Five Rutgers students traveled to Brazil to present research at the International Symposium of Undergraduate Research during the week of October 21. The students were awarded the opportunity to travel through the different campuses of the University of Sao Paulo (USP) in an effort to bridge cultural and linguistic barriers through scientific exchange. This trip […]
Bringing the Animal Science Community Closer Together: A Veterinary Science Club Halloween Mixer
By Taylor McConnell ‘14, Natalia Santos ‘14, and Mallory Harbold ‘14 Executive Board Members, Rutgers University Veterinary Science Club The Rutgers University Veterinary Science Club (RUVSC) hosts an annual Halloween Mixer for preveterinary students and Animal Sciences faculty in Bartlett Hall that traditionally includes food, music and department trivia. However, this year our club expanded […]
Swords to Plowshares
Matthew Smith (SEBS ’14) is an army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and, upon returning home, found his calling and his health by obtaining access to fresh wholesome local foods. Now an Agricultural Sciences major at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Smith further immersed in community agriculture through an internship at […]
New Master’s Program in Landscape Architecture Hosts Open House
The new Rutgers graduate program in landscape architecture held its open house on November 2 at Blake Hall, the campus home of the Department of Landscape Architecture. The Master’s in Landscape Architecture (MLA) was developed at Rutgers in response to the growing awareness of the need to plan and design for future environments and for […]
IFNH Hosts First Event in the “Food and the Human Experience” Series
On Nov 4, the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH) hosted the first event in its series, Food and the Human Experience, at the Red Lion Cafe, Rutgers Student Center. The event, held in collaboration with the Rutgers Center for Digital Filmmaking at Mason Gross School of the Arts and the New […]
Make the World Better through Rutgers Environmental Steward Training
Imagine being able to discuss climate change with the State Climatologist or learn about New Jersey’s geology from the people who map it. Wouldn’t it be interesting to hear how New Jersey’s environmental regulations get enforced from a person who actually does the enforcement? How about learning about the role of soils in the environment […]
NJ Fertilizer Law Restrictions on Home Lawn Applications – What Homeowners Should Know
Fall is a good time for homeowners to take steps to spruce up their lawns. Visions of lush green lawns in the spring from a late fall fertilizer application may be tempting, but it is not a pretty picture when those nutrients that can’t penetrate frozen ground wash into our waterways. New Jersey’s 2011 Fertilizer […]
Unearthing a Buried Treasure: SEBS Student Revives Historic Trail at Rutgers University Inn
Literally off the beaten path in the woods on the Douglass Residential Campus, Eliot Nagele (SEBS ’15) stumbled across a hidden trail while doing clean-up around a nearby creek. Intrigued, Nagele set about investigating this forgotten trail that wound its way behind the historic Carpender House, known to most of us now as the University […]
Entrepreneurship Agriculture Day 2013 a Success
On October 26, the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) celebrated its first Entrepreneurship Agriculture (EA) Day on the George H. Cook Campus. This event was part of the Entrepreneurial Agriculture Program initiated at the School in spring 2013 and comprised the teaching of a Jr./Sr. Colloquium on Entrepreneurial Agriculture, a competitive student internship […]
Landscape Architecture Program Hosts High School ACE Mentor Group
Landscape Architecture undergraduates guided the visiting group on a tour of the new facilities—the fabrication lab, computer lab and various studios in Blake Hall, the home of the Department of Landscape Architecture on the George H. Cook Campus. The visit was a combination of informal and formal interactions. The high school students chatted informally with […]
