School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Access. Excellence. Relevance.

The School of Environmental and Biological Sciences brings together faculty, staff, and students for immersive, hands-on research and experiential learning. By connecting human and environmental health, we inspire socially responsible leaders to build a sustainable and just future.

We develop tomorrow’s solutions today.

Leaders Belong Here

SEBS both requires and provides invaluable experiential learning, which creates meaningful opportunities for students to grow from learners into leaders in the professional world. SEBS both requires and provides invaluable experiential learning, which creates meaningful opportunities for students to grow from learners into leaders in the professional world.

Claire Li (SEBS'29)

Claire Li: Embracing her Heritage and Looking to a Future in Forensics

Claire Li was born and raised in Markham, a suburb of Toronto, Canada. She begins her first year at college, relatively far from home, in the heart of the Rutgers–New Brunswick campus.

Josuel Barrios (SEBS'29)

Josuel Barrios: Raised on Rutgers Pride.

This fall, Barrios, 18, is following in his mom’s footsteps as an incoming School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) student majoring in Environmental Business Economics.

By the Numbers

34%

of SEBS students are first-generation students

$4.2 Million

in scholarships awarded to SEBS students annually

100%

of SEBS students participate in experiential learning

Explore SEBS

A Place to Grow

Beyond the Classroom

On campus and off, you’ll discover a multitude of learning venues. From living labs, farms, gardens, and ecological preserves to the nearby Raritan River and research stations across the state, see for yourself that not all classrooms have walls.

Beyond the Country

Gain a planetary perspective through study-abroad opportunities and international research/collaboration, or by interacting with the vast faculty and student body who come to Rutgers from across the globe.

Beyond Graduation

Your SEBS education is only the beginning of a transformative process of hands-on learning that will prepare you for real-world success in a wide range of important fields.

News

Faculty

DMCS Faculty Corday Selden Honored with Oceanography Society Early Career Award

Corday Selden, assistant professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, has been selected to receive The Oceanography Society (TOS) Early Career Award. The honor recognizes outstanding early-career research contributions, leadership in ocean sciences, and exceptional promise for future impact in oceanography.

Students

Marian Hollenbeck SEBS’26 Earns Fred Winter Memorial Award for Excellence in Horticulture

Marian Hollenbeck, a senior in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS), has been named a recipient of the 2026 Fred Winter Memorial Award for Excellence in Horticulture, presented by the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture (PSPA).

Alumni

From Cook College to Shark Tank: Michael Silva CC’96 and the Game That Went National

For Michael Silva CC’96, innovation didn’t begin in a boardroom. It started in a driveway. An environmental sciences major at Rutgers Cook College—now the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences—Silva never imagined he would one day pitch a patented backyard football game on national television.

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