Announcement from Laura Lawson, SEBS Executive Dean and NJAES Executive Director Dear SEBS & NJAES community, I’m delighted to announce that Dr. Josh Kohut, Professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, has accepted the position of SEBS Dean of Research/NJAES Director of Research, effective January 1, 2025. Please join me in congratulating him […]
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Prof. Josh Kohut Named Fellow of Marine Technology Society
Josh Kohut, professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, was named a Fellow of the Marine Technology Society (MTS). He was recognized for fundamental contributions in the development of novel technologies that allow for the sampling of marine systems. Kohut has been at the forefront of the deployment and operation of a range of […]
Josh Kohut named fellow of Marine Technology Society
Josh Kohut – Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Rutgers Hosts 35th Annual Turfgrass Symposium
The Rutgers Center for Turfgrass Science hosted its 35th Annual Turfgrass Symposium on March 19, bringing together faculty, staff, students, researchers and industry leaders for a day of collaboration, innovation and knowledge exchange. Held at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, the symposium highlighted the breadth of turfgrass research underway across the university while reinforcing Rutgers’ leadership in […]
$1.5 Million Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Grant Supports Rutgers Postdoctoral Researchers
The School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) is among three schools at Rutgers University-New Brunswick to benefit from a $1.5 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to support 37 postdoctoral researchers. The funding strengthens research in SEBS, the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering, advancing discovery in […]
New Workshop Series Helps SEBS & NJAES Faculty Expand their Research Vision
Faculty from SEBS and NJAES gathered on Rutgers’ Cook Campus in January to kick off a dialogue that the SEBS Office of Research hopes will lead to an increase in the high-quality, cross-disciplinary research at Rutgers that often significantly impacts the state and our society, at large. The in-person event was the kickoff of the […]
New Partnership Will Revitalize Ocean Research Off the Jersey Shore
Rutgers University and Stockton University have joined forces with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and marine technology company Ocean Power Technologies Inc. to restart and modernize a historic ocean research program off the Jersey Shore, marking a major investment in coastal science, workforce development, and marine innovation. The partnership will revive the Long-Term Ecosystem […]
Ocean Currents Act Like Underwater Highways, Delivering Food to Antarctic Wildlife
In Antarctica’s frigid waters, tiny shrimp-like creatures called krill are the foundation of the entire ocean food web, feeding everything from penguins to whales. But how do these krill—and the microscopic plants they eat—end up in the right place at the right time? A new study reveals that ocean currents act like invisible highways, concentrating […]
Research Center Administrators Society Fall Meeting Showcases Innovation and Collaboration Across New Jersey’s Agricultural Research Network
Rutgers University hosted the 2025 Fall Meeting of the Research Center Administrators Society (RCAS)—a national organization dedicated to the professional development and collaboration of administrators who manage agricultural research and experiment stations across the United States. Held from September 21–24, the meeting welcomed approximately 80 participants from across the United States—from California and Florida to […]
Early-Career SEBS Faculty Forge New Connections at Back-To-School Retreat
“My biggest takeaway was that your Rutgers experience is what you make of it.” This comment from Meishka Mitchell, a new lecturer in the Department of Human Ecology, came after attending the SEBS Early Career Faculty Retreat in late August. In this event coordinated by the SEBS Office of Research and hosted at Rutgers Gardens, […]
