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Research At SEBS Has The Opportunity To Effect Real Change. Here Are Just Two of Those Projects, With Input from the Faculty And Students Involved. Project: Sustainable Fishing and Population Management John Wiedenmann – Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources John Wiedenmann’s research interests center around how to manage fisheries in a sustainable way. […]
Human Ecology
2018 SEBS Convocation Remarks by Executive Dean Bob Goodman
Good morning! I extend my congratulations and warmest best wishes to our graduates. I also want to express my thanks to friends and family who have supported your student scholars through their careers and life-building experiences here at Rutgers New Brunswick and its School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. All of you have reached a […]
2018 George H. Cook Scholars Granted their Honors Cords
On April 13, 55 George H. Cook Scholars, along with five students from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, presented their senior thesis in the Cook Student Center. The scholars program is directed by Malcolm Watford, professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, while Janice Geiger serves as the administrative assistant. In order to be […]
A Celebration of Excellence 2018
On April 23, faculty, staff and students attended the 25th annual Celebration of Excellence for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station held at Neilson Dining Hall. According to executive dean Bob Goodman, this signature event acknowledges contributions that meet carefully-considered criteria, including creativity, original work and ideas, […]
Faculty for a Sustainable Future: Cara Cuite
Cara Cuite is an assistant extension specialist in the Department of Human Ecology at Rutgers University. She started at Rutgers as a graduate student in 1995 and has never really left. Cuite is a health psychologist who studies community food security, risk communication and public perceptions of food-related issues, including food safety and genetically […]
Cara Cuite Teams Up to Find Solutions to Basic Needs Insecurity Among Students in Higher Education
On Monday, January 29, Rutgers Against Hunger co-sponsored “Basic Needs Insecurity in New Jersey Higher Education,” a half-day conference for researchers, student affairs professionals, and others interested in the growing problem of food and housing insecurity among undergraduates in New Jersey. The event was organized by Cara Cuite, assistant extension specialist from the Department […]
Prof. Bill Hallman Appointed to National Advisory Committee Addressing Climate Change Communications
On January 9, William Hallman, professor and chair of the Department of Human Ecology, was appointed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to serve on the advisory committee of the Climate Communications Initiative (CCI), which will coordinate efforts across the Academies to successfully address public questions about climate change. The CCC is […]
Rutgers Energy Institute Hosts Inaugural ‘Women in Energy’ Program
The Rutgers Energy Institute and Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy partnered for the first Women in Energy program at Rutgers University on November 8. The goal of the program is to empower students to take on leadership roles in the energy sector and realize their full potential, while building a thriving community of professional women. The program, […]
“RU Sustainable to the CORE?” Conference Spurs Ideas for Sustainability at Rutgers
“Have you heard of the Sustainable Development Goals, also known as the Global Goals?,” asked keynote speaker Jonas Haertle, head of the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) Secretariat of the United Nations Global Compact Office. A majority of the more than 200 students, faculty and staff gathered at the Cook Student Center on October […]
Assistant Professor Ethan Schoolman Receives 2017 Sustainability Award from Higher Education Association
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) announced Ethan Schoolman, currently in the Department of Human Ecology, as the recipient of the Campus Sustainability Research Award for outstanding achievements and progress toward sustainability. AASHE bestows its prestigious awards on the institutions and individuals that are helping to lead higher education to […]
