For two weeks this spring, Kyra Bostic served as a delegate participating in talks to develop a landmark international agreement to protect the oceans, which play a crucial role in absorbing carbon emissions – a key driver of climate change. The conference in New York ended after a hectic 38-hour final United Nations session when […]
Students
Award-winning Film Highlights Rutgers Efforts to Protect Basil from Blight
James Simon – Dept. of Plant Biology; Andy Wyenandt – Rutgers Cooperative Extention; Dena Seidel – Rutgers Climate Institute
Senior Story: Lucy Yang (SEBS’23) Dreams of Building More Resilient Environments for Nature and Humans
Ecology major Lucy Yang (SEBS’23) is a bright, motivated Honor’s College scholar whose academic performance has placed her on the Dean’s List each semester at Rutgers. More than subject matter knowledge, though, Lucy believes that one of the best lessons she’s learned is the value of interdisciplinary collaboration. “My most significant life lesson that I […]
Piscataway Mother’s Struggle Inspires Daughter’s Journey into Medicine
Samantha Eng – Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
Senior Story: Diane Zaragoza (SEBS’23) is a Passionate Environmentalist
Diane Zaragoza will graduate next month, having majored in Environmental Policy, Institutions and Behavior (EPIB) in the Department of Human Ecology. She sat down with SEBS/NJAES Newsroom to talk about her passion for the environment, her SEBS journey, and how she plans to do her own part to protect Planet Earth. Why did you choose […]
Morris County 4-H Rocket Team Rocks Launch Week in Alabama!
The Morris County 4-H Rocket Team had a blast in Huntsville, Alabama last week! All 5 members of the only NJ team in attendance traveled to the launch week events put together by the Student Launch group of NASA. They experienced the thrill of being among the university/college teams and some middle/high school teams preparing […]
Senior Story: Salvatore Fricano (SEBS’23) Studies the Ocean’s Impact on the World
Salvatore Fricano is helping plan for the first worldwide navigation of a new underwater ocean glider Salvatore Fricano grew up spending summers on the Jersey Shore, where the vastness of the ocean captivated his imagination. “I just saw the horizon with nothing on it and it looked like an adventure waiting to happen,” he says. […]
Rutgers Undergraduates Present Original Science-in-Action Stories at National Conference
Five Rutgers undergraduates doing independent research in immersive learning through science storytelling presented rough edits of their science-in-action films at the Planet Forward environmental storytelling summit in Washington DC on April 20. Working in teams, the undergraduates presented two student-authored science stories that they have developed in trusting partnership with scientists from Rutgers School of […]
Senior Story: Mox Engelman (SEBS’23) – A Contemporary Polymath!
The Student Mox was a Scarlet Knight even before their freshman year. Pursuing a Ph.D. in marine science has been a dream of theirs since they were eight years old. During their senior year in high school one of their teachers told them about a Stockton University professor who studies microplastics in fresh water at […]
Senior Story: Alessandra Sommer (SEBS’23), First-Generation Student, Aims Higher
Alessandra Sommer (SEBS’23, Nutritional Sciences, with a Dietetics option) had her sights set on getting certification as a nutritionist so she enrolled at Union College to get her associate’s degree and then finding work immediately. She performed so well in organic chemistry that her professor at Union College urged her to aim higher and pursue […]
