Samantha Eng’s call to pursue a career in medicine and help heal physical and emotional pain grew out of her experience in preschool accompanying her mother for medical treatment in her quest to have another child. In the doctor’s office, Eng observed many medical procedures, including injections, blood draws, and scans. “Instead of looking away […]
Announcement: Ming-Yi Chou is an Assistant Extension Specialist in Turfgrass Pathology
Announcement by Don Kobayashi, chair of the Department of Plant Biology On behalf of Department of Plant Biology and the Center for Turfgrass Science, please join me in welcoming Ming-Yi Chou, who has recently joined the faculty as an Assistant Extension Specialist with expertise in turfgrass pathology. Dr. Chou’s extension program will focus on evaluating […]
Senior Story: Kyra Bostic (SEBS’23) Gets Front Seat in Crafting Historic U.N. Ocean Treaty
For two weeks this spring, Kyra Bostic served as a delegate participating in talks to develop a landmark international agreement to protect the oceans, which play a crucial role in absorbing carbon emissions – a key driver of climate change. The conference in New York ended after a hectic 38-hour final United Nations session when […]
Three SEBS Professors Ranked Among “Best Plant Science and Agronomy Scientists”
Three faculty members in the Department of Plant Biology have been ranked “Best Plant Science and Agronomy Scientists” by Research.com. The latest scientific rankings were based on number of publications and their citation values within the discipline. Distinguished Professor Bingru Huang focuses her research on understanding mechanisms of plant tolerance to abiotic stress tolerance, […]
Senior Story: Lucy Yang (SEBS’23) Dreams of Building More Resilient Environments for Nature and Humans
Ecology major Lucy Yang (SEBS’23) is a bright, motivated Honor’s College scholar whose academic performance has placed her on the Dean’s List each semester at Rutgers. More than subject matter knowledge, though, Lucy believes that one of the best lessons she’s learned is the value of interdisciplinary collaboration. “My most significant life lesson that I […]
Dipak Sarkar Elected as a 2023 Fellow in the International Union of Physiological Sciences Academy
Dipak Sarkar, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences, was recently elected as a 2023 Fellow in the International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) Academy. The IUPS Academy represents the diversity and excellence of worldwide physiology. It celebrates and publicizes the important contributions made by physiologists globally to science and health. As an international non-political organization, IUPS […]
Senior Story: Diane Zaragoza (SEBS’23) is a Passionate Environmentalist
Diane Zaragoza will graduate next month, having majored in Environmental Policy, Institutions and Behavior (EPIB) in the Department of Human Ecology. She sat down with SEBS/NJAES Newsroom to talk about her passion for the environment, her SEBS journey, and how she plans to do her own part to protect Planet Earth. Why did you choose […]
Senior Story: Salvatore Fricano (SEBS’23) Studies the Ocean’s Impact on the World
Salvatore Fricano is helping plan for the first worldwide navigation of a new underwater ocean glider Salvatore Fricano grew up spending summers on the Jersey Shore, where the vastness of the ocean captivated his imagination. “I just saw the horizon with nothing on it and it looked like an adventure waiting to happen,” he says. […]
Prof. Pamela McElwee Co-authors Study Offering New Solutions for Combating Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss
Pamela McElwee, professor in the Department of Human Ecology, is co-author of a new study, “Overcoming the coupled climate and biodiversity crises and their societal impacts,” published in the journal, Science. She is among 18 international experts who contributed to the study. “This paper emphasizes that biodiversity loss and climate change are essentially two sides […]
Nature Favors all Creatures Great and Small Over Medium
Rutgers researchers conduct survey on the body sizes of Earth’s organisms Life may come in all shapes and sizes, but in nature the most extreme size ranges predominate, according to Rutgers researchers. A survey of body sizes of Earth organisms, published in the science journal PLoS ONE, shows that the planet’s biomass – the material that makes […]
