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.
SEBS both requires and provides invaluable experience-based education which creates meaningful opportunities for students to grow from learners into leaders in the professional world.
Karishma Subramanian, a first-year student at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS), is excited to begin her first semester on the George H. Cook campus and see her dream of one day becoming an occupational therapist.
When it rains in Ishir Hazarika’s hometown of Berkeley Heights, streets turn into fast-moving rivers. Water gushes out of manholes and toilets in basements overflow. In the summer of 2023, Hazarika created a video that showed the devastating effects of flooding in the township as an intern for the mayor’s office. After town officials showed the video to their Congressional representatives in Washington, Berkeley Heights received $2 million to upgrade the municipal sewer system.
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.
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.
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.
Alex Calamia (SEBS’16) is the Morning Meteorologist for News 12 based out of Long Island, NY. He’s also the creator and host of “Garden Guide,” a garden segment that empowers people to create the garden of their dreams with the local climate in mind.
Douglass Student Center at Rutgers-New Brunswick was abuzz with expressions of gratitude and a reinvigorated passion for working with animals on July 3, as the inaugural USDA NIFA NEXTGEN Animal Science Discovery Program’s Summer Experiential Learning Program and Summer Undergraduate Research Experience celebrated with a closing program.
SEBS faculty Mukund Karwe, Holly Grace Nelson and Troy Roepke were among the Rutgers faculty recognized with 2023-2024 Faculty Excellence Awards, which honor outstanding members of the Rutgers community selected by their colleagues for exceptional contributions to teaching, research, or public service.
Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | Zoom and Environmental Science Building Room 334, New Brunswick
Thursday, September 19, 2024, 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. | Marine and Coastal Sciences Building, Alampi Seminar Room, New Brunswick
Monday, September 23, 2024, 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. | Zoom (by request) and Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences Alampi Room , New Brunswick
