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Grocery store shelves are overrun by everything pumpkin spice this time of year from Pop-Tarts to cereal and even cream cheese. But what makes pumpkin spice a winning combination? We asked Beverly Tepper, graduate program director and a professor in the Department of Food Science, in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, why the combination of […]
Food Science
Food Science Professor Among the Women Changing the New Jersey Wine Industry
The future of NJ wine has a new force and Beverly Tepper, professor in the Department of Food Science where she directs the Sensory Evaluation Laboratory, is among the nine women featured in Edible Jersey. The state seal of New Jersey, created in 1777, depicts Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, holding a cornucopia overflowing […]
Food Science Professor Karl Matthews Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
Karl Matthews, chair and professor in the Department of Food Science, was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award in Food Science/Food Microbial Safety for the 2023-2024 academic year by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Matthews’ award will take him to Mauritius where he will teach and conduct research […]
Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. Visits Rutgers to Call for More Transparency in Food Labeling
On June 20, Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) held a press conference at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) on the New Brunswick campus to call for more transparent food labels and better guidance for consumers. “Consumers have a right to know what’s in the food they are buying,” said Pallone. “We’ve all […]
In Bid to Make Child Cancer Treatments Safer, Scientists Find Possible Warning Signs of Severe Reaction
Rutgers researchers show importance of low vitamin A levels as harbinger of adverse event Scientists seeking a way to eliminate an adverse reaction to treatments for acute lymphocytic leukemia, a common childhood cancer, have found what they believe to be an early warning indicator. Mouse studies conducted by Rutgers researchers as part of a larger […]
Want Healthy Valentine Chocolates? We Can Print Them.
Rutgers food scientist Qingrong Huang uses 3D printing to introduce the first in a line of what he calls “functional foods” A Rutgers scientist has developed a formulation of low-fat chocolate that can be printed on a 3D printer in pretty much any shape a person can conceive, including a heart. The work heralds what […]
Spice Containers Pose Contamination Risk During Food Preparation
A government-funded study on the potential for cross-contaminating kitchen surfaces with pathogens during food preparation has pointed to an unlikely culprit for spreading sickness: spice containers Detailing findings in the Journal of Food Protection, Donald Schaffner, a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Food Science at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences who co-authored the study in collaboration with […]
Study by Asst. Professor Diana Roopchand Shows Cannabidiol May be a Possible Treatment for Postmenopausal Women
A Rutgers study points to cannabidiol (CBD), a major component of hemp and medical marijuana used to treat conditions such as chronic pain, inflammation, migraines, epilepsy, autoimmune diseases, depression, and anxiety, as a possible treatment for postmenopausal women, whose ovaries no longer make estrogen. In a study published in Frontiers in Pharmacology, scientists reported that when estrogen-deficient mice […]
Six SEBS Faculty Selected for 2022-23 Provost’s Teaching Fellows Program
Congratulations to the six faculty in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences who are among the 2022-23 Cohort of Provost’s Teaching Fellows announced by the Office of the Chancellor-Provost. The program was initiated in 2021 to support pedagogical innovation aimed at improving student learning outcomes. It includes full cohort sessions to share goals and […]
Announcement: SEBS Dean of International Programs Mukund Karwe to Return to the Faculty
Announcement from Laura Lawson, Interim Executive Dean, SEBS, and Interim Executive Director, NJAES. June 9, 2022 Dear SEBS and NJAES Community, For the past seven and a half years, Mukund Karwe has served as Dean of International Programs and has led our efforts to expand our global connections. Mukund will be stepping down as of […]
