Researchers analyze humpback whales in New York Bight apex area over seven years Humpback whales spotted along the Jersey Shore and the waters off New York often stay for an extended period of time and return year after year, according to a study co-authored by Rutgers University, Gotham Whale, the Center for Coastal Studies and […]
Jennifer Robertson (CC’97): Cat Woman!
Jennifer Robertson is the keeper of the Big Cat Falls exhibit at the Philadelphia Zoo. She is among the alumni acting as stewards and interpreters of nature, serving in New York City, South Dakota, and Camden. For alumna Jennifer Robertson, working at the Philadelphia Zoo isn’t like herding cats; it is herding cats. Big ones. As keeper of the Big Cat Falls […]
Ph.D. Candidate Emily Hanselman Receives the Mars, Inc. Predoctoral Fellowship for 2022 from the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) Foundation
Emily Hanselman is the recipient of the Mars, Inc. Predoctoral Fellowship for 2022 from the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) Foundation. This $5,000 award recognizes the excellence of her proposed project, “Behavioral and metabolic measures of oral carbohydrate caloric signals.” “Congratulations on receiving this prestigious award,” said Keith Dillon, chief engagement officer and vice president, […]
Rutgers Alumnus Bob Burns CC’71: Into the Woods
In the early morning hours of August 15, 1994, Bob Burns and his wife, Mary LaHood, were jolted from sleep when their home in Piedmont, South Dakota, was illuminated by the glow of an encroaching fire from nearby Stagebarn Canyon. Racing to a command center set up at a local school, Burns CC’71 drew on […]
Xenia Morin Selected as 2022 “Dr. Barbara Munson Goff Teacher of the Year” by Alpha Zeta
Xenia Morin, associate teaching professor in the Department of Plant Biology and undergraduate program director of Agriculture and Food Systems, was named the 2022 Teacher of the Year by the Rutgers Chapter of the Fraternity of Alpha Zeta, the national honor and service fraternity for agriculture and environmental studies. Her teaching style embraces active learning […]
2022 SEBS Convocation Remarks by Class Representative Juhi Patel
Editor’s Note: Juhi Patel, 2022 SEBS Class Representative, is a double major in Exercise Science and Political Science. Congratulations to my fellow members of the Class of 2022. Congratulations to the friends, families, deans, professors, faculty, and mentors who have supported us on our journey here today. And a special shout out to my mom […]
Jeremy Lewan (SEBS’22), Al Roker’s Former Intern, Makes His Mark in Meteorology and Modeling
Just before Al Roker gives the daily weather forecast on NBC’s Today, he gets a 4:30 a.m. briefing on the latest record-breaking temperatures, hurricanes or snowstorms from his weather producers on the show. Last summer, one of the voices giving him those weather updates via FaceTime belonged to Jeremy Lewan, a meteorology major at Rutgers graduating […]
Senior Story: Tyler Holden (SEBS’22), Transforming His Life and Campus By Design
Tyler Holden, SEBS’22, graduates this May with a degree in Landscape Architecture from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS). His path to choosing Landscape Architecture as his major was easy, growing more gratifying the deeper he understood the interrelatedness of its many parts. “The most interesting part of my major that I’ve grown […]
Senior Story: Stephanie Welsh (SEBS ‘22), RU Crew Coxswain Achieves Excellence in Plant Science
Stephanie Welsh discovered and fostered her love for plants from a young age in her family’s garden and as a 4-H member in her home state of Maryland. She maintained that passion as a plant biology major at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS), following the horticulture and turfgrass industry track, completing a […]
Senior Story: Ryan Schmidt (SEBS’22), Ecology is Music to His Ears
Ryan Schmidt (SEBS’22) graduates this May from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences with a bachelor’s degree in Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources and a minor in Music. He initially was enrolled as a Music Education major in the Mason Gross School of the Arts with the intent to become a high school music […]
