Lee 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 to […]
Founding IFNH Director Reflects on a Remarkable Journey
On May 2, Peter Gillies, founding director of the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH) presented a Nutritional Sciences Seminar, “Reflections on a Remarkable Journey: The Founding of the IFNH.” Josh Miller, chair of the Department of Nutritional Sciences, hosted the seminar and introduced Gillies who began his talk with an IFNH history quiz for the members of IFNH and School of Environmental and Biological Sciences faculty that attended.
Rutgers-led Studies Find Microplastics Pollution in Freshwater Environments Like the Raritan and Passaic Rivers
Generations of Rutgers students and alumni have sung lovingly about the “Banks of the Old Raritan,” but the 90-mile-long waterway is awash in microplastic pollutants, a problem that plagues many freshwaters in New Jersey. In a recent study, researchers from Rutgers University–New Brunswick and other institutions found high levels of tiny pieces of plastic – […]
Battling Noise Pollution is a National Challenge for Rutgers Eric Zwerling
Eric Zwerling has led America’s last noise control center at Rutgers University–New Brunswick for 28 years, and fighting noise pollution remains an uphill battle. “People don’t consider noise a real environmental issue,” said Zwerling, director of the Rutgers Noise Technical Assistance Center. “But I consider what I do to be the ultimate embodiment of the mission […]
Faculty for a Sustainable Future: Megan Muehlbauer
Megan Muehlbauer joined the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources of the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station as county agent III/assistant professor in Hunterdon County in August of 2017. Muehlbauer earned her B.S. in agricultural science and Ph.D. in plant biology from Rutgers. As a county agent, she provides leadership to develop, implement, and […]
Prof. Ilya Raskin and Collaborators Awarded Global Health Grant to Help Seed Expanded Research in Indonesia
The Rutgers Global Health Institute, with support from Rutgers Global, awards Global Health Seed grants to faculty conducting collaborative, interdisciplinary activities that will impact the health of communities at home and around the world. In April, Ilya Raskin, distinguished professor in the Department of Plant Biology, along with collaborative partners at Rutgers School of Arts […]
Peter Strom Wins NJWEA Wastewater Hall of Fame Award
Peter Strom, professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, was presented the New Jersey Water Environment Association (NJWEA) Wastewater Hall of Fame Award at the NJWEA Conference in May. The award recognizes members of the association who have demonstrated dedication and competitive achievement in the wastewater field. Those inducted into the NJWEA Hall of Fame […]
2018 SEBS Convocation Remarks by Outgoing Dean of Academic Programs Rick Ludescher
EDITOR’S NOTE: Rick Ludescher, dean of academic programs, has served as Master of Ceremonies of the SEBS Convocation since 2012. Following a one-year sabbatical, Rick will return to full-time teaching as a professor in the Department of Food Science, where he began as an assistant professor in 1988. This is my last Convocation as […]
Peggy Policastro (GSNB’93,’15) Receives the 2018 Rutgers University Supervisor of the Year Award
Supervisor: n.- a person who oversees a person or activity. Although this may formally explain Peggy Policastro’s role as director of the IFNH Student Ambassador program, it only brushes the surface of what she really does. This past spring during National Student Employment Week, Peggy Policastro, nutritionist for Rutgers Dining Services and the director of […]
2018 SEBS Convocation Remarks by Class Representative James Duffy
Editor’s Note: James Duffy (SEBS ’18) is an Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources major, and a double minor in Environmental Policy and Environmental Geomatics. Fellow students, faculty members, family, and friends. Welcome! We are finally done. As your student speaker, I find myself in an odd position. As a graduation speaker, convention says I should […]
