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18-1008: Brown left to found the Earth Policy Institute in 2000. The institute terminated in 2017, after publication of its last State of the World Report . Worldwatch.org was unreachable from mid 2019. The mission of the Institute read: "Through research and outreach that inspire action, the Worldwatch Institute works to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world that meets human needs. The Institute's top mission objectives are universal access to renewable energy and nutritious food, expansion of environmentally sound jobs and development, transformation of cultures from consumerism to sustainability, and an early end to population growth through healthy and intentional childbearing ." The Worldwatch Institute aimed to inform policymakers and

36-532: A legacy website. Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences The School of Environmental and Biological Sciences ( SEBS ) is a constituent school of Rutgers University 's New Brunswick - Piscataway campus. Formerly known as Cook College —which was named for George Hammell Cook , a professor at Rutgers in the 19th Century—it was founded as the Rutgers Scientific School and later College of Agriculture after Rutgers

54-464: Is a farm-oriented event held at Rutgers University 's Cook Campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey , United States, on the last Saturday of April. The event includes 4-H animal fairs, farm tours, plant sales, and department-specific exhibits such as the entomology department's cockroach races. The event is also known for BBQs and student parties, at which attendance peaked well over 20,000 people. It—and

72-697: Is also home to the New Jersey Agriculture Experiment Station and the Rutgers Gardens , a 50-acre (200,000 m ) botanical garden . Cook campus is crossed by the Westons Mill Pond section of the scenic Lawrence Brook , which flows along Rutgers vegetable research farm, Rutgers equine research farm, Rutgers Gardens and Rutgers Helyar's woods. A continuing professional education unit that provides professional education and training for environmental related program areas sits on

90-550: The New Jersey Folk Festival on the adjoining Douglass campus —still attract over 10,000 people annually. Started in 1906, "Ag Field Day" began as a way for farmers to learn about the NJ Agricultural Experiment Station 's studies. It expanded to lectures, demonstrations and tours in 1917, and was later embraced by students as a party focal-point. By the mid-90s, university administration scaled back

108-615: The 12 trends EPI used to measure progress toward building a Plan B world. The 12 trends are ( Overpopulation , Global Economy , Grain Harvest , Fish Catch , Forest Cover , Water Resources , Carbon Emissions , Global Temperature , Ice Melting , Wind Power , Bicycle Production, Solar Power . Book Bytes were highlights and adaptations from EPI's books and research. [5] EPI regularly contributed releases to other websites, including: The institute's June 2015 announcement of its closing began: All good things must come to an end, and we at

126-539: The Cook Campus) is an organization that is composed of student volunteers and meets weekly. The mission of this group is to get students involved with community events both within Rutgers University and with the city of New Brunswick. They have put together events like Special Friends Day, Price is right, Deal or No Deal, Trivia Bowl and other small events. Special Friends Day is one of the biggest community events that

144-714: The Earth Policy Institute (EPI) find ourselves sadly at the end of a road filled with many successes. With our president and founder, Lester Brown, stepping down at the age of 81, we are closing our doors on June 30, 2015. Our awesome staffers are finding new posts to continue their work, and we are certain that they will be able to further the issues EPI has pursued. The announcement added: We are delighted to say that our website and all of its information, data, and research publications will remain available to you. The School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University has agreed to keep our site available as

162-736: The Recreation Advisory Council hosts. Volunteers set up the Cook/Douglass Recreation Center into a themed place. Their parents get a day off from taking care of them and allows them to spend some alone time. Also the students that volunteer get a unique and special experience that will last a lifetime. Each year, the theme is different. The most recent theme (March, 2009) was Board Games. Each year, hundreds of hours of student time are poured into creating this one special day. The Special Friends Day past themes include—2008: Disney : 2007; Heroes. Rutgers Agricultural Field Day

180-574: The building of the Newell Apartments. In 2007 it was again renamed as the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences as part of a larger reorganization of the university. Martin Hall on Cook Campus was the location of Nobel Prize winner Selman Waksman 's research in soil microbes. It was here that Waksman and his colleagues are credited with isolating several antibiotics most notably streptomycin which

198-566: The edge of Cook Campus and is part of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Office of Continuing Professional Education . Originally called New Jersey College of Agriculture, the name was changed in 1965 to the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and was again changed in 1975 to Cook College. It was also at this time that Cook College became residential with

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216-607: The institute was a nonprofit that still provides articles, data resources, and select free downloads of their books on their website. In June 2015, the Institute announced that, with Brown's retirement, it would close its doors. Its website is archived by Rutgers University. The Earth Policy Institute functioned as a think-tank, providing policy research and recommendations on sustainable development and living, as well as on environmental issues . EPI's goals were The Institute sent out articles called Updates, Eco-Economy Indicators , Book Bytes, Data Highlights, and Press Releases to

234-716: The media and the general public on a free low-volume e-mail listserv and also posted them on its website along with supporting data and sources for additional information. Publications were released in several languages. International publishers for books can be found on the website, as well as links to other organizations who publish the translations of articles. The Institute released the following books: Earth Policy Institute stated that Plan B Updates are original, four-page analyses of environmental issues ranging from worldwide advances in renewable energy to deaths from heat waves to new flows of environmental refugees. Earth Policy Institute stated that eco-Economy Indicators consist of

252-591: The public about the links between the world economy and its environmental support systems. Research conducted by the institute was integrative or interdisciplinary and global in scope. Worldwatch's priority programs included: Worldwatch also monitored human health , population , water resources , biodiversity , governance , and environmental security . Worldwatch Institute publications have been published in more than three dozen languages by its global partners in 40 countries. Worldwatch publications include: Earth Policy Institute Earth Policy Institute

270-559: Was an independent non-profit environmental organization based in Washington, D.C. , in the United States. It was founded by Lester R. Brown in 2001 and functioned as an environmental think tank , providing research and analysis on environmental indicators and making policy and lifestyle recommendations aimed at promoting environmental and economic sustainability. Cited by environmental advocates, as well as policymakers and journalists,

288-629: Was established as the Cook College Council (CCC) in 1974, and was later renamed the SEBS-Cook Council (SCC) in 2006 with the renaming of the school. Beginning with 2010-2011 academic year, Rutgers University merged all the student councils into an elected Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) , but the professional schools remained separate councils. The SEBS Governing Council fulfills this role. The Recreation Activities Crew (formerly known as Recreation Advisory Council and known as RAC on

306-682: Was named New Jersey's land-grant college under the Morrill Act of 1862 . Today, unlike the other arts and sciences schools at Rutgers, the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences specializes in environmental science , animal science and other life sciences. Although physically attached to the New Brunswick-Piscataway campus, most of the SEBS campus lies in North Brunswick, New Jersey . The School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

324-430: Was used successfully against diseases such as tuberculosis. The SEBS Governing Council (SGC) currently serves as the student government for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. The council is composed of student representatives from every major, a number proportionate to the number of students in that major, as well as Class Representatives, University Senators and RUSA Representatives. The council

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