This past Sunday, October 22, 2023, prospective first-year and transfer students had the opportunity to attend SEBS’ Fall Open House on Cook Campus. The event was held at the Cook Student Center and the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health. A total of 280 guests, including high school students, college transfers and their […]
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Transfer Student Augustus Haas (SEBS’25) Exploring the Landscape of Urban Forestry
Among the faces on the Cook campus this fall is Augustus Haas, a transfer student looking to complete his undergraduate degree at Rutgers. He’s a junior in the Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources (EENR) major at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS). Augustus earned an associate’s degree in forestry at, a small private […]
“Tossed” Cooking Competition Emphasizes the Importance of NJAES Research and Extension
On September 21, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) and the Rutgers University Programming Association (RUPA) hosted “Tossed,” a cooking competition held as a part of the annual Party at the Puddle welcome-back event. Students gathered at the famous Passion Puddle on Lipman Drive for food, a movie night, and to watch the exciting “Tossed” […]
Coastal Fisheries Show Surprising Resilience to Marine Heat Waves
Rutgers-led study finds that in the years following marine heat waves, effects on fish communities were often minimal Rutgers-led research found that marine heat waves – prolonged periods of unusually warm ocean temperatures – haven’t had a lasting effect on the fish communities that feed most of the world. The finding is in stark contrast […]
Anna Schicker (SEBS’27) Embracing the SEBS Community and Helyar House Family
While she didn’t know for sure until she made that final decision, the chances were always pretty good that Anna Schicker (SEBS’27) would attend Rutgers. Rutgers feels like home. A tradition, almost, going by her small nuclear family who have all attended Rutgers. Her parents, Eric and Sue, met in graduate school at Rutgers-Newark. Her […]
Bryce Hunter (SEBS’27): Putting Paws in the Good Hands of a Future Veterinarian
A chocolate lab named Smokey sparked Bryce Hunter’s dream of becoming a vet, and a yellow lab fanned the spark into a flame. This fall Hunter, a Cherry Hill resident entering the Honors Program at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, will begin working toward of his goal as an animal sciences major. He hopes […]
Scientists and Researchers Explore Immersive Science Learning for Rutgers Undergraduates
Researchers at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) have been exploring innovative ways to engage undergraduates in research and science learning. SEBS has undertaken a series of pilot projects that offer high school and undergraduate students ways to engage with STEM subjects in partnership with university scientists. “As researchers and educators, we are interested […]
Scientists and Researchers Explore Immersive Science Learning for Rutgers Undergraduates
Xenia Morin – Dept. of Plant Biology; Dena Seidel – Depts. of Plant Biology and Marine and Coastal Sciences.
New Faces on Campus: Naydeline Navarrete (SEBS’27) Sets Her Sights on a Career Teaching Agriculture
Naydeline Navarrete – SEBS
Naydeline Navarrete (SEBS’27): Setting Her Sights on a Career Teaching Agriculture
Naydeline Navarrete (SEBS’27) —a native New Yorker—chose John Bowne High School in the city because of her love of animals and Bowne’s agriscience institute. The lure of working with animals was strong and the agriscience program not only involved animals, but a 4-acre farm. Naydeline found herself volunteering for everything from managing her own plot, […]
