May is National Osteoporosis Month in the U.S. and the time is right for all Americans to take a proactive posture to help protect their bones. In the U.S., more than two million broken bones are caused by osteoporosis each year. Studies show that half of all women over the age of 50 and a […]
Wellness on Wednesdays with FCHS
Wellness on Wednesday webinars with Family & Community Health Sciences will focus on a variety of topics related to food, nutrition, and healthy lifestyles. This series will walk you through the easy steps that you can take to add positive health behaviors into your day. From reducing the amount of food waste you produce in […]
Announcement: SEBS Executive Dean & NJAES Executive Director Bob Goodman Steps Down Effective June 30, 2020
January 24, 2020 Dear Rutgers Faculty and Staff: Please join me in extending gratitude and best wishes to Robert M. Goodman, who will be stepping down at the end of his term as Executive Dean of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and Executive Director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station on June […]
In Memoriam: Douglas E. Eveleigh, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, (1933-2019)
By Max Häggblom, distinguished professor and chair, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology It is with great sadness that we report that Douglas E. Eveleigh, an emeritus Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University, died on Dec. 30, 2019 of complications of a glioblastoma. Prof. Eveleigh served on the Rutgers faculty for forty-five years, where he was known […]
Food Science Doctoral Candidates Win Important Fellowships
Regina O’Brien and Neeta Yousaf, doctoral candidates in food science in the School of Graduate Studies, both won important fellowships to support their research. O’Brien received the North East -Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) Graduate Student Fellowship Award of $15,000 for the project, “Increasing consumer acceptance of baby leafy greens grown in a controlled […]
Meet the New Jersey State Microbe
Streptomyces griseus, a microorganism discovered in New Jersey soil in 1916 by Rutgers scientists, was named the official state microbe by the New Jersey State Legislature in 2019. Professor Selman Waksman and graduate students Albert Schatz and Elizabeth Bugie discovered in 1943 that S. griseus produces an antibiotic, which they named streptomycin, that proved effective […]
Malin Pinsky Named a 2019 Early Career Fellow of the Ecological Society of America
Malin Pinsky, asssociate professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, was named an Early Career Fellow by the Ecological Society of America (ESA). According to the ESA, Pinsky was “elected for advancing fundamental understanding of the ecological and evolutionary consequences of global change for marine populations and communities, and for facilitating the use […]
Rutgers Discovers New Delivery System that Could Help Prevent Bacterial Infections
According to a recent Rutgers study, there may be a more effective mechanism for drug delivery in order to prevent bacterial infections or the growth of bacteria in unwanted locations. Rutgers researchers have discovered a new system to deliver antimicrobial agents – drugs, antiseptics or pesticides – that could more effectively treat or prevent bacterial […]
Marine Ecologist Malin Pinsky Pens Op-Ed to Mark Earth Day
To mark Earth Day on April 22, Malin Pinsky, marine ecologist in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources and an affiliate of the Rutgers Climate Institute, penned an op-ed for Dow Jones & Company website, MarketWatch. He writes, “If we continue on our current path of carbon emissions, we can expect ocean warming […]
