Registered Dietitian, Jenna Deinzer completed both her B.S. in Nutritional Sciences as well as her dietetic internship at Rutgers University, crediting mentor Peggy Policastro, director of the Culinary Health Program at the Rutgers Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH), and others for the valuable lessons she learned and her current success. EatRight, an affiliate […]
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NASA Scientist Cynthia Rosenzweig (CC’80, GSNB’83) Receives the 2022 World Food Prize
The 2022 World Food Prize was formally presented to Rutgers alumna Cynthia Rosenzweig (CC’80, GSNB’83) during the Laureate Award Ceremony held at the Iowa State Capitol on October 20. The ceremony concluded the 2022 Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue, themed “Feeding a Fragile World.” Rosenzweig received the award for her seminal contributions to understanding and […]
Rutgers Rising Memorial Service Held for First Time Since 2019
On September 22, the SEBS/NJAES Office of Alumni and Community Engagement hosted the Rutgers Rising Memorial Service to remember recently deceased alumni, faculty and staff from the school and the experiment station. Nearly 100 faculty, staff, alumni, family and friends attended the event held at the Cook Student Center to pay their respects and celebrate […]
Announcement: Gabrielle Peterson Appointed SEBS/NJAES Senior Director of Development
Announcement by Laura Lawson, executive dean of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and executive director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Dear SEBS and NJAES community, I am delighted to share the news that Gabrielle Peterson has been appointed our new SEBS/NJAES Senior Director of Development, effective October 17. As the chief development officer […]
SEBS Alumni Play Key Role Launching STEM Summer Camp for Middle Schoolers
Editor’s Note: Rashade Haynes II CC’02, a senior principal scientist for Bristol Myers Squibb, initiated the idea for the camp. Haynes, along with his work peers and fellow Rutgers alums Austin Thekkumthala SAS’13, GSNB’15, and Dan Szatkowski CC’06, led the formation of BRAG, which stands for Bristol Myers Squibb Rutgers Alumni Group, to unite the […]
Announcement: Megan Francis to Serve as Director of the New SEBS Office of Global Engagement
Announcement from Executive Dean Laura Lawson, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences I am delighted to share exciting news about our efforts to expand international research, teaching, and outreach opportunities, and support our international students. The Office of International Programs at SEBS will now be the Office of Global Engagement, and Megan Francis will serve […]
Feasible Surfclam Husbandry Techniques for Northeast Shellfish Growers
Editor’s note: Michael Acquafredda (GSNB’19) earned a doctoral degree in Ecology and Evolution in the Rutgers School of Graduate Studies A study that provides technical aspects of Atlantic surfclam (Spisula solidissima) husbandry supports the feasibility for the culture of the species in the U.S. Northeast region. “Overall, successful surfclam nursery culture aligns well with the […]
Madame Butterfly: Jessica Ware (GSNB’08-Entomology)
Alumna Jessica Ware, a curator at the American Museum of Natural History, helps prepare exhibits that educate the public about insects. At any given time, about 10 quintillion individual insects fly, hop, or crawl their way across the earth. They’re so abundant, in fact, that they make up about 90 percent of all animal life. […]
Rutgers Alumna Kelly Bidle (CC’91) Named Inaugural Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Rider University
Kelly Bidle (CC’91, Biological Sciences) began her tenure as dean of the newly created College of Arts and Sciences at Rider University, effective July 1. The new college, the result of the merger of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences with Westminster College of the Arts, consists of four schools—three of them new—Westminster Choir […]
Ninth Annual Personal Bioblitz Results Break All Records, Again!
The Personal Bioblitz was launched in 2014 by Lena Struwe, director of the Chrysler Herbarium and professor of botany in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, challenging participants to observe and report as many wild species as possible from everyday life using the global community science website and free app, iNaturalist. Congratulations to the top […]
