Climate scientist Robert Kopp explains the findings of the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change including the need to achieve net-zero carbon emissions The United Nations scientific panel on climate change recently released a major report that examined the benefits of trying to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above nineteenth-century […]
Rutgers Students and Staff Attend 2018 National FFA Convention
Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) students and staff attended the 91st National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis, October 24-27. Every year, FFA members nationwide converge to celebrate their accomplishments and find inspiration for their next steps. The event involved an exciting amount of motivational keynote speakers, energetic concerts, fulfilling workshops and […]
Rutgers Researcher Discusses the Health Benefits of Cranberries
While cranberries are a staple on most Thanksgiving tables, this disease-fighting antioxidant superfood offers year-round health benefits. Native Americans used them to treat urinary tract infections, wounds and other ailments. The fruit may also boost the immune system, promote good gut bacteria and help prevent chronic disease. Amy Howell, an associate research scientist at the […]
Recent Visiting Fulbright Scholar at Rutgers Fulfills Dream of STEM Education for Girls in Nigeria
Fresh from a successful Fulbright Senior Scholar sojourn at Rutgers that ended in July this year, Folasade M. Olajuyigbe returned to her native Nigeria to fulfill a dream. Through her non-profit, Women’s Dignity Initiative Inc. (WDII), launched during her Fulbright program at Rutgers, Olajuyigbe presented the organization’s first scholarship awards to six high school girls in […]
Rutgers Center for Lipid Research holds Symposium “Lipid Diversity and Human Disease”
On November 9, 2018 the Rutgers Center for Lipid Research (RCLR) held its fourth annual symposium, with this year’s theme “Lipid Diversity and Human Disease.” Chaired by Judith Storch, distinguished professor of nutritional sciences and George M. Carman, board of governors professor of food science and founding director of the Center, the symposium brought together […]
Rutgers is a Partner in New Center Designed to Amplify Societal Impact of Research
Rutgers University is a foundational partner in a multi-institutional center called the Advancing Research and its Impact on Society Center, or ARIS, made possible by a five-year $5.2 million National Science Foundation grant. Housed at the University of Missouri, the ARIS Center will focus on four main initiatives, which include building capacity, advancing scholarship, growing […]
Babies Born at Home Have More Diverse, Beneficial Bacteria, Study Finds
Hospital care may affect newborns’ gut flora, which influence health Infants born at home have more diverse bacteria in their guts and feces, which may affect their developing immunity and metabolism, according to a study in Scientific Reports. Understanding why babies born at home have more diverse microbiota for at least a month after birth, […]
Fighting Mosquitoes in Your Backyard with Scientists’ Help
Rutgers develops Citizen Action through Science approach Thanks to an innovative mosquito control approach developed at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, residents in several Maryland neighborhoods reduced populations of invasive Asian tiger mosquitoes by an impressive 76 percent, on average. The Rutgers-led project, called Citizen Action through Science (Citizen AcTS), mobilizes neighbors guided by scientists to address […]
Byrne Seminar Students Build Schoolyard Teaching Garden for IFNH Nursery School
Twenty Rutgers students from the Byrne Seminar, “Building a Schoolyard Garden,” created the first living laboratory on the George H. Cook campus that is dedicated to the preschoolers in the Culture of Health Academy, a nursery school located on the ground floor of the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH). The academy, which […]
ASLA Elevates Kathleen John-Alder to the Council of Fellows
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has elevated Kathleen John-Alder, associate professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture, and 30 other members as Fellows for their exceptional contributions to the landscape architecture profession and society at large. Election to the ASLA Council of Fellows is among the highest honors the ASLA bestows on members […]
