On May 6, the United Nations released a global assessment on biodiversity as part of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). It is the first large-scale global assessment on biodiversity since 2005. The 1,500-page IPBES report was compiled by hundreds of international experts and was based on thousands of scientific studies. […]
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Students Immerse into Global Health Coursework in “Water and Society”
In a global health education course “Water and Society,” Daniel Van Abs, associate professor in the Department of Human Ecology, introduces students to fundamentals of water resources issues worldwide and how they affect the development, design, evolution, and sustainability of societies and economic viability. Students look at case examples where conflicts over water allocations, drought […]
Climate Scientist Alan Robock Explores Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear War
Alan Robock, a distinguished professor in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, has been guided by the idea that scientists can also teach students political values. Editor’s Note: This article first appeared as part of a feature in Rutgers Magazine. When he arrived as a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) […]
Go Fish!
Olaf Jensen’s research on Mongolian fisheries has shed light on the effects of climate change, and opened a world of opportunity for students. Faculty Perspective: Olaf Jensen, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences What initially attracted Olaf Jensen to Mongolia was its population of a unique fish called taimen. It’s the largest species of trout […]
Mukund Karwe Elected a Fellow of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology
Mukund Karwe, professor of food science, was elected a fellow of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology (IAFoST)—one of 20 new fellows and two from the U.S.—to be inducted during the 19th World Food Congress held in Mumbai, India, from October 23-27. The academy is a statutory component of the International Union of Food […]
Recent Visiting Fulbright Scholar at Rutgers Fulfills Dream of STEM Education for Girls in Nigeria
Fresh from a successful Fulbright Senior Scholar sojourn at Rutgers that ended in July this year, Folasade M. Olajuyigbe returned to her native Nigeria to fulfill a dream. Through her non-profit, Women’s Dignity Initiative Inc. (WDII), launched during her Fulbright program at Rutgers, Olajuyigbe presented the organization’s first scholarship awards to six high school girls in […]
Scientists Call for Microbial “Noah’s Ark” to Protect Global Health
A Rutgers University–New Brunswick-led team of researchers is calling for the creation of a global microbiota vault to protect the long-term health of humanity. Such a Noah’s Ark of beneficial germs would be gathered from human populations whose microbiomes are uncompromised by antibiotics, processed diets and other ill effects of modern society, which have contributed […]
Landscape Architecture Student Sophia Trinidad (SEBS ’19) Participates in Summer 2018 Design/Build Sweden: Creating Home Amidst Displacement
Sophia Trinidad, a senior in the Landscape Architecture program at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences participated in a summer abroad program offered through the University of Washington, Seattle for a design/build project in Sweden. The program was in collaboration with HDK-Steneby, a design and crafts school located in Dals Långed, 170 km […]
A look at Rutgers University Department of Agriculture’s impact
Robert Goodman – School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Brian Schilling – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
New Jersey 4-H Members Attend International Leadership for Life Conference in Ireland
Last month, 11 New Jersey 4-H members attended the 2018 International Leadership for Life Conference, which was hosted by Foróige at the National University of Ireland, commonly known as Maynooth University. Foróige is a youth development organization in Ireland that was formed in 1952 and is based on the 4-H youth development program mode. Now […]
