The Board of Managers (BOM), an advisory group to the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), is made up of representatives from New Jersey’s county boards of agriculture. The Board also serves as advocate for the experiment station and provides input to NJAES’ directors on matters concerning the state’s agricultural enterprise. In addition to […]
Understanding the Pollinator Population
As land conversion, climate change and increased pesticide use threaten ecosystems the world over, one animal in particular has been on farmers’ and the public’s radar in recent years: the bee. The Natural Resources Defense Council estimates that pollinators such as bees are responsible for maintaining at least 30 percent of the world’s crops and […]
Malin Pinsky Leads Study that Says ‘Climate Change Means Fish Are Moving Faster Than Fishing Rules’
Researchers say out-of-date regulatory system hasn’t kept up with the realities of global warming and shifting fish populations. Climate change is forcing fish species to shift their habitats faster than the world’s system for allocating fish stocks, exacerbating international fisheries conflicts, according to a study led by a Rutgers University–New Brunswick researcher. The study, published online in the journal Science, showed […]
The Lone Star tick is gorging on Garden State blood
In this Asbury Park Press article by Russ Zimmer, Andrea Agizi who works with the Tick-Borne Disease Laboratory at Rutgers, talks about the Lone Star Tick and her research into this prevalent New Jersey pest.
Jeff Boyd Wins Prestigious Early CAREER Award From NSF
Jeff Boyd, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, won a prestigious early CAREER award of $1,033,667 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his project, “Iron-sulfur cluster assembly in Bacillus subtilis.” The CAREER award is among the NSF’s “most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve […]
Rutgers-Led “Tick Blitz” Finds Exotic Longhorned Ticks and Aggressive Lone Star Ticks in New Locations Across New Jersey
Findings will help state, partner agencies check the spread of tick-borne diseases. Researchers at Rutgers University–New Brunswick’s Rutgers Center for Vector Biology have found exotic longhorned ticks in four New Jersey counties – and confirmed that these northeast Asian ticks have been present in the Garden State since at least 2013. The new detection of these […]
SEBS Real-World Research
Research At SEBS Has The Opportunity To Effect Real Change. Here Are Just Two of Those Projects, With Input from the Faculty And Students Involved. Project: Sustainable Fishing and Population Management John Wiedenmann – Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources John Wiedenmann’s research interests center around how to manage fisheries in a sustainable way. […]
NASA Funds Rutgers Scientists’ Pursuit of the Origins of Life
Rutgers-led ENIGMA team examines whether “protein nanomachines” in our cells arose before life on Earth, other planets. What are the origins of life on Earth and possibly elsewhere? Did “protein nanomachines” evolve here before life began to catalyze and support the development of living things? Could the same thing have happened on Mars, the moons […]
Two Graduates | One EOF Family
The New Jersey Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) provides financial assistance and support services to college students from educationally and economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Here are just two success stories from the CLASS OF 2018. CLARESSA LOPEZ – Animal Science, SEBS’18 As soon as she stepped on campus during Summer Start-Up, a five-week residential program for all […]
Lee Schneider, Assistant Dean of Office of Academic Programs, Retires After 48-Year Career
Lee SchneiderLee Schneider, assistant dean in the office of academic programs, is retiring after a 48-year career at Rutgers. Schneider began his Rutgers career in 1965 as an undergraduate and a football player for the Scarlet Knights. He has since helped thousands of students navigate the academic rigors of Rutgers as well as connect parents […]
