Newsroom Submission Guide

What to Submit to the Newsroom

Please consider submitting items to the Newsroom that include, but not limited to:

  • Profiles: Highlights of an individual (student, faculty, or staff), a department or unit, related to milestones, anniversaries, etc, are appropriate.
  • Accomplishments, Awards, or Recognitions: National/international awards, honors, or similar recognition by a professional body, government, or university (including Rutgers). Also, faculty receiving fellowships (or similar) from prestigious organizations.
  • Editorships: Elevation to editor or co-editor of major journals or publications is appropriate.
  • Grants and Fundraising: Major grants, gifts and donations with a full description of the donor organization or person, amounts, and duration, if known. Please consider including a description of the research or program supported by those funds. If applicable, please be sure to list all recipients (PIs, co-PIs, collaborators, and partner institutions) for appropriate credit.
  • Activities: Major conferences, seminars, and other events at the school, university, or elsewhere that involve, in part or whole, members of the faculty, staff, or students.
  • Major Publications: To increase the chance of an item being added to the Newsroom, we encourage you to provide other interesting details about the publication and its focus, in addition to the citation.

    Below are several samples of how to list publications:
    • Journal:
      Rodriguez-Saona, C. and C. Frost. 2010. New evidence for a multi-functional role of herbivore-induced plant volatiles in defense against herbivores. Plant Signaling and Behavior 5: 56–58.
    • Book (one author):
      Pollan, Michael. 2006. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. New York: Penguin.
    • Book (two or more authors):
      Ward, Geoffrey C. and Ken Burns. 2007. The War: An Intimate History, 1941–1945. New York: Knopf.

Content Guides

How to Submit an Article to the Newsroom

Please consider submitting stories as they happen instead of holding for a particular deadline. Stories can either be submitted by individuals or through your respective departments. Stories should be sent to sebsnjaesnews@sebs.rutgers.edu

Newsroom Style

Postings to the Newsroom follow the Rutgers style, which is AP style for news items, but with some institutional exceptions. Please contact Paula Walcott-Quintin regarding contributions, photos, and questions.

Case/Acronyms/Capitalization

  • Article headers should be in title case (e.g., "The Role of Hormones in Growth").
  • Titles of talks should be in sentence case (e.g., "The role of hormones in growth").
  • Unless generally known—like NSF, USDA, NASA—names of funding/sponsoring agencies and collaborating institutions should always be spelled out in the first instance. Even well-known acronyms like those cited may also be spelled out in some circumstances.
  • Students:
    • Devinn Lambert, a senior biotechnology major at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, plans to attend graduate school in 2013.
    • A senior biotechnology major, Devinn Lambert plans to attend graduate school in 2013.
    • Senior Devinn Lambert is a biotechnology major and plans to attend graduate school in 2013.
  • Acronym SEBS: This should only be used when citing a person's school and year of graduation. School of Environmental and Biological Sciences '12 or SEBS'12. Spell out entire name in first use then use "the school" in subsequent references.

Style for Links

It is helpful if your document already has the links embedded in the text. Make sure to put the hyperlink on meaningful words. This is important for search engine optimization. Do not use "click here" and do not link only the word "website." Add major relevant links such as funding agencies, but no need to link every institution in an article. Example: