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Congratulations to Brittany Musolino (SEBS’14) and Daniel J. Van Abs (CC’77), associate professor in the Department of Human Ecology, for winning the 2016 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards. The awards ceremony and luncheon were held on December 7 at the New Jersey State Museum in Trenton. Established in 2000 by then-Governor Christine Todd Whitman and the […]
Human Ecology
Morris Museum Presents the Research and Collection of the Late Professor George E. B. Morren
The People of Northern Papua New Guinea The Morris Museum is currently presenting an exhibition on the people of Northern Papua New Guinea from the research and collection of the late George E. B. Morren (1939-2011), pioneering anthropologist and one of the first faculty members hired by Rutgers to develop a program in Human Ecology. […]
Rutgers Scientists Say Sandy Exposed our Coastal Vulnerabilities
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in The Press of Atlantic City. Associate professors Daniel J. Van Abs (CC’77) and Karen M. O’Neill, Department of Human Ecology, are co-editors of a book on the aftermath of Sandy called “Taking Chances: The Coast After Hurricane Sandy” and were part of a panel at Rutgers University’s […]
Rachael Shwom and Cara Cuite Receive National Science Foundation Grant
Rachael Shwom and Cara Cuite, Department of Human Ecology, are part of a multi-university team that received a grant in October 2016 from the National Science Foundation, through their Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy and Water program. The total grant was for $2,983,358, and Rutgers is receiving $419,184 for the project: Reducing Household […]
Former Governors Kean and Florio Point to Rutgers Report for Acting Now to Protect NJ’s Water Supply from Impacts of Climate Change
Throughout this century, climate change is projected to modify New Jersey’s weather patterns, hydrology, ecosystems, and water supply resources and utility systems. A white paper providing an overview of anticipated climate change implications for the state’s water supply and possible management responses to address these concerns, was released by the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance […]
‘Taking Chances’ at The Coast: Have We Learned Hurricane Sandy’s Lessons?
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 […]
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 […]
