Five Rutgers students participated in the Green Teams summer internship program of the PSEG Institute of Sustainability Studies at Montclair State University. Among the five Rutgers students were two SEBS undergraduates, Denia Cai Shi, Department of Plant Biology, and Dustin Wang, Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics. The ten-week interdisciplinary paid internship program hired […]
This Cave Holds a Spectacular Record of 5,000 Years of Tsunamis
Marine and Coastal Sciences professor, Benjamin Horton, and colleagues have found the key to thousands of years of Indian Ocean tsunami activity in a cave in Indonesia. After the devastating 2004 tsunami that his the Indian Ocean, researchers—including Horton—asked themselves if a tsunami of this magnitude had ever happened before and, more important, would it […]
Rutgers and Oysters: ‘Perfect Together’
Edible Jersey’s High Summer Edition focuses on oysters, highlighting Rutgers role in three stories. SPECIAL REPORT: Oysters In this piece, Edible Jersey describes the oyster as Jersey’s mascot and a powerful environmental steward. It chronicles the rise, and fall, and rise of the Delaware Bay Oyster, aquaculture development, the problems the industry faces due […]
Donald Schaffner Says Salmonella Strain Could Hold Key to Beating Cancer
Bacteria typically blamed for serious food poisoning Salmonella is now being used to fight cancer. Scientists have found a way to manipulate the powerful bacteria, and they say it’s showing promise. Donald Schaffner—extension specialist, distinguished professor in the Department of Food Science—has studied the dangerous germ for more than a decade. “It’s responsible for many, […]
Delegation from Yunnan Agricultural University Visits SEBS
A delegation from Yunnan Agricultural University visited the Cook campus on July 10, hosted by Rutgers Centers for Global Advancement and International Affairs and SEBS International Programs. Associate professor Xenia Morin, program director of SEBS Agriculture and Food Systems major, led the delegation on a tour of the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and […]
Changlu Wang’s Urban Entomology Program Earns HUD Secretary’s 2017 Healthy Homes Award
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) announced that Rutgers Urban Entomology program is one of four model programs around the nation that are recipients of the HUD Secretary’s Award for Healthy Homes, an award recognizing excellence in making indoor environments healthier through healthy homes. For […]
Dipak Sarkar Receives 2017 Distinguished Researcher Award from International Society
Dipak Sarkar, distinguished professor in the Department of Animal Sciences and director of the Endocrine Program at Rutgers, was awarded the 2017 Distinguished Researcher Award by the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA). Director of the Biomedical Division of the Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies, Sarkar’s work on the impact of excessive alcohol intake on endocrine and […]
Rutgers Atmospheric Science Graduate Program Turns 10 Years Old
Faculty, students and alumni of the Rutgers Graduate Program in Atmospheric Science (GPAS) marked the 10th anniversary of the program’s establishment with an afternoon symposium held during the Spring semester at the Cook Student Center. The event featured a keynote address by Arlene Fiore, professor and accomplished atmospheric chemist from Columbia University, as well as […]
Distinguished Professor Tim Casey Retires After 40-Year Career at Rutgers
By Henry John-Alder, Chair, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Tim Casey, distinguished professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources has retired, effective July 1, 2017. Tim, the son of a steelworker, was raised in Bethlehem, PA, and received his bachelor’s degree in zoology at Penn State before moving to the […]
RU a Storm Chaser?
Where are you when funnel clouds appear? Most people head inside and to the basement. Not Steve Decker’s fearless and inquisitive storm-chasing meteorological students! Steve Decker, associate teaching professor in the Meteorology Undergraduate Program in the Department of Environmental Sciences, led his students on a two-week field trip to the Midwest as part of the […]
