Announcement by Laura Lawson, Executive Dean, SEBS Dear Colleagues, It is my pleasure to share the results of the 2023 Excellence Awards. Each award recognizes outstanding work conducted by our colleagues within the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. These awards spotlight individuals and teams whose creativity, innovation, […]
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SEBS Senior Kiran Ganesh’s Transformative Rutgers Summer Service Experience in Washington D.C.
Kirandharshini (Kiran) Ganesh, a senior at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS), had the experience of a lifetime this past summer as part of a cohort of 26 undergraduates selected this year for the Rutgers Scarlet Service in Washington DC RSS-DC program. Managed by the Rutgers Office of Federal Relations, the program offers […]
Rutgers Center for Lipid Research Holds 8th Annual Symposium
On November 10, 2023 the Rutgers Center for Lipid Research (RCLR) held its 8th annual symposium under the theme, “The fat-soluble vitamins strike back.” The symposium, which was held at the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health on the Rutgers–New Brunswick campus, was attended by more than 100 participants. The annual event drew […]
Researchers Show Promising Results in Effort to Reinvent Herbicides to Combat Invasive Plants
Invasive plant species are typically fast growing. Highly competitive with native plants, they are ecosystem disruptors, often displacing native plant as well as animal species. A research team led by James White, professor in the Department of Plant Biology at Rutgers University, and Kurt Kowalski, a wetland ecologist and research scientist at the U.S. Geological […]
Ph.D. Student Bill Errickson Places 2nd in Poster Session of the ASA-CSSA-SSSA Meeting
The American Society of Agronomy (ASA), the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) and the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) held its 2023 International Annual Meeting from October 29 to November 1, in St. Louis, Missouri. The annual meeting is an opportunity for leading scientists, researchers, educators, policymakers, students, exhibitors, and government institutions to gather to […]
Alumni Feature: Kyle David Reiman (SEBS’22)
Rutgers alumnus Kyle David Reiman graduated from SEBS in August of 2022 with a major in meteorology and two minors in science communication and digital communication, information, and media (DCIM). He is currently a meteorologist and weather producer at FOX Weather and is pursuing his master’s degree in communications at Johns Hopkins University with dual […]
Associate Professor Barry Jesse Retires After Nearly 38 Years at Rutgers
Barry Jesse, associate professor in the Department of Animal Science, will retire on January 1, 2024, after close to four decades of teaching and research at Rutgers. Jesse earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree for the University of Illinois in 1975 and 1977, respectively, and a doctoral degree from the Institute of Nutrition and […]
Andrea Cochran (CC ’76) FASLA Wins Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award
Andrea Cochran (CC ’76) received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Design Futures Council, recognizing lifelong design leaders for the contributions of their life and work to their profession for more than 40 years. The council, which was founded to connect leaders within the built environment industry and share ideas about technology, sustainability, and the business of […]
Rutgers Plant Geneticist Jim Simon Wins Distinguished Service to NJ Agriculture Award
Jim Simon, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Plant Biology, was presented with the Distinguished Service to New Jersey Agriculture Award for 2023 for outstanding research contributions to New Jersey’s farming industry by the New Jersey Farm Bureau (NJFB) at its 105th Annual Meeting held November 13-14. This prestigious award is presented each year by […]
Rutgers Contributes to the Fifth National Climate Assessment – Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute
The Fifth National Climate Assessment, the U.S. Government’s preeminent report on climate change impacts, risk, and responses was released by President Biden on November 15, 2023. The report is mandated by Congress and assesses changes in the climate, its national and regional impacts, and options for reducing present and future risk. NPR mentions this assessment is “the most […]
