Karen Ensle, Ed.D., educator and department head, Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS), Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County, was inducted into the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS) Hall of Fame in Tucson, Arizona, on September 19. She was recognized with the 2024 NEAFCS Hall of Fame Award—the most prestigious honor […]
Distinguished Professor Elisabeth Sikes Elected an AGU Fellow
Elisabeth Sikes, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Marine and Coasts Sciences, was elected as an AGU Fellow, joining a select group of 54 individuals in the 2024 Class of Fellows. AGU, the world’s largest Earth and space science association, bestows this honor annually to a select number of individuals who have made exceptional contributions. […]
Rutgers Study Redefines the Core Microbiome, Opening a New Chapter in Precision Health
In a groundbreaking study published in Cell titled, “A Core Microbiome Signature as an Indicator of Health,” researchers at Rutgers University, alongside their international collaborators, have introduced a novel method for identifying the Core Microbiome—the crucial set of gut microbes commonly found in humans and essential for health. This study presents a new model of the […]
Richard P. Moses, M.D. – From SEBS EOF Scholar to U.S. Navy Anesthesiologist
Richard P. Moses, a 2012 graduate of Rutgers University, has achieved remarkable success since his time as an undergraduate in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) program. After earning a degree in Biological Sciences, with honors, Richard went on to graduate from Pennsylvania State College of Medicine in May […]
Nutritional Sciences Department Unveils New Teaching Kitchen
The Department of Nutritional Sciences unveiled a new teaching kitchen on September 11 as part of a state-of-the-art culinary foods lab that is designed to support exciting new courses and serving more undergraduates. A novel bread ribbon-cutting for the new teaching kitchen drew students and faculty to the second-floor culinary foods lab in Davison Hall […]
Maria Grant CC’86 Among 2024 Inductees into Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame
Maria Grant ‘CC86 is among the 2024 Hall of Fame class announced by Rutgers University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Fellow inductees include John “Pomp” Chandler (lightweight football), Hallie Cohen (softball), Devin McCourty (football), Jason McCourty (football) and Ralph Tedeschi (men’s fencing). The 2024 Rutgers Hall of Fame induction will take place on September 26 at […]
Plant Biology Professor Andrea Gallavotti Awarded $1 Million NSF Grant for Maize Research
Andrea Gallavotti, professor in the Department of Plant Biology, has been awarded a grant worth $1,088,678 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the project, “Collaborative Research: PlantTransform: Morphogenic-based mechanisms of maize regeneration.” Gallavotti, who is attached to the Waksman Institute of Microbiology, is the principal investigator of the three-year project, for the period Jan […]
Professor Yanhong Jin Served as a Distinguished Speaker at Global Workshop on Agri-food Systems
Yanhong Jin, professor in the Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, served as a distinguished speaker at the “Workshop on Transforming Agri-food Systems: Global Perspectives.” Jin presented on the topic, “Impact of GMO on agricultural productivity in a global perspective” at the workshop, which was hosted on August 8 by the Centre for International […]
Distinguished Professor Oscar Schofield Named a Marine Technology Society Fellow
On September 9, Oscar Schofield, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences (DMCS), was officially named Fellow of the Marine Technology Society (MTS), one of highest accolades an MTS member can achieve. Schofield, who chairs DMCS, is also a Life Member of MTS. Schofield is a visionary whose work has transformed ocean […]
SEBS Team Receives Funding for Solving Oceanic Challenges: Harnessing Seaweed for Feedstock of the Future
A multi-institution Sargassum Biorefinery (SaBRe) team, which include researchers from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS), is working to develop a Sargassum seaweed biorefinery process that ultimately turns a nuisance seaweed into animal feed and other valuable bioproducts. The funded project titled, “Sargassum seaweed as a future renewable feedstock for sustainable biomanufacturing,” is […]
