Fighting for Honey Bee and Pollinator Health Through Scientific Research & Community Outreach With the honey bee population threatened by climate change, Kaitlyn—known as the “Bee Girl” at Toms River High School North in Toms River, New Jersey—decided to take matters into her own hands by studying and protecting honeybees as both a researcher and […]
Announcement: Ann Gould is New SEBS Dean of Academic Programs
Announcement from Laura Lawson, SEBS Executive Dean and NJAES Executive Director Dear SEBS and NJAES community, Our School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Office of Academic Programs is the bedrock of the SEBS student experience, from recruitment to graduation. I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Ann Gould as Dean of Academic Programs, starting […]
Community Selections for the Chancellor-Provost Challenge: Toward the Common Good
SEBS faculty are involved in three out of these four cross school collaborations, interdisciplinary projects chosen to foster innovative research benefiting the public and addressing pressing global issues. Rutgers University–New Brunswick has selected four submissions to the Chancellor-Provost Challenge: Toward the Common Good, which invited innovative proposals from the Rutgers community for transformational, campus-wide initiatives to help fulfill […]
Rutgers Agrivoltaics Program Partners with NJBPU in Dual-Use Solar Energy Pilot Program
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) and the Rutgers Agrivoltaics Program (RAP) have entered an agreement to develop and implement a Dual-Use Solar Energy Pilot Program. The pilot program, which was announced on May 1 and will last for three years, is designed to demonstrate and study the compatibility of agricultural or horticultural […]
Max Häggblom Invited as Kerala Erudite Scholar-in-Residence in India
Max Häggblom, Distinguished Professor and chair of Biochemistry and Microbiology, was invited as the Kerala Erudite Scholar-in-Residence in the Spring under a program sponsored by the Kerala State Higher Education Council, India. His visit was coordinated and hosted by Prof. Salom Gnana Thanga V. in the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Kerala. […]
Cassie Nelson Announced as 2023 Alpha Zeta ‘Teacher of the Year’ at SEBS Convocation
Dr. Cassie Nelson, an assistant teaching professor in the Division of Life Sciences and the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, was named the 2023 Teacher of the Year by the Rutgers Chapter of the Fraternity of Alpha Zeta, the national honor and service fraternity for agriculture and environmental studies. The award was named in […]
2023 SEBS Convocation Remarks by Class Representative Genaye Deal
Editor’s Note: Genaye Deal, 2023 SEBS Class Representative, is an Animal Science major, with a minor in Jewish Studies. Hello, Class of 2023! I’m an animal science graduate, and a transfer student. While many may not know me as I joined you all later in your college journey, I know that everything happens for a […]
2023 SEBS Convocation Remarks by Executive Dean Laura Lawson
Good morning! Thank you, Chancellor-Provost Francine Conway, for sharing this wonderful moment with our school. It is an honor to once again have you celebrate with us. Thank you for your words of welcome and best wishes to our graduating students, and to their families and friends. I’ve had the privilege of joining Dr. Conway […]
Rutgers Partners With New Jersey Schools to Develop Historic Climate Change Curriculum
Experts from the university to launch series of workshops in collaboration with teachers throughout the state Rutgers will play a central role in New Jersey’s historic move to become the first state in the nation to teach all public school students – from K-12 – about climate change across all subjects. Experts in climate science, […]
Mother’s Struggle Inspires Daughter’s Journey into Medicine
Samantha Eng’s call to pursue a career in medicine and help heal physical and emotional pain grew out of her experience in preschool accompanying her mother for medical treatment in her quest to have another child. In the doctor’s office, Eng observed many medical procedures, including injections, blood draws, and scans. “Instead of looking away […]
