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Dr. Victoria Ramenzoni, part of The Megalopolitan Coastal Transformation Hub at Rutgers, was selected by NSF and the Kaleta A. Doolin Foundation to serve as NSF-KADF Ocean Decade Champions.
Department of Human Ecology Professors McElwee and Shwom Awarded NSF Planning Grant to Develop a Center on Sustainability and Governance in the Anthropocene
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Professors Pamela McElwee and Rachael Shwom of the Department of Human Ecology have been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to plan a Center on Sustainability and Governance in the Anthropocene.
Rutgers Faculty SNAP to It With Community College Students to Counter Food Insecurity
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A social scientist and a graphic designer join forces with Hudson County Community College to create art, gather food stories and engage northeastern New Jerseyans. Two Rutgers faculty members – a health psychologist who studies food insecurity and a design professor whose work engages marginalized communities in self-advocacy – teamed up with staff and students […]
Dan Van Abs Awarded The Edmund W. Stiles Award for Environmental Leadership
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The Edmund W. Stiles Award for Environmental Leadership was presented to Daniel J. Van Abs, Ph.D., FAICP/PP, professor of professional practice for water, society, and the environment at Rutgers University. The annual award recognizes a community leader who demonstrates outstanding leadership, dedication, and passion in advancing the cause of environmental protection and stewardship. The award […]
EPIB Senior Vanessa Thomas
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Vanessa Thomas, Environmental Policy Institutions and Behavior Major, was recently awarded an Undergraduate Research Fellowship by the Rutgers Aresty Research Center in the amount of $500.00 to help fund her study on student energy security. She will use the funding to purchase recruitment materials, such as flyers and handouts, and most importantly, to appropriately compensate […]
Dr. Pamela McElwee among Co-chairs Named to Two New Global IPBES Assessments
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Quoting from the Newsroom website: “Pamela McElwee, professor in the Department of Human Ecology at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, was among six new co-chairs named today by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) to lead work on two major new multi-year international scientific assessments.”