In Fall 2020 semester, Rutgers Honor College shared stories of their students’ resilience and accomplishments during COVID-19 to acknowledge their contributions to their communities and to Rutgers. SEBS Honors College student Gavin Wagner shared finding solace in nature, which led to a volunteer opportunity. By Gavin Wagner (SEBS/HC ’23) When the world turned upside down, I turned […]
How to Identify Heat-Stressed Corals
“Coral hospital” tool could help safeguard reefs facing climate change Researchers have found a novel way to identify heat-stressed corals, which could help scientists pinpoint the coral species that need protection from warming ocean waters linked to climate change, according to a Rutgers-led study. “This is similar to a blood test to assess human health,” said […]
The Road from Food Science to the Jamaican Senate for Alumna Sherene Golding Campbell
Newly appointed in September 2020 as a senator in her native Jamaica, Sherene Golding Campbell is among a record number of women in that nation’s parliament: eight out of 21 Senate members, and 18 of 63 in the House of Representatives. Although Golding Campbell GSNB’02 traveled a twisting road from studying food biology to evaluating […]
A Healthy You in 2021!
By Kathleen T. Morgan, Dr.M.H, NDTR, Chair, Department of Family & Community Health Sciences. Educational outreach and engagement are the core of Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE). Extension is in all 21 New Jersey counties, with the RCE Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS) department in 14 of those counties. Like every other university or company, […]
SEBS Senior Tiahna Selby Among Ten Rutgers Students to Perform with the CBDNA Intercollegiate Marching Band
College marching ensembles from across the nation will collaborate in a virtual performance, showcasing their talents and commitment to the performing arts. Tiahna Selby (SEBS ’21) is the current feature twirler for the Marching Scarlet Knights after spending her first two years as the Associate twirler for the band. She is a senior majoring in […]
Homegrown Faculty Reflect on Their Roots
Whether they returned to the school or never left, these faculty members are among a number who are also alumni. Reprinted from Explorations, Fall 2019 SEBS faculty hold degrees from universities across the nation and around the globe, but there are also a number of homegrown faculty who received their degrees when the school was […]
They Get What They Give
Whether they’re helping the campus community or their neighbors in town, these students are on a mission to give back. Rutgers University Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Club (RUSEPRC) Ash C. Dunlevy SEBS’21, vice president of the RUSEPRC, knew he wanted to join the club before he even started as a student. “I had come to […]
Haworthiopsis: A Plant for Many Generations!
by Bruce Crawford, Program Leader in Home and Public Horticulture With its short days and cold temperatures, January is a good month to turn your focus to indoor gardening and expand upon your houseplant palate. It is a wonderful way to bring the garden indoors, so to speak. However, simply because the plant is labelled […]
COVID-19 Pandemic had Big Impact on Commercial Fishing in Northeast
Rutgers study shows resilience among fishermen facing market disruptions With restaurants and supply chains disrupted due to the global coronavirus pandemic, two-fifths of commercial fishermen surveyed from Maine through North Carolina did not go fishing earlier this year, according to a Rutgers study that also documented their resilience and adaptation. Of those who kept fishing, […]
Ag Scholar Nick Brennan (SEBS ‘21): Graduating with More than the Basics of Business
For Environmental and Business Economics major Nick Brennan, Fall 2020 is the last semester for this graduating senior. With a January graduation date, Brennan surmises that instead of his long-anticipated final walk out of his very last exam in December, it will instead be replaced by “the last Zoom call I leave, or the last tab I close.” Despite the different scenario that COVID-19 has imposed on many of the milestones in our lives, Brennan considers himself […]
