Claire Li (SEBS'29)
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.
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
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.
Josuel Barrios (SEBS'29)
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
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
Since graduating from Cook College in 1992, Katie Applegate Bobowski has lived with her family in seven states – Oregon, Utah, Maryland, Arizona, Montana, Colorado and, since 2016, Alaska. In each place she’s lived, Katie’s grassroots commitment to community and to environmental education has been steadfast throughout, particularly those organizations that invest in youth and their futures.
In a recent review in the journal BioEssays, Rutgers researchers described the next steps needed to produce affordable, field-portable diagnostic tests to deliver coral health monitoring tools to local communities.
Karyn Malinowski, equine sciences extension specialist and professor, retired on June 30, after 47 years at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences.
Upcoming Academic Seminars
Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 2:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | Online and FSNS, Room 120, New Brunswick
Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 3:50 p.m.-5:10 p.m. | Institute for Food Nutrition & Health IFNH - Room 101, New Brunswick
Friday, October 17, 2025, 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. | Foran Hall Room 138A, New Brunswick
