Associate professor Richard Alomar, who serves as chair and graduate program director in the Department of Landscape Architecture, has been elected by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) as one of its 2022 ASLA Fellows. Alomar, who directs the Rutgers Office of Urban Extension and Engagement, is also a core faculty member on the […]
Discovery Paves Way for More Sustainable Crop Cultivation Methods
Rutgers researchers have discovered that nitrogen-fixing bacteria hidden within leaf cells could lead to more efficient and sustainable methods of crop cultivation. The study, recently published in the journal Biology, investigated how bacteria in non-photosynthetic leaf cells of seed plants can naturally provide nitrogen to plants. Currently, inorganic nitrogen fertilizers, such as ammonia or nitrate, are commonly […]
Announcement: Laura Lawson is Permanent Executive Dean of SEBS and Permanent Executive Director of NJAES
Announcement by Francine Conway, Chancellor-Provost, Rutgers University-New Brunswick. July 21, 2022 I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Laura Lawson as permanent Executive Dean of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) and permanent Executive Director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES). As our campus community well knows, Dr. Lawson […]
New Paper Provides Key Clues to Primary Endosymbiosis and the Evolution of Photosynthesis
Research provides key clues to primary endosymbiosis and the evolution of photosynthesis that may prove useful in crop improvement Tiny bacteria and massive trees are both integral to sustaining our planet. A few billion years were required for the evolution of biological complexity and therefore it is a challenge to elucidate critical, early events that […]
Announcement: Welcome Zenash Tassew to the position of SEBS Director of Finance and Business Administration
Announcement from Laura Lawson, Interim Executive Dean, SEBS, and Interim Executive Director, NJAES. June 15, 2022 Dear SEBS and NJAES community, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Zenash Tassew to the position of Director of Finance and Business Administration for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, effective […]
Announcement: SEBS Dean of International Programs Mukund Karwe to Return to the Faculty
Announcement from Laura Lawson, Interim Executive Dean, SEBS, and Interim Executive Director, NJAES. June 9, 2022 Dear SEBS and NJAES Community, For the past seven and a half years, Mukund Karwe has served as Dean of International Programs and has led our efforts to expand our global connections. Mukund will be stepping down as of […]
Announcement: Troy Roepke Named New Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Announcement from Laura Lawson, Interim Executive Dean, SEBS, and Interim Executive Director, NJAES. June 7, 2022 Dear SEBS and NJAES community, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Troy A. Roepke, Associate Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences, as the very first Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, effective July 1, 2022.Troy […]
SEBS Faculty Pamela McElwee and Malin Pinsky to Begin Earth Leadership Program Training
Pamela McElwee, professor, Department of Human Ecology, and Malin Pinsky, associate professor, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, who were named Fellows of the Earth Leadership Program (ELP), will join their colleagues in the North American Cohort in an ELP training session in Racine, Wisconsin, from June 12-18. Elected in 2021, McElwee and Pinsky are […]
Rutgers Alumnus Bob Burns CC’71: Into the Woods
In the early morning hours of August 15, 1994, Bob Burns and his wife, Mary LaHood, were jolted from sleep when their home in Piedmont, South Dakota, was illuminated by the glow of an encroaching fire from nearby Stagebarn Canyon. Racing to a command center set up at a local school, Burns CC’71 drew on […]
RU COOL Awarded $2.5 Million Funding for New Jersey Offshore Wind Studies
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) recently announced the award of funding for studies to provide enhanced scientific information on the impacts of offshore wind energy development off New Jersey’s coastline as well as the state’s entry into a regional offshore-wind science collaborative. The development […]
