Rutgers and other scientists show how microbes help store millions of tons of carbon dioxide Up to about 19 percent more carbon dioxide than previously believed is removed naturally and stored underground between coastal trenches and inland chains of volcanoes, keeping the greenhouse gas from entering the atmosphere, according to a study in the journal […]
Global Warming Hits Sea Creatures Hardest
Marine life more sensitive to warming, less able to escape from heat, Rutgers-led study find Global warming has caused twice as many ocean-dwelling species as land-dwelling species to disappear from their habitats, a unique Rutgers-led study found. The greater vulnerability of sea creatures may significantly impact human communities that rely on fish and shellfish for […]
Students Immerse into Global Health Coursework in “Water and Society”
In a global health education course “Water and Society,” Daniel Van Abs, associate professor in the Department of Human Ecology, introduces students to fundamentals of water resources issues worldwide and how they affect the development, design, evolution, and sustainability of societies and economic viability. Students look at case examples where conflicts over water allocations, drought […]
The Heat Is On: Students Compete in Iron Chef Neilson
An exciting student competition, Iron Chef Neilson, offered through Rutgers Dining Services and organized by the RU Healthy Dining Team, was held on March 27 at the Neilson Dining Hall. Students with a meal plan for the current semester were encouraged to compete and showcase their innovative dining hall creations to a panel of four […]
An Ag Field Day Favorite: Plant Sales
In the long history and evolution of Ag Field Day–beginning as an outreach event to New Jersey’s farmers in the early twentieth century; to one focused more on the George H. Cook campus community and college; and then expanding to a regional event attracting throngs of people from surrounding areas; to the inspiration for the […]
Associate Professor Pam McElwee Named a 2019 Andrew Carnegie Fellow
The Carnegie Corporation has named Rutgers University’s Pamela McElwee a 2019 Andrew Carnegie Fellow. McElwee, an associate professor in the Department of Human Ecology at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS), was chosen as one of 32 fellows from over 270 nominees across the social sciences and humanities, all of whom will receive […]
The 6th Annual Rutgers Human Performance Conference Draws National Audience and Leading Experts in Sports Science and Nutrition
The 6th Annual Rutgers Human Performance Conference was a resounding success! The event, hosted by the IFNH Center for Health & Human Performance (CHHP) and presented by the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN), had the largest draw in its history with almost 400 people from around the country in attendance for the two-day event. […]
Plants in the City: Herbaria as Lenses into the Past to Better See Our Future
Amy Gage, Ameen Lotfi, and Lena Struwe contributed to this article. On the first warm and sunny spring Saturday this year, scientists, students, naturalists and herbaria enthusiasts alike gathered away from the sun in a Rutgers conference room for the Mid-Atlantic Megalopolis: “Plants in the City” symposium on March 30. They set aside any weekend […]
2019 NEFS Graduate Student Conference
The 2019 Nutrition, Endocrinology, and Food Science (NEFS) Graduate Student Conference took place on April 2nd at the Cook Campus Center. This year the group welcomed ninety-three attendees including twenty-five poster presenters. This annual conference is the result of collaborations between the Endocrinology and Animal Biosciences, Food Science, and Nutritional Sciences Graduate Student Organizations. The […]
NJAES Board of Managers Hosts Livestock Summit for Residents and Small Farms
By Brittany Smith, Ag & Food Systems major, Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Class of 2022 Over the past several years, New Jersey has had an increase in the number of backyard and small farm livestock owners. Along with the rise in residents raising animals such as chickens, sheep and goats, is the […]
