Don Schaffner – Department of Food Science, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Faculty
Humpback whales staying in NYC waters longer, study shows
Danielle Brown – Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
Nuclear War Would Rewire the Physical, Biological and Ecological States of Oceans
Rutgers scientist helps produce world’s first large-scale study on how nuclear war would affect marine ecosystems Even the smallest nuclear war would devastate ocean systems, leading to sharp declines in fish stocks, expansion of ice sheets into coastal communities and changes in ocean currents that would take decades or longer to reverse, according to a Rutgers […]
Hot, dry, sunny New Jersey: Is a possible drought shaping up?
Dave Robinson – New Jersey State Climatologist
Five-second food rule is ‘wrong’ – how long you can actually leave it on the floor for
Donald Schaffner – Department of Food Science
Six SEBS Faculty Selected for 2022-23 Provost’s Teaching Fellows Program
Congratulations to the six faculty in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences who are among the 2022-23 Cohort of Provost’s Teaching Fellows announced by the Office of the Chancellor-Provost. The program was initiated in 2021 to support pedagogical innovation aimed at improving student learning outcomes. It includes full cohort sessions to share goals and […]
Study Finds Higher Protein Intake While Dieting Leads to Healthier Eating
Eating a larger proportion of protein while dieting leads to better food choices and helps avoid the loss of lean body mass, according to a Rutgers study. An analysis of pooled data from multiple weight-loss trials conducted at Rutgers shows that increasing the amount of protein even slightly, from 18 percent of a person’s food intake […]
Study finds higher protein intake while dieting leads to healthier eating
Sue Shapses – Department of Nutritional Sciences
News from around our 50 states
Brooke Maslo – Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
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 […]
