Rutgers University has debuted a new minor in creative expression and the environment in the Fall 2023 semester. The interdisciplinary minor helps students learn about the environment and sustainability, as well as react to these issues through the arts and humanities lens. This minor is open to students from the Mason Gross School of the Arts, […]
Christmas Tree Do’s and Don’ts: How to Choose the Best Tree this Season
December is here, and that means Christmas is right around the corner! Holiday tunes are playing in nearly every store, houses covered in colorful lights line neighborhood streets, and there’s a sense of joy in the air. You may have even brought the festivity inside your home with a real Christmas tree, welcoming in the […]
4-H STEM Ambassadors Participate in Sustainability Summit ‘23 at Rutgers
New Jersey 4-H STEM Ambassadors joined faculty at Rutgers University for the 2023 Climate Sustainability Summit on November 10th, a day of learning, discovery, collaboration and action. The summit, which was attended by 25 youth from New Jersey’s biggest cities, addressed the importance of being sustainable and fulfilling the needs of current generations without compromising […]
Rutgers Scientists Observe Unusual Ocean Conditions Possibly Linked to Mortality in Marine Life off New Jersey
This article was authored by Grace Saba, associate professor, and Josh Kohut, professor, faculty in Rutgers University’s Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RUCOOL) in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences. From late April to late September, Rutgers researchers used underwater robots, called gliders, to track ocean water quality along the New Jersey coast. Through […]
Rutgers Environmental Stewards Program Graduates New Cohort from this Transformative New Jersey Volunteer Program
Forty-one new volunteers were certified as Rutgers Environmental Stewards on October 28 at the program’s annual Impact Summit having each completed a project that helped address an environmental issue in their community. These volunteers partnered with 48 organizations across the state, educating close to 4,000 people on pressing issues such as climate change, habitat conservation, […]
Announcement: Congratulations to our 2023 Excellence Award Winners
Announcement by Laura Lawson, Executive Dean, SEBS Dear Colleagues, It is my pleasure to share the results of the 2023 Excellence Awards. Each award recognizes outstanding work conducted by our colleagues within the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. These awards spotlight individuals and teams whose creativity, innovation, […]
Plant of the Month: A Seasonably Fashionable Maple for the Holidays
By Bruce Crawford, Manager of Horticulture, Morris County Park Commission There are a number of plants that look seasonally fashionable and retain their cheerful colors throughout the winter. One tree that always seems most appropriate for the season is the Coral Bark Japanese Maple or Acer palmatum ‘Sango-Kaku’ whose beautiful red stems bring tree-sized masses of holiday color […]
SEBS Senior Kiran Ganesh’s Transformative Rutgers Summer Service Experience in Washington D.C.
Kirandharshini (Kiran) Ganesh, a senior at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS), had the experience of a lifetime this past summer as part of a cohort of 26 undergraduates selected this year for the Rutgers Scarlet Service in Washington DC RSS-DC program. Managed by the Rutgers Office of Federal Relations, the program offers […]
Rutgers Center for Lipid Research Holds 8th Annual Symposium
On November 10, 2023 the Rutgers Center for Lipid Research (RCLR) held its 8th annual symposium under the theme, “The fat-soluble vitamins strike back.” The symposium, which was held at the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health on the Rutgers–New Brunswick campus, was attended by more than 100 participants. The annual event drew […]
Researchers Show Promising Results in Effort to Reinvent Herbicides to Combat Invasive Plants
Invasive plant species are typically fast growing. Highly competitive with native plants, they are ecosystem disruptors, often displacing native plant as well as animal species. A research team led by James White, professor in the Department of Plant Biology at Rutgers University, and Kurt Kowalski, a wetland ecologist and research scientist at the U.S. Geological […]
