Announcement by Sara Elnakib, chair of the Department of Family and Community Health Sciences. Please welcome Kathleen Cullinen, Ph.D., RDN, joins the Rutgers Cooperative Extension as a Family and Community Health Sciences Educator for Ocean County. Cullinen will be part of the Healthy Aging efforts within Rutgers Cooperative Extension, supporting education, outreach, and scholarship in […]
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Alumni Feature: Patricia Kolesa (SEBS’19)
Patricia Kolesa, MS, RDN, graduated from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) in 2019 with a degree in Nutrition Sciences on the dietetics track, and minors in Biology and Psychology. After completing her undergraduate degree, she earned her master’s degree in Sports Nutrition and Entrepreneurship from Simmons University and her dietitian’s license in […]
Rutgers Day Draws Tens of Thousands for Fun and Fanfare to the New Brunswick Campus
Tens of thousands attended the 16th annual Rutgers Day on Saturday to celebrate New Jersey’s largest university. The rain-or-shine event, which began at Rutgers University–New Brunswick in 2009, was held Saturday on Busch campus in Piscataway and the College Avenue and Cook/Douglass campuses in New Brunswick. The Cook/Douglass location is home to Ag Field Day, […]
New Jersey FoodTech Conference 2024 to be Held at Rutgers on June 26
Rutgers University’s Food Innovation Center, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, along with Middlesex County, announce the New Jersey FoodTech 2024 Conference, which will be held on June 26 at the Rutgers College Avenue Student Center, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The conference costs $50 with registration by June 24. Registration is free for Rutgers […]
Rutgers Marine Scientists Partner with New Brunswick School District for “Science Family Night”
On April 18, McKinley Community School in New Brunswick welcomed 11 undergraduate students, graduate students, staff and faculty from Rutgers University in a night of STEM learning. This program was designed to inspire and engage the next generation of science-informed students and to break down barriers to science learning and engagement through a fun family […]
A New Era Begins: SEBS Launches Redesigned Website
On May 1, Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences launched its website rebrand, continuing a campaign dedicated to highlighting the school’s excellence, resources, facilities, access to research, and significant innovation through scientific exploration. The redesigned website simultaneously emphasizes the existing esteem of SEBS’ academic merit and research while embracing a new digital chapter. Phil […]
Plant of the Month: Woodland Peonies for Great Seasonal Drama
Peony may honor a mythical Greek physician for the gods, but these woodland peonies honor months of drama for the garden. Woodland peonies, with attractive single flowers in spring and dramatic seed displays come fall, the beauty of Paeonia japonica and Paeonia obovata – as they are known commercially – remain unknown to many gardeners. Their vibrant flowers range […]
Rutgers SEBS Hosts 2024 EOF Graduation Ceremony
On April 19, the SEBS Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) celebrated graduates of 2024 at Rutgers University’s Jersey Mike’s Arena. The EOF program provides financial assistance and support services to New Jersey students from educationally and economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The honorees included graduating EOF students who have demonstrated exceptional achievement throughout their college careers. 1,466 graduates […]
Students Turn Eating Areas on Campus into Living Laboratories
At Rutgers University–New Brunswick, even the cafeterias are being used as teaching tools. That’s because Rutgers–New Brunswick has been a part of the Menus of Change University Research Collaborative (MCURC) – an international network of colleges and universities that use campus dining halls as living laboratories – since 2017. “A dining facility, be it a dining hall, […]
NJAES-funded Film Shows Why Creativity Is an Essential Tool of Science
Creativity is essential in every step of the scientific process, asserts a team of Rutgers researchers. To illustrate their point, they have put together a short film showing how biologists, chemists, physicists, mathematicians and engineers converge and brainstorm at every stage of the scientific effort to better understand the carbon cycle in the ocean. The […]
