In Fall 2020 semester, Rutgers Honor College shared stories of their students’ resilience and accomplishments during COVID-19 to acknowledge their contributions to their communities and to Rutgers. SEBS Honors College student Gavin Wagner shared finding solace in nature, which led to a volunteer opportunity. By Gavin Wagner (SEBS/HC ’23) When the world turned upside down, I turned […]
SEBS Senior Tiahna Selby Among Ten Rutgers Students to Perform with the CBDNA Intercollegiate Marching Band
College marching ensembles from across the nation will collaborate in a virtual performance, showcasing their talents and commitment to the performing arts. Tiahna Selby (SEBS ’21) is the current feature twirler for the Marching Scarlet Knights after spending her first two years as the Associate twirler for the band. She is a senior majoring in […]
Homegrown Faculty Reflect on Their Roots
Whether they returned to the school or never left, these faculty members are among a number who are also alumni. Reprinted from Explorations, Fall 2019 SEBS faculty hold degrees from universities across the nation and around the globe, but there are also a number of homegrown faculty who received their degrees when the school was […]
Ag Scholar Nick Brennan (SEBS ‘21): Graduating with More than the Basics of Business
For Environmental and Business Economics major Nick Brennan, Fall 2020 is the last semester for this graduating senior. With a January graduation date, Brennan surmises that instead of his long-anticipated final walk out of his very last exam in December, it will instead be replaced by “the last Zoom call I leave, or the last tab I close.” Despite the different scenario that COVID-19 has imposed on many of the milestones in our lives, Brennan considers himself […]
Start on Your Green New Year’s Resolutions with the 2021 Rutgers Environmental Stewards Program
Clare worked with the Borough of Middlesex Public Library to teach children about the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly and established a native plant garden that included milkweed and nectar plants. Tim created a Natural Resource Inventory for the Borough of Collingswood in order to guide any potential land use and environmental decisions and to serve as […]
Pay it Forward
This article originally appeared in Fall 2019 Explorations. The Cook Community Alumni Association puts philanthropy at the center of its mission. Rutgers alumni make up a worldwide network that’s 500,000 strong, and there are countless ways to reconnect with friends, show Scarlet pride, and maintain ties to the campus. Not only are all Rutgers alumni […]
Second Annual IFNH Research Day Goes Virtual and Addresses New and Existing Challenges
The New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH) hosted its second annual IFNH Research Day on November 4th. This effort, when all the units come together to present jointly, underscores the interdisciplinary approach of IFNH where the units work together to seek solutions to health problems in the social as well as the biological determinants of health. While the basic structure of […]
Students win Prestigious Awards at the Virtual Entomology Society of America’s National Meeting
At the 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA), held November 11 to 25, several Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences entomology students won awards in the student paper competition for the President’s Prize. Each year during the ESA Annual Meeting, students are offered the opportunity to present their research. The President’s Prize is granted for graduate and undergraduate students for their 10-minute oral presentations, posters, and infographics. This year’s annual […]
In Memoriam: William Ward, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
William (Bill) Ward, associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology succumbed to pancreatic cancer on November 3. He had retired from a 42-year career as a professor of biochemistry at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences in January 2020. Ward earned his doctorate in biochemistry from Johns Hopkins University and joined the faculty of Rutgers University in 1977. He had an early interest in characterizing […]
Atmospheric Rivers Help Create Massive Holes in Antarctic Sea Ice
Warm, moist rivers of air may have continent-wide effects and influence climate change Warm, moist rivers of air in Antarctica play a key role in creating massive holes in sea ice in the Weddell Sea and may influence ocean conditions around the vast continent as well as climate change, according to Rutgers co-authored research. Scientists […]
