Kevin Guerrero (SEBS’19, Exercise Science) is a first-year medical student at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, who was born in North Bergen but raised in West New York, NJ. Although born in the U.S., he considers his upbringing as having always been heavily influenced by his Mexican and Latinx culture. Both of his parents […]
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New Jersey Senators Warn New FEMA Guidelines Would Raise Flood Insurance Premiums
David Robinson – New Jersey State Climatologist
In Memoriam: Rutgers Professor Fred C. Swift (GSNB’58) Entomology
Fred C. Swift passed away September 7, 2021, at the age of 94. Fred joined the Department of Entomology in 1961 with responsibilities for teaching and conducting research focusing on the development of IPM programs for New Jersey’s tree fruit growers. He retired in 1992. He is survived by his wife Deborah, three children and […]
Tool to ease floods goes unused
Daniel Van Abs – Department of Human Ecology
Are spotted lanternflies toxic to dogs? We asked this NJ bug expert
George Hamilton – Department of Entomology
Michelle De Freitas-Montes (SEBS’18), SEBS EOF Alumna and Future Physician
Michelle De Freitas-Montes is a self-described “first-generation Hispanic immigrant, and avid lover of sport, food and culture who hopes to work with underserved populations as a future physician.” To that end, she is enrolled at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and working towards that coveted medical degree. Exactly what specialty, Michelle is not yet sure […]
Smoke From Nuclear War Would Trigger Massive Climate Change, Endangering Health
Alan Robock – Department of Environmental Sciences
Fact check: Claim that lanternflies are toxic to pets is missing context
George Hamilton – Department of Entomology
National Science Foundation Awards Rutgers a $750,000 Convergence Accelerator Grant
NSF invests $21 million to tackle two complex societal challenges: the networked blue economy, and trust and authenticity in communication systems and will fund 28 teams to fast-track solutions toward with a positive societal impact The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Rutgers a $750,000 Convergence Accelerator grant for the project, “Regional climate change projections […]
Spotted Lanternflies? Here’s What To Do
George Hamilton – Department of Entomology
