Members of the university community who have made outstanding contributions in the classroom, to their disciplines, or for the benefit of the community or world were honored during a May 5 reception at the Rutgers Visitor Center. Five faculty members of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences received awards at the event. They include […]
Congratulations to SEBS Class of 2015
On a chilly, blustery May 18, the mist that blew across Passion Puddle did not dampen the spirits of the graduating seniors attending the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences 2015 Convocation. Dean of Academic Programs Rick Ludescher led the ceremony while Executive Dean Bob Goodman addressed the Class of 2015, which totaled 725 […]
2015 SEBS Convocation Remarks by Executive Dean Bob Goodman
Convocation remarks by Executive Dean Bob Goodman on May 18 to the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences’ Class of 2015. To each of you, my sincere and personal congratulations on your achievements as a student at Rutgers and its outstanding School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. Forty-eight years ago, I sat where you now […]
SEBS Students Awarded at Aresty Undergraduate Research Symposium
Each spring, the Aresty Research Center evaluates poster presentations at its university-wide Undergraduate Research Symposium. A celebration of scholarship and creative activity, the symposium is a chance for undergraduates to present a paper or poster on their findings to an audience of faculty, peers, and corporate and community partners. For 2015, the symposium was held […]
Eliana Geretz ’15: Moss, the Whimsical and Overlooked Flora
“The mosses were just labelled Moss 1, Moss 2, that it just struck me how much mosses are overlooked,” says Eliana Geretz, ecology, evolution and natural resources major. At the time, she was helping conduct research in Hutcheson Memorial Forest in nearby Somerset County. One of the last uncut forests in the Mid-Atlantic States, the […]
A Stable Bond: Graduating Identical Twins Share their SEBS Experience
For identical twins Caroline and Julianne Davis, after spending their pre-college years tethered by their unique bond, attending college was a chance to venture out on their own separate paths. Coincidentally, though, their paths ended up leading to the same place: Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS). Now as graduating seniors in the […]
Katie Fudacz (SEBS Dec. ’14): From Farm-to-Table to Bloomberg L.P.
When Katie Fudacz (SEBS Dec. ‘14) embarked on her G. H. Cook Honors Program thesis, little did she know it would be her calling card for several job offers in her senior year, including the one she finally chose with Bloomberg L.P. “I really didn’t see myself working in the private sector,” said Fudacz. “As […]
IMAX Film “Volcanoes of the Deep Sea” Begins Run in Indonesia
Twelve years after its debut, Volcanoes of the Deep Sea has attracted over 200 million viewers and is still going strong. This IMAX film spotlights the intriguing world of deep-sea volcanoes found miles under the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, brought to life through the work of Richard Lutz, a professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, […]
Sneak Peak at OCPE’s Intro to Food Science Short Course: “Why Use Food Color?”
Every August, over 60 food industry professionals from all over the U.S. and abroad converge on the Cook campus with a common goal: to attend the Introduction to Food Science short course offered by the Office of Continuing Professional Education (OCPE) where they learn both the fundamentals and emerging technologies of food science. In a […]
Barbara O’Neill Wins Two Personal Finance Awards and is Honored During Teacher Appreciation Week May 4–8
In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Week (May 4–8) and National Teacher Day (May 5), Barbara O’Neill, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Specialist in Financial Resource Management, was featured by Next Gen Personal Finance, an educational non-profit striving to improve financial literacy. O’Neill recently won two awards in Next Gen Personal Finance’s First Annual Financial Literacy Month […]
