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Addressing the Human Dimensions of Environmental Problems
What is Human Ecology?
The Department of Human Ecology of the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences addresses the human dimensions of environmental problems and their solutions. Faculty from diverse disciplines use their expertise in the natural and social sciences to study the effects of human activities on the environment and the impact of environmental changes on individuals, communities and whole societies. Read more below.
Human Ecology Professors Payne and McElwee Take their Expertise Global to Make a Difference
Over the past two years, two Human Ecology professors have spent a lot of time inside meeting rooms in exotic destinations translating their unique expert knowledge into…
Dr. Cara Cuite receives SEBS Teaching Excellence Award and Rutgers University Equity and Inclusion’s Torchbearer Award
Dr. Cara Cuite, Associate Extension Specialist/Professor in the Department of Human Ecology, is usually very busy teaching Research Methods in Human Ecology or researching student food insecurity.…
Dr. Ramenzoni named NSF Kaleta A. Doolin Foundation Ocean Decade Champion
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.
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