My name is Shyanna Thomason a 5th year senior graduating this fall 2021 with a bachelor of science degree in animal science on the pre-veterinarian and research Track. I transferred to Rutgers in the fall of 2019 after completing my associate’s degree in equine science on the pre-veterinarian track at Rowan College of South Jersey. […]
Baylee Carr (SEBS’17) Receives Outstanding Service Award from Northeastern Weed Science Society
Baylee Carr (SEBS’17) Agriculture & Environmental Sciences), field technician at the Philip E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension Center, has been recognized for her service to the weed science community by the Northeastern Weed Science Society (NEWSS) with the M. Garry Schnappinger Outstanding Service Award. The award will be presented on […]
Celebration of Excellence: 2020 and 2021
On November 19, faculty, staff and students attended the 27th and 28th annual Celebration of Excellence for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station held at the Cook Student Center. After the pandemic put a pause on fully celebrating the 2020 awardees, it was important to include them […]
Rutgers Awarded $750,000 Multi-Institutional Grant to Develop Online Tools for Demonstrating Societal Impacts of Scientific Research
Rutgers University and the University of Missouri-Columbia recently received a $750,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop online tools to help university researchers connect their research with society. The National Science Foundation (NSF), as part of its granting requirements, encourages researchers to provide opportunities for the public to engage and share their […]
Student Snapshot: Meaghan Schneid (SEBS’22)
“SEBS has been a huge part of my growth and transformation as a student and the opportunities have helped me as a person and an athlete.” My name is Meg Schneid and I am a senior and dual degree student studying Landscape Architecture. In addition, I am a four-year varsity athlete on the women’s rowing […]
Celebrating First Generation Student Day: Jinayah Lighty (SEBS’25), Animal Science Major
in 2017, November 8 was selected as the date for the annual National First-Generation College Celebration to honor the anniversary of the signing of the Higher Education Act of 1965. The Higher Education Act (“HEA”) emerged out of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty. Being a first-generation college student is a rewarding feeling overall, […]
Rutgers Holds 13th Annual Pioneers in Endocrinology Workshop
“Insulin – The 100-Year Anniversary of the Discovery of Insulin” was the theme of the 13th Annual Pioneers in Endocrinology Workshop held at Rutgers on October 21, 2021, at the Busch Student Center. The two guest speakers presented their lectures from their own institutions virtually and were projected onto a screen in the Multipurpose Room […]
Graduate Amber Betances Capitalizes on a First Class Education
“To actually be able to apply all that I learned and assist in creating wonderful spaces has brought an entirely new level of fulfillment.“ Amber Lynn Betances, SEBS’16 (Landscape Architecture), GSNB’17 (Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture), is now the assistant landscape architect for the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation. In 2018, Betances was one of several […]
Plant of the Month: An Aster to be More Widely Distributed
by Bruce Crawford, Program Leader in Home and Public Horticulture Sometimes, you simply need to work with a plant for a number of years before you suddenly ‘discover’ its beauty and come to appreciate that plant. This plant may not provide an incredible show throughout the entire season, but it contributes to the Garden in […]
Meeting Basic Food Needs on Campus
SEBS and NJAES lead the charge in addressing food insecurity on campus Food insecurity is a problem for approximately one-third of Rutgers University–New Brunswick students. Cara Cuite, assistant extension specialist in the Department of Human Ecology, has led two basic needs insecurity surveys among students on the Rutgers–New Brunswick campus, one in 2016 and more […]










