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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently announced an investment of more than $5 million to support projects that impact diet, nutrition and chronic disease prevention. The Rutgers project, “People, Plants, and The Planet: A Multi-Method Study to Develop, Implement & Evaluate a Food & Climate Change Intervention to […]
Human Ecology
New Jersey Higher Education Community and Advocates Gather to Envision Hunger-Free College
On Feb. 10 and 11, policymakers, school administrators, faculty, staff, students and community members attended the online conference, “Envisioning Hunger-Free College in New Jersey.” The conference, which focused on addressing student food insecurity at colleges and universities in New Jersey, was funded by the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education and hosted by Rutgers […]
Rachael Shwom Co-authors Study Showing Carbon Labels Can Be Part of Climate Change Solution
Carbon labels can be an effective measure to change consumer and corporate behavior as the growing threat of climate change progresses, according to newly published research by Rachael Shwom, associate professor in the Department of Human Ecology, and a team of co-authors. Shwom, who is also the acting director of the Rutgers Energy Institute, conducts […]
In Memoriam: Distinguished Professor Emeritus Andrew P. Vayda, Department of Human Ecology Founder
Andrew “Pete” Vayda, passed away on January 15 at the age of 90. Vayda immigrated to New York with his mother from Hungary in 1939. He attended Columbia College and earned his B.A. in 1952, and subsequently earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1956. Vayda served as a professor in the Department of Anthropology […]
Rutgers Professor Pamela McElwee Among Co-Chairs Named to Two New Global IPBES Assessments
Pamela McElwee, professor in the Department of Human Ecology at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, was among six new co-chairs named today by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) to lead work on two major new multi-year international scientific assessments. McElwee is one of three co-chairs to lead the […]
Why the East Needs the West to Have Enough Water
The woes of Western water have made the Eastern news from time to time, usually when a major reservoir hits a record low level, snowfalls are badly deficient or a major fire is linked to the long-term drought conditions. But how many in the East really focus on this news, other than to marvel at […]
Rutgers Team Selected by ArcGIS to Pilot New ArcGIS Online Image Tool
The premium Geographic Information System (GIS) software application ArcGIS enables handling and analyzing geographic information by visualizing geographical statistics through layer building maps. It is often used by academic institutions to develop and illustrate research in the humanities and sciences. It has, however, historically been harder to use with Apple computers. The ArcGIS online Software As a System (SAS) tool made it easier for all computer users to work with […]
Meeting Basic Food Needs on Campus
SEBS and NJAES lead the charge in addressing food insecurity on campus Food insecurity is a problem for approximately one-third of Rutgers University–New Brunswick students. Cara Cuite, assistant extension specialist in the Department of Human Ecology, has led two basic needs insecurity surveys among students on the Rutgers–New Brunswick campus, one in 2016 and more […]
Rutgers Awarded $305,000 Grant to Support Water Quality Protection and Improvements in the Delaware River Basin
Daniel Van Abs, professor, and Karen O’Neill, associate professor, Department of Human Ecology, are co-PIs on a new grant of $305,000 from the William Penn Foundation of Philadelphia. The grant funds the second phase of a project to identify all government expenditures for the purposes of water quality protection and improvements in the Delaware River […]
Rutgers study confirms “cell-based” and “cell-cultured” work best
Food companies, regulators, marketers, journalists and others should use the terms “cell-based” or “cell-cultured” when labeling and talking about seafood products made from the cells of fish or shellfish, according to a new Rutgers study in the Journal of Food Science. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture require food products […]
