The meadow at IFNH has burst into color and will continue to change and evolve as spring passes into summer and then into fall. The meadow and border gardens serve as a living classroom for Landscape Architecture students who have designed, planted, maintain and continue to study this beautiful place. Take […]
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Myla Aronson and Team Publish Paper on Planning for the Future of Urban Biodiversity
Most cities plan to protect biodiversity yet lack mechanism to measure success. Myla Aronson, assistant professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, Lauren Frazee, doctoral candidate in the Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution, Karen O’Neill, associate professor in the Department of Human Ecology, Rutgers alum Dr. Emilie Stander and an international […]
Congratulations SEBS Class of 2017!
On May 15, the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences’ Class of 2017 was awarded degrees and basked in the pride of faculty and staff of the Cook Campus at the Convocation held at the iconic Passion Puddle. On a blustery day, the students were joined by an enormous crowd of family and friends to […]
SEBS Convocation Remarks by Class Representative Samia Sohail
Hello I’m Samia. That’s also my instagram username if you want to follow me. Just one phrase, no spaces, “helloimsamia”. I know a lot of professors, parents, and deans in the audience are cringing at my shameless self-promotion. Because, to you, that may be what my generation is known for. And you’re probably worried for […]
2017 SEBS Convocation Remarks by Executive Dean Bob Goodman
For the past four years, you have learned and you have learned how to learn. You have been immersed in the search for new knowledge; you have learned and practiced the scientific method, based on empirical, evidence-based approaches, and you have applied these in your studies and to your life. You have also been part […]
Landscape Architecture Student, Kimberly Tryba, Part of a Winning Team
Graduate student Kimberly Tryba along with four graduate students from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy recently won the Innovation in Affordable Housing Competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Students redesigned an existing public housing development to connect residents with each other and their neighborhood. Their […]
Dylan Dreyer: One Freshmen Class Changed the Course of My Career
Dylan Dreyer – Alumna
Rutgers Team Wins HUD’s Innovation in Affordable Housing Competition
Kimberly Tryba – Department of Landscape Architecture
Grounded in 4-H and Graduating with Honors: Kristen Johnson (SEBS 2017)
When Kristen Johnson (SEBS 2017) entered Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences as a freshman, she already had a collection of endeavors and accomplishments under her belt as a lifelong participant in 4-H. One could surmise that if she came into her academic career running, after an outstanding record of achievement at Rutgers, she […]
Rutgers Senior Flourishes after Leaving Egypt During ‘Arab Spring’
Chris Wakim (SEBS’17) faced an uncertain future when his parents’ high school graduation gift—a trip to the United States—brought him to New Jersey. The pro-democracy movement in Egypt made life there unsafe and Wakim saw no future for himself as far as a career was concerned. The political instability forced his parents to make a […]
