After a distinguished career spanning more than fifteen years at Rutgers University, Kathleen John-Alder, associate professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture, is retiring, effective July 1. She leaves behind a legacy of scholarship, teaching and professional leadership that has shaped generations of students and advanced the field of landscape architecture. A practicing landscape architect […]
Can Financial Tools Save Biodiversity? A New Review Says “Not So Fast”
The world is losing plants, animals, and ecosystems at an alarming rate, with several causes of this biodiversity decline including habitat loss, climate change, and overexploitation. However, reversing these trends will likely require substantial amounts of funding. Experts estimate the gap between what’s currently being spent on biodiversity protection and what’s actually needed is at […]
Reading the Ocean’s Past to Understand Our Climate Future
To understand how Earth’s climate is changing, we first need to understand how it has changed before. One of the best tools for doing that sits at the bottom of the ocean — tiny, fossilized shells of microscopic, single celled creatures called foraminifera. A new study published in the journal Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology takes a […]
Marine Science Students Turn Class Papers Into Published Research
Three Rutgers undergraduates achieved first-author status in peer-reviewed journals, transforming their marine science class projects into published research before graduation. The work grew out of a course taught by Richard Lutz, a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences within the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and a renowned oceanographer known for his research […]
Rutgers Researchers Expand Global Climate and Forest Science Collaboration in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula
When people think of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, images of turquoise waters, white-sand beaches, pristine jungles and ancient Mayan cities often come to mind. Yet beyond these iconic landscapes lies a region where tropical forests, agricultural lands and local communities are navigating the complex realities of environmental change. A Rutgers-led international research collaboration is helping to […]
Reimagining the SEBS Campus as a Health and Wellness Arboretum
What if a walk across campus could be as restorative as it is educational? That question is inspiring a new vision for the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS), where faculty, students, and campus leaders are exploring how the grounds of the George H. Cook Campus might evolve into a Health and Wellness […]
Assistant Professor Fiorella Prada is the 2026 Alpha Zeta “Teacher of the Year”
Fiorella Prada, assistant professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, was named the 2026 Alpha Zeta Professor of the Year at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS). Prada was first recognized at the school’s Baccalaureate where she was presented with a certificate by Alpha Zeta. Prada joined Rutgers in November […]
Announcement: Grayson Tung Joins RCE as Senior Coordinator for the Pesticide Safety Education Program
Announcement by Dina Fonseca, professor and chair of the Department of Entomology, and director of the Center for Vector Biology We are pleased to announce that Grayson Tung has joined Rutgers Cooperative Extension as the new Senior Coordinator for the Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP). Tung recently completed his Ph.D. in Entomology at Rutgers University. […]
A Coastal Defense That Becomes Stronger Is Showing Early Success
Scientists report that a living reef coastal defense system can reduce wave power significantly, suggesting the approach could offer a new way to protect shorelines from storms and rising seas. Their findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by an international team that included nine Rutgers University researchers, provide one of the most […]
At Rutgers, a Forest Takes Root Where a Road Once Ran
On a patch of Livingston campus once covered in asphalt, Rutgers University-New Brunswick students are planting the beginnings of a forest, one designed not just to grow quickly but to bring people into the work of reforestation. The transformation is part of the Livingston Abandoned Roadway Environmental Restoration project, which replaces an obsolete roadway dating back to […]
