot of connections to Rutgers and a limitless passion for her family, science, the human mind…and dance! Her father, her uncle and a family friend are all Rutgers alumni, but Naya explains that she was never influenced by those connections and chose […]
Living Shoreline Combats Coastal Erosion Caused by Sea Level Rise
Rutgers Scientists and high school volunteers from Camden are using nature to mitigate the effects of coastal erosion in Southern New Jersey. Together they built a living shoreline near the New Jersey Aquaculture Innovation Center in Cape May that uses marsh grasses and recycled oyster and clam shells. The shells, incorporated into modified concrete blocks called Oyster […]
