Announcement from Sara Elnakib, chair of the Department of Family and Community Health Sciences. Veronica Jones, Ph.D. joins the Rutgers Cooperative Extension as a Family and Community Health Sciences Educator for Essex County. She will be part of the Housing and Health Equity Cluster, supporting education, outreach and scholarship alongside colleagues in the Rutgers School […]
SEBS Faculty Mary Whelan Wins Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
Mary Whelan, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, won a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Scientific Foundation (NSF) for the project, “Constraining land carbon uptake on regional and global scales by enabling the interpretation of two decades of trace gas measurements.” The five-year, $607,772 award from NSF’s Atmospheric Chemistry division is from […]
Frederick Tyson CC’77, GSNB’83 – Acclaimed Scientist, Educator and Mentor
Editor’s note: Frederick Tyson was honored in 2022 by the Cook Community Alumni Association with the Dennis M. Fenton Distinguished Graduate Alumni Award, the highest honor presented by the association to advanced degree alumni who have “demonstrated and significant impact in their field of study.” This story first appeared on the Rutgers African-American Alumni Alliance […]
Jill Lipoti (CC’77, GSNB’85): Key Role in the Development of Academic Minor in Sustainability
At a transformative period at the school tied to the theme of sustainability, Jill Lipoti (CC’77, GSNB’85 – Ph.D. in environmental science) was in the proverbial right place at the right time. She played a crucial role in the development and implementation of a new academic Minor in Sustainability. Because of her work experience and her […]
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 […]
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 […]
