Members of the public have a unique opportunity to see the benefits of rain gardens, porous pavements and other examples of green infrastructure, by joining a half-day bus tour of sustainable landscaping at five sites in Summit, Springfield, Clark, Rah…
Archives for June 2016
Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year Award Given to Sara Elnakib
Sara Elnakib (CC’07) received the “Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year Award” (RYDY) from the New Jersey Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics (NJAND) at their annual meeting in May. Elnakib is an assistant professor for RCE in the Department of Family and Community Health Sciences and is the Rutgers NJAES County Agent for Passaic County. […]
Bioinformaticist Yana Bromberg Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
Yana Bromberg, associate professor in the Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry, received a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award from the NSF. Bromberg is the principal investigator of the project, “Molecular functional diversity of microbes and microbiomes,” which is being supported by $1,091,177 in NSF funding. Microbes dominate life on Earth and evolutionary […]
The Jersey Shore and rising environmental threats
The effects of Superstorm Sandy still reverberate to this day. The storm highlighted the need to better prepare for major weather events, as well as the need to implement more effective rebuilding strategies so that residents and vacationers alike won…
E. Timothy Marshall (CC’83) Honored by the American Society of Landscape Architects
Rutgers alumnus E. Timothy Marshall (CC’83), co-chair of the Landscape Architecture alumni advisory committee, has been elevated to the Council of Fellows by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). Marshall, who has maintained close ties to Rutgers, is a longtime supporter of the Roy H. DeBoer Travel Prize in Landscape Architecture and more recently […]
Perth Amboy partners with Rutgers in hopes to enhance park
Richard Alomar has a vision for Rudyk Park: Flee markets, barbecues, exercise stations… The 54-year-old Rutgers assistant professor in landscape architecture has been working on-and-off for three months with two others in the hopes of not only making the municipality’s northeast side park bigger, but also making it more accessible. “This would be a great way to expand the park,” Alomar said, pointing to diagrams of the proposed expansion of the area, which currently consists of a playground, a baseball and soccer field and basketball courts.
Rutgers Awarded Three of Seven Grants Totaling $5 Million to Study Climate Impacts on Commercial and Recreational Fisheries
NOAA’s Climate Program Office and its Coastal and Ocean Climate Applications (COCA) program—in partnership with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Office of Science and Technology—competitively awarded seven grants projects last year that focused on increasing the understanding of climate-related impacts on fish stocks and fisheries. Three of the seven grants totaling roughly $5 million […]
Plant invaders threaten North Jersey landscape
As peak gardening season lures North Jersey homeowners to landscape supply centers, they buy and cart home many shrubs and trees that – just over the state line in New York – are prohibited in suburban yards… Steven Handel, an ecology professor at Rutgers University, is a member of the state’s Invasive Species Council, which was created in 2004 and issued a report listing steps the state should take to reduce invasives. “To stop selling these invasives would be a big step forward,” Handel said. “And there are some beautiful native plants that are low maintenance and protect our preserved natural areas. “Our job as educators is to let the public know there are better plants to use in their yards than the ones that have traditionally been used,” he said. “A yard can look green and lush – but still be dangerous.”
Alumni Story: William Sansalone (Ag’53, GSNB’61) – Farm Boy at Heart
“After a 46-year career in urban medical centers, I remain a farm boy at heart,” wrote Bill Sansalone, Ph.D., in a thank-you note he sent after receiving a packet of the Rutgers 250 tomato seeds as a gift. Enormously appreciative of his roots in south Jersey agriculture, Bill has gone to great lengths to stay […]
CMC 4-H member to attend national 4-H leadership program
Cape May County 4-H member Samantha Downes has been selected to represent New Jersey at the 3rd annual 4-H Leadership Washington Focus (LWF) Conference. This leadership conference will be held July 18-22 at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in C…