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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 […]
Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
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 […]
Debashish Bhattacharya and Fellow Researchers are Reshaping Darwin’s Tree of Life
The tree of life comes from Charles Darwin’s revolutionary book on the theory of evolution, called On the Origin of Species. Scientists from Rutgers and their international partners have reshaped this tree in a paper published in the online journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution. “In our opinion, one should not classify the bacteria or […]
Debashish Bhattacharya Presented the Award of Excellence by the Phycological Society of America
The 2017 Phycological Society of America (PSA) Award of Excellence was presented to distinguished professor Debashish Bhattacharya at the annual society meeting in Monterey, CA on June 8. The PSA Award of Excellence honors scientists for a record of sustained scholarly activity, including teaching and service, who have had a major impact on the field […]
AAAS: Achievement, Acclaim for Two SEBS Professors
Every year, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) names its newest Fellows: researchers from around the world who have been nominated by their peers for their outstanding scientific work. Fellows are recognized for achievements across disciplines, from research and teaching to technology and administration. This year, 10 Rutgers faculty members were […]
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 […]
A Plaque Marks the Trail: Faculty, Staff and Students Attend Arbor Trail Dedication
One student’s vision of renovating a section of a historic property to evolve into an outdoor classroom and public space with student and faculty stewardship, has come to fruition. Eliot Nagele (SEBS 2015) undertook an independent study and completed a G. H. Cook Honors thesis on the restoration and prolonged maintenance of the Arbor Trail, […]
Chrysler Herbarium’s Megan King Named Undergraduate Student Employee of the Year at Rutgers
Megan King (SEBS’17), collections manager at the Chrysler Herbarium, was named Undergraduate Student Employee of the Year at Rutgers and Student Employee of the State of New Jersey! Every year, the National Student Employment Association declares the second full week in April to be National Student Employment Week, which recognizes the contributions college student employees make […]
Water Resources Program Wins Three Awards at the New Jersey ASLA 2017 Conference
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program was honored with three Merit Awards from the New Jersey American Society of Landscape Architects this spring. Award-winning projects included the Green Infrastructure Guidance Manual for New Jersey, the Woodbridge Township Floodplain Restoration Plan, and the McKeown Elementary School Rain Garden Partnership Project. The Green Infrastructure Guidance Manual for […]
2016-2108 Projects by SEBS and NJAES Faculty Funded by NJ Sea Grant
Four Rutgers faculty from SEBS and NJAES are currently engaged in a number of projects funded by the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium, an affiliation of colleges, universities and other groups dedicated to advancing knowledge and stewardship of New Jersey’s marine and coastal environment, whose mission is “to promote the wise use of New Jersey’s […]
