Her office in Room 107 at the NJAES Office of Continuing Professional Education at Rutgers University seems exactly where Elizabeth Coogan (SEBS’17 Plant Science) belongs. Sure, it’s right next to the copier, which is convenient. But it’s more about where Coogan has spent much of her life in this industry, starting as a student assisting […]
Rishi Jaggernauth (SEBS’15): Embracing the Unexpected
Rishi Jaggernauth earned a bachelor’s degree in biotechnology from Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) in 2015, with a concentration in Bioscience Policy and Management, along with a minor in Environmental and Business Economics. “Growing up, there was a strong emphasis on education in our household. My parents instilled in us the importance […]
Veterinary Student Finding his Way Towards an Exotic Future
If there’s one thing Bryce Hunter has honed after his first year on the pre-veterinary track of the animal sciences program, it’s focus. The Honors Program at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences is more demanding than his high school self could have anticipated, but that has only strengthened his resolve to reach […]
Rutgers SEBS Collaborates with Bergen Community College to Strengthen Food and Agriculture Workforce Pipeline
Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) has partnered with Bergen Community College (BCC) as part of a five-year, $4.5 million grant, New Jersey NextGen for Sustainable Farming, awarded to BCC by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Supported by funding under USDA-NIFA’s NextGen program, SEBS provides a residential Experiential Learning Program […]
Angelina Shanley: A Marine Conservationist in the Making
On the outside, Angelina Shanley is a transfer student from upstate New York with a seeing eye dog. In her heart, though, she’s an environmental conservationist – more specifically, an ocean and marine life conservationist. Shanley was studying environmental science at Siena College, outside Albany, when, like many first-year students, she decided to change majors. […]
Rutgers Students Share STEM Learning through Science-in-Action Storytelling at Environmental Conference
Rutgers science storytellers and their science-in-action videos took a road trip to share their work as featured guests of the Environmental Storytelling Series in Syracuse, NY, on September 26-27. This series was organized jointly by the State University of New York’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry’s (SUNY ESF) Writing, Rhetoric, and Communications Program and […]
Richard P. Moses, M.D. – From SEBS EOF Scholar to U.S. Navy Anesthesiologist
Richard P. Moses, a 2012 graduate of Rutgers University, has achieved remarkable success since his time as an undergraduate in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) program. After earning a degree in Biological Sciences, with honors, Richard went on to graduate from Pennsylvania State College of Medicine in May […]
Ishir Hazarika SEBS’28: Local Champion for Environmental Consciousness
Across the university, Rutgers welcomed more than 14,400 first-year and transfer students this fall, according to preliminary figures. This year’s Class of 2028 comes from the largest applicant pool in the university’s history. Members of the incoming class, selected from among the largest applicant pool in the university’s history, have already made a difference in their […]
Karishma Subramanian SEBS ’28 Begins Her Journey Into Occupational Therapy
Karishma Subramanian, a first-year student at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS), is excited to begin her first semester on the George H. Cook campus and see her dream of one day becoming an occupational therapist. “I was inspired by my mom who has been an occupational therapist for almost 25 years. I […]
Generous Gift from Rutgers Food Science Alumnus Will Support Scholarships for Graduate Students
Working as a chemist at a research institute in India in 1961, R.G. Krishnamurthy learned that Rutgers Professor Stephen S. Chang, renowned for his outstanding contributions to food technology and his work on flavors and lipids, was looking for student researchers. Krishnamurthy GSNB’65—the first in his family to earn a college degree, starting with his […]
