Development Office: Featured Projects

Faculty at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences are engaged in a number of exciting research projects. Below, you will find a few of the projects currently underway. Please bookmark this page for future reference as we will add profiles of the important work in which our faculty are engaged on a regular basis.

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Agricultural and Horticultural Production
		The Marigold Project Marigolds Herald Community Development Project Leader: Jim White

Better Food, Health, and Nutrition for People and Animals
		Alcohol and Breast Cancer Tracing the Origins of Breast Cancer Project Leaders: Wendie Cohick Dipak Sarkar

		Controlling Fat Production in Cells Holding the Promise of a Treatment for Obesity? Project Leader: George Carman

		Genes Don't Tell the Whole Story Grandparents’ Environment Affects Epigenome, Which May Also Affect You Project Leader: Mehmet Uzumcu

		Nature's Health-Promoting Products Probiotics Could Help Combat Antibiotic Resistance Project Leader: Michael Chikindas

		Understanding a Metabolism Disorder A Rare Disease Could Lead to a New Understanding of Fat Metabolism Project Leader: Dawn Brasaemle

		Weight Loss, Biochemistry, and Osteoporosis The Surprising Connection Between Bones, Fat, and Nutrition Project Leader: Sue Shapses

		Young Minds Meet Young Horses Project Trains Future Scientists and Improves Equine Health Project Leader: Sarah Ralston

Climate Change: From Predictions to Solutions
		Climate and Environmental Change Initiative From Impacts to Solutions Project Leaders: Tony Broccoli Jennifer Francis

Environmental Quality: The Earth and its Oceans
		A New Age of Ocean Research Rutgers Underwater Gliders Key to Environmental Stewardship Project Leaders: Scott Glenn Oscar Schofield

		Landscape Change Research Program Generating Data to Understand a Global Phenomenon Project Leaders: Richard Lathrop David Tulloch

Global Biodiversity and Bio-exploration
		A New Paradigm of Drug Discovery Better and More Affordable Medicines for Everyone Project Leader: Ilya Raskin

Natural Resource Stewardship
		A Treasure Trove of Plant Specimens Preserving the Heritage of Native New Jersey Plant Species Project Leader: Lena Struwe

		Bird Conservation Management Plans for Bird Conservation Project Leader: Julie Lockwood

		Restoring Our Urban Environments Restoration Ecology in California’s Great Park Project Leader: Steven Handel

		The Life Cycle and Habits of PCBs Is Dredging the Solution or Part of the Problem? Project Leader: Lisa Rodenburg

Sustainable Alternative Energy Sources
		Designing a Homegrown Energy Source Is Switchgrass the Answer to Our Energy Needs? Project Leader: Stacy Bonos

		There's Energy in Algae! ”Algaculture“ Could be the Energy Industry of the Future Project Leader: Paul Falkowski

Youth Development
		Ocean Literacy for School Children Improving Scientific Literacy in Elementary Schools Project Leader: Janice McDonnell