Scientists construct a food web of heavily oiled marshes in Barataria Bay, Louisiana Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Rutgers Today. Until now scientists didn’t know which kinds of animals were most affected and what impact their collective fates had on the food chain after the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon exploded in 2010 […]
Faculty Research: How do Human Populations Affect the Environment
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the Fall 2016 edition of Explorations. At the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, faculty research often focuses on science’s most pressing questions. But in the Department of Human Ecology, these questions are further complicated and enhanced by an additional component: the human element. How do human populations […]
The Center for Human Health and Performance, an Rx for Life
Did you join a gym at the beginning of the year or start a diet? How is that working out? The scale hasn’t moved that much, your clothes seem to fit about the same and you really aren’t feeling that much more energetic. Why? You’re there three to five times a week. You’re on that […]
RU Ready to Farm™: Learn Production Methods and Systems for Commonly Grown Specialty Crops
NJAES Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County Office is hosting a specialty crops course for beginning farmers interested in commercial vegetable production. Following the success of the first RU Ready to Farm™ program, this specialty crops course will be worthwhile for anyone interested in farming. All are welcome to register and those who took part […]
Near Real Time Electronic Reporting Helps Promote Offshore Fisheries Management
Editor’s Note: Surfclams and ocean quahogs represent the largest fisheries in New Jersey in terms of tonnage landed and are a major economic driver along the coast, with major processors located in Cumberland County. As federally required by the National Marine Fishery Service (NMFS) vessel trip reporting (VTR) program, surfclam and ocean quahog fishermen previously […]
Open and Affordable Textbooks Project Saves Students Nearly $1.6 Million
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Rutgers Today. Three of the recipients of the Open and Affordable Textbooks (OAT) Project grants are faculty at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. They include Xenia Morin, Natalya Voloshchuk and Jill Lipoti, with projected savings for their students of $23,945.00. What is the Open and Affordable […]
2016-2108 Projects by SEBS and NJAES Faculty Funded by NJ Sea Grant
Four Rutgers faculty from SEBS and NJAES are currently engaged in a number of projects funded by the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium, an affiliation of colleges, universities and other groups dedicated to advancing knowledge and stewardship of New Jersey’s marine and coastal environment, whose mission is “to promote the wise use of New Jersey’s […]
Stacy Bonos Named 2016 Crop Science Society of America Fellow
Stacy Bonos (GSNB’97, ’01), associate professor in the Department of Plant Biology, was elected a 2016 Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) Fellow, the highest recognition bestowed by the CSSA to its members based on their professional achievements and meritorious service. Bonos’ research is focused on developing improved, pest resistant and stress tolerant turfgrasses, which […]
This Classroom Rocks
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Explorations, Fall 2016. The Raritan River snakes its way through the Rutgers campuses in New Brunswick, but also represents an ideal urbanized field laboratory. Now, due to the generosity of the Office of the Chancellor—New Brunswick, SEBS’ Office of the Executive Dean and a gift in kind from […]
Tyler Janoski (SEBS’17) – A Habit of Excellence
By Samuel Ludescher (SAS’18). Tyler Janoski is a double major who will graduate in spring 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in both meteorology and marine science, carrying a 4.0 G.P.A. into his final semester at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. He’s made a habit of excellence throughout his undergraduate academic career, carefully […]
