Bugs are formidable foes, spreading disease and destroying billions of dollars in crops annually. Conventional controls, such as insecticides, are losing their effectiveness amid growing resistance and environmental concerns. Novel controls are needed – and a Rutgers-New Brunswick researcher has been awarded $2.1 million in federal funding to find them. Jennifer Sun, assistant professor in the Department of […]
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Rutgers 4-H Kicks Off Resilience Action Teams Initiative in Northern Jersey
The Rutgers Department of 4-H Youth Development and the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JCNERR) formally began their new educator-community climate resilience initiative for the greater Jersey City and Newark areas this past July at Liberty Science Center and the Liberty State Park Nature Center. The year-long program is designed to support Resilience Action […]
SEBS Student Takes Environmental Research to Germany
Charlene Guo, an Honors College senior and environmental science major attending the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS), spent her summer in Germany conducting research on environmental contamination with heavy metals. Guo was one of two Rutgers University-New Brunswick students to study in Germany over the summer as part of the Research Internships […]
From the Classroom to the Laboratory: Experiential Learning Shapes Food Science Student’s Future
Two semesters of experiential learning in Rutgers’ food packaging laboratory helped Daniel Burd transform classroom knowledge into award-winning research with real-world applications for the food industry. When Daniel Burd first arrived at Rutgers after earning an associate degree from Brookdale Community College, he knew he loved food science because it brought chemistry and biology to […]
Solid GEMS Celebrates 40 Years of Building Confidence, Community and Excellence in STEM
Four decades after its first summer program, the SEBS Educational Opportunity Fund’s Solid GEMS program continues to prepare students to succeed in science while building a community that extends well beyond graduation Summer 2026 marked a significant milestone for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) Program as Solid GEMS […]
Second Annual Summer School on Sustainability Governance at Rutgers
Week-long program brought together researchers working on ocean and fisheries governance, energy justice, Indigenous land rights, food systems, and climate policy from institutions across the United States and the globe From August 24 to 28, the Department of Human Ecology at Rutgers University–New Brunswick hosted its second annual Summer School on Sustainability Governance, bringing nearly […]
A Scarlet Knight’s Lifesaving Commitment: 158 Donations and Counting
As the U.S. faces a blood supply crisis, one Scarlet Knight has made it her mission to help provide critical blood donations. Sue Beurskens, associate athletic director for marketing, has been a blood donor since 1993 and has logged over 150 donations over those three decades. What began as a chance encounter has evolved into […]
Class of 2030: Kelly Shanklin, SEBS and Rutgers–New Brunswick Honors College
Kelly Shanklin’s road to Rutgers–New Brunswick has been measured in miles and defined by persistence. The 17-year-old from Clinton Township enters Rutgers–New Brunswick as an Honors College student studying biology on the pre-med track and as a member of the Scarlet Knights women’s cross country and track and field teams. Shanklin’s curiosity about medicine began during her […]
A Head Start on Belonging at Rutgers
New Student Orientation helps thousands of incoming students find community, confidence and their place on campus In a matter of days, a small city’s worth of new first-year and transfer students will converge on Rutgers University–New Brunswick from across New Jersey, America and the world. Nearly 7,000 of those incoming students have taken a simple […]
Rosy Andrade Cordova SEBS’29 Brings the Classroom into the Garden and Finds Her Roots
For Rosahirene “Rosy” Andrade Cordova, gardening began very simply as a hobby in her yard. But as she watched plants grow and discovered the satisfaction of caring for them, she began to recognize something deeper. “I realized that I had a very strong connection to the process of growing different kinds of plants,” she said. […]
