Fighting for Honey Bee and Pollinator Health Through Scientific Research & Community Outreach With the honey bee population threatened by climate change, Kaitlyn—known as the “Bee Girl” at Toms River High School North in Toms River, New Jersey—decided to take matters into her own hands by studying and protecting honeybees as both a researcher and […]
Ann Gould is New SEBS Dean of Academic Programs, Effective July 15
Ann Gould – SEBS Office of Academic Programs
Announcement: Ann Gould is New SEBS Dean of Academic Programs
Announcement from Laura Lawson, SEBS Executive Dean and NJAES Executive Director Dear SEBS and NJAES community, Our School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Office of Academic Programs is the bedrock of the SEBS student experience, from recruitment to graduation. I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Ann Gould as Dean of Academic Programs, starting […]
Community Selections for the Chancellor-Provost Challenge: Toward the Common Good
SEBS faculty are involved in three out of these four cross school collaborations, interdisciplinary projects chosen to foster innovative research benefiting the public and addressing pressing global issues. Rutgers University–New Brunswick has selected four submissions to the Chancellor-Provost Challenge: Toward the Common Good, which invited innovative proposals from the Rutgers community for transformational, campus-wide initiatives to help fulfill […]
Americans waste $218B in food each year; officials hope to change that with new food date labels
Sara Elnakib – Department of Family and Community Health Sciences
Rutgers Agrivoltaics Program Partners with NJBPU in Dual-Use Solar Energy Pilot Program
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) and the Rutgers Agrivoltaics Program (RAP) have entered an agreement to develop and implement a Dual-Use Solar Energy Pilot Program. The pilot program, which was announced on May 1 and will last for three years, is designed to demonstrate and study the compatibility of agricultural or horticultural […]
Rutgers University Holding Climate Change Workshops for Public School Educators
James Shope – Climate Change Resource Center, Dept. of Environmental Sciences
Dead whale strandings likely to increase in N.J. and more research is needed, expert says
Danielle Brown – Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
Scientists reject claim that NJ offshore wind work is killing whales
On Thursday, the Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, controlled by Democratic lawmakers, held its own official hearing on marine mammal deaths, gathering testimony from several scientific community experts. Experts testifying before …
Trenton hearing continues debate over cause of whale deaths
Danielle Brown – Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
