SEBS senior Jennifer Fleck is graduating this May, majoring in nutritional sciences on the dietetics track. She recently committed to the two-year Master of Science Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences at Rutgers, where she will earn her master’s degree in nutrition and have the opportunity to do an internship in dietetics during her second year. […]
Alumni Feature: Mamadou Ndiaye (SEBS’19)
Editor’s note: Sections of this SEBS alumni highlight were extracted from the NJ.com article, “He talks about animals and 20 million people listen. Meet N.J.’s viral TikTok zoologist,” written by Amy Kuperinsky. Mamadou Ndiaye graduated with a degree in Environmental Sciences from Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) in May 2019. When he […]
Plant of the Month: A Flowering Ode to Jefferson
By Bruce Crawford, Manager of Horticulture, Morris County Park Commission How many Presidential plants can you name with a teapot for a seed capsule that pours its own seed? Jeffersonia diphylla, commonly called Twinleaf, pays tribute to Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the U.S. and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. Jeffersonia […]
Start-up Innovator W2 Climatech Joins Rutgers EcoComplex’s WindIgnite Program
Rutgers EcoComplex, the university’s Clean Energy Innovation Center, and W2 Climatech, a start-up focused on developing eco-friendly anti-icing technology for wind turbines, announces its participation in the Rutgers WindIgnite Offshore Wind (“OSW”) Supply Chain Accelerator Program. Through this partnership, W2 Climatech and Rutgers will advance their shared goals and objectives in the fields of renewable […]
Rutgers SEBS Hosts 2024 World Food Prize New Jersey Youth Institute
On March 8, high school scholars, expert judges, and teachers gathered at the Busch Student Center for the New Jersey Youth Institute (NJYI) event supported by the World Food Prize Foundation and hosted by Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS). The mission of the World Food Prize is to inspire action in sustainability […]
Daylight Savings: A Never-Ending Debate
On March 10 at 2 a.m., our clocks will finally spring forward by one hour, giving us an extra hour of sunlight in the evening. The winter can be psychologically and emotionally taxing, with extreme cold, snow, and only about 10 hours of daylight. However, we see the literal and figurative light at the end […]
Anne Nielsen: A Childhood Interest in Bugs Leads to Career as a Woman in Science
Rutgers groundbreaking women researchers are making history and making a difference in the world every day. From serving as mission head for NASA’s next space telescope to creating nanorobots to target disease and studying the survival of orangutans in Borneo – one of our closest living relatives – they are advancing our understanding of the natural […]
Television Weather Forecaster Kelly Ann Cicalese (SEBS’11) Shares the Challenges of Her Work and What She Loves Most
When snow is in the forecast, SEBS alumna Kelly Ann Cicalese’s job as a meteorologist with WCVB’s StormTeam 5 in Boston is at its most challenging – and rewarding. The Sewaren, N.J., native who first developed an interest in weather in grade school, found her way to a career as a weather forecaster at Rutgers […]
Plant of the Month: Adonis – No Mere Mortal of a Flower
By Bruce Crawford, Manager of Horticulture, Morris County Park Commission The late winter blooming Adonis amurensis or Pheasant Eye, is a member of the Buttercup Family, or Ranunculaceae, with 20 to 30 species found throughout Europe, North Africa and Asia. Pheasant Eye is known for its beautiful golden-yellow flowers that appear before winter’s snow has vanished, yet […]
Alumni Feature: Aleen Takvorian (SEBS ‘21)
Alumna Aleen Takvorian graduated with a degree in public health as a part of a joint program between the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Aleen was meant to graduate in 2022 but finished the program a year early, receiving her degree in […]
