On March 26, Fields of Devotion was shown to a packed house and won the Best Short Documentary Award at the 2023 Garden State Film Festival. This is the second award for the film, which was awarded Best Climate Film by the New York Science and Nature Feedback Film and Screenplay Festival in late 2022. In attendance at the Garden State Film Festival’s […]
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Rising Waters on Our Coasts and What It Means for Public Access?
New Jersey law ensures the public’s right to access coastal shorelines and waters. To help people know where to access tidal waterways and get information about the amenities at each location, the state has an online map that shows over 3,900 public access points. However, the impacts of climate change are likely to affect public […]
New Agreement Offers Pathway for CUNY Undergraduates to Transfer to Rutgers Animal Sciences Program
Students at the Fiorello H. LaGuardia Community College (LaGCC) will be able to seamlessly transfer and earn an undergraduate degree in animal sciences at Rutgers, thanks to a new articulation agreement between the two institutions. Under the agreement, students in the animal science track who graduate with an associate’s degree in environmental science at LaGCC […]
Rutgers Hosts 2023 World Food Prize New Jersey Youth Institute
High school students participate in global fight against hunger The New Jersey Youth Institute (NJYI), hosted by the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS), is a transformative experience for high school students. Rutgers welcomed 177 students, 21 teachers/mentors, and 28 expert judges comprised of Rutgers staff, faculty and industry professionals to the Douglass […]
Rutgers–New Brunswick Is Named a Top Producer of Fulbright Recipients
Rutgers University–New Brunswick has been named a top producer for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, as announced by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and recognized in the Chronicle of Higher Education. The university has 19 grant recipients this year, one from SEBS and including six from the School of Graduate […]
Ocean County Rutgers student travels to Belize for farm work
Ryland Hagan – Department of Animal Science
Post-Doc Kimberly Wiersielis wins prestigious NIH award
Kimberly Wiersielis, Troy Roepke – Dept. of Animal Sciences
Award-winning Film Highlights Rutgers Efforts to Protect Basil from Blight
Fields of Devotion provides a window into the science behind developing disease- and climate change-resistant food crops When a devastating disease wiped out New Jersey farmers’ basil fields, growers turned to Rutgers scientists for help. Now the public will be able to follow the unique partnership between local farmers and Rutgers scientists in Fields of Devotion, […]
Access Week, Rutgers-New Brunswick’s Celebration of Equity and Inclusion, Kicks Off Feb. 20
Lectures, workshops and other events aim to bolster awareness as well as highlight programs and services that help underserved students succeed As a freshman, Travis Anane found the resources provided by the Division of Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement (DICE) to be both helpful and meaningful – so much so he decided to join the […]
NJEDA expands offshore wind fellowship program
Wind Institute Fellowship Program for Rutgers students.
