By Casey Noon, Program Coordinator at Rutgers OCPE For Bill Brodhead, instructor in radon mitigation at the Eastern Regional Radon Training Center (ERRTC) at Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education since the early 1990s, there are two rules of thumbs regarding radon. The first rule, which he delivers as a sarcastic quip, is “If you haven’t […]
Renowned Rutgers Marine Scientist J. Frederick Grassle, Whose Pioneering Work Helped Unlock the Ocean’s Mysteries, Dies
Built a program of excellence in research, education and community service in marine and coastal sciences at university J. Frederick Grassle, a celebrated oceanographer who founded Rutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, passed away on July 6. As the founding director of the institute in 1989, Grassle was instrumental in establishing the university as […]
Rutgers Energy Institute Undergraduate Energy Contest Plans to Reduce Energy on Campus
Each year, the Rutgers Energy Institute (REI) challenges Rutgers undergraduates to develop innovative and implementable plans for reducing energy consumption on the New Brunswick campus through its Energy Innovation Contest, now in its eleventh year. Winners of the 2018 contest were announced during the spring semester at the Rei Annual Symposium by its associate director […]
Empowering Small-Scale Local Entrepreneurs in Nicaragua
EDITOR’S NOTE: Robin Brumfield, Rutgers specialist in farm management and professor in the Department of Agricultural and Food Resource Economics, writes about her experience in Nicaragua as part of a two-week training program for local residents. In April, I found myself telling indigenous women of the Pinos Fabrettinos Cooperative in San Jose de Cusmapa, […]
Understanding the Pollinator Population
As land conversion, climate change and increased pesticide use threaten ecosystems the world over, one animal in particular has been on farmers’ and the public’s radar in recent years: the bee. The Natural Resources Defense Council estimates that pollinators such as bees are responsible for maintaining at least 30 percent of the world’s crops and […]
Jeff Boyd Wins Prestigious Early CAREER Award From NSF
Jeff Boyd, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, won a prestigious early CAREER award of $1,033,667 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his project, “Iron-sulfur cluster assembly in Bacillus subtilis.” The CAREER award is among the NSF’s “most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
2018 SEBS Convocation Remarks by Executive Dean Bob Goodman
Good morning! I extend my congratulations and warmest best wishes to our graduates. I also want to express my thanks to friends and family who have supported your student scholars through their careers and life-building experiences here at Rutgers New Brunswick and its School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. All of you have reached a […]
