The book—edited by Karen M. O’Neill and Daniel J. Van Abs (CC’77), associate professors in the Department of Human Ecology at Rutgers—explores Sandy’s devastating impacts and the future of the coasts. Rutgers University and other experts examine the historic superstorm’s catastrophic impacts and shocking aftermath from numerous angles and try to decide whether Sandy was “a […]
Human Ecology
Tom Rudel Wins Distinguished Scholarly Book Award from Society for Human Ecology
Tom Rudel, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Human Ecology, won the 2014 Gerald L. Young Book Award from the Society of Human Ecology for his scholarly work, Defensive Environmentalists and Dynamics of Global Reform, which was published in 2013 by Cambridge University Press. At the time of its publication, Rudel said, “This book first […]
Human Ecology Professor Publishes New Work on Environmental Reform
Tom Rudel, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Human Ecology, has a new book, Defensive Environmentalists and the Dynamics of Global Reform, published by Cambridge University Press. According to Rudel, “This book first began to take shape forty years ago when I was a young graduate student taking courses and attending talks on subjects, such […]
Human Ecology Professor Hosted as Guest Lecturer by Former Grad Students
Peter Guarnaccia, professor in the Dept of Human Ecology and investigator at the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, was invited by former Rutgers anthropology graduate student Nia Parson to deliver the George and Mary Foster Distinguished Lecture in Cultural Anthropology at Southern Methodist University (SMU). Parson, who completed her Ph.D. in […]