Kay Bidle – Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Archives for May 2020
Gardens Have Pulled America Out of Some of Its Darkest Times. We Need Another Revival.
Laura Lawson – Department of Landscape Architecture; SEBS Academic Programs.
Inside the Hutchenson Memorial Forest
Only 15 minutes from campus, you’ll find the oldest laboratory of its kind at Rutgers and perhaps the country, yet many students and the community are probably unaware of its existence. Off Amwell Road in Somerset County stands the Hutcheson Memorial Forest, listed on the National Park Registry of Natural Landmarks, whose 500 acres of […]
In Memoriam: John (Jack) Kupcho, Alum and Former Ag Agent and Department Chair
John (Jack) Kupcho, former Essex County agricultural agent and former chair of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) within Rutgers Cooperative Extension passed away on May 11, 2020 at the age of 83. Born in Peckville, PA, he served in the U.S. Air Force and earned his undergraduate degree in ornamental horticulture from […]
Prof. Kathleen John–Alder Discusses Her Book about Famed 20th Century Landscape Architect Ian McHarg
Kathleen John-Alder, associate professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS), is the author of Ian McHarg and the Search for Ideal Order, which was published in November 2019. A practicing landscape architect with degrees from Oberlin College, Rutgers University and Yale School of Architecture, John-Alder’s scholarly […]
Oyster Creek Generating Station Closure Impact on Barnegat Bay Fish Inconclusive
Thomas Grouthes – Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Hand Sanitizer and Sun: Vacationing During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Donald Schaffner – Department of Food Science
Free Gardening Webinar Series Offered by Master Gardeners & 4-H
Rebecca Szkotak; Sharon Kinsey – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Is Takeout and Delivery Food Safe?
Donald Schaffner – Department of Food Science, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Senior Story: The Ocean, a Superstorm, and One Honor Student’s Trajectory – Hailey Conrad (SEBS’20)
The Jersey Shore is endeared in our minds as a mystical convergence of beach, ocean, boardwalk and amusements—punctuated with sounds of seagulls and crashing waves—and seasoned with smells of salty air and clams. Growing up at the beach provides a year-round, behind-the-scenes perspective of the Shore that summer visitors rarely see. For Hailey Conrad, growing […]