The innovative ideas that Booker T. Whatley (1915-2005) developed to keep small farms competitive are vast and those concepts continue to be highly regarded today. Whatley earned his undergraduate degree from Alabama A&M University. While serving in the Korean War and operating a hydroponic farm in Japan to provide food for the troops, he was […]
Archives for February 2022
Alumna Talia Young’s “Fishadelphia” Program: High School Students Bring Seafood to Low-Income Consumers
Talia Young – Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
Seven recipients honored for distinguished service
Mel Henninger, Department of Plant Biology/NJAES (retired)
Scarlet Fire Dogwood created at Rutgers takes home gold
A world-renowned dogwood tree developed at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has been named a Gold Medal Plant by the Pennsylvania Horticulture Society (PHS). Introduced in 2017 and created in part by Thomas Molnar, an associate professor of…
Take it Back to the First Tee: Dr. Bruce Clarke Through the Years
Bruce Clarke, Department of Plant Biology
15 Questions with Dr. James Murphy
Jim Murphy, Department of Plant Biology
Former Extension Specialist Mel Henninger Presented with Distinguished Service to Agriculture Citation
Seven farmers and others actively involved in New Jersey agriculture received Distinguished Service to Agriculture Citations from the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture during the New Jersey State Agricultural Convention. Those honored at the Joint Agricultural Convention Dinner Banquet were Dave Bond, Sam Conard, Alan Danser, Dan Farrand, Monique Purcell, David Van Vorst, each […]
Scarlet Fire® Dogwood Created at Rutgers Takes Home Gold
Rutgers researchers developed the award-winning Scarlet Fire® dogwood for Rutgers’ 250th birthday A world-renowned dogwood tree developed at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has been named a Gold Medal Plant by the Pennsylvania Horticulture Society (PHS). Introduced in 2017 and created in part by Thomas Molnar, an associate professor of plant biology within the […]
As storm approaches, Murphy urges drivers to stay off NJ roads
Anthony Broccoli – Department of Environmental Sciences
The “Fishadelphia” Program from Alumna Talia Young: High School Students Bring Seafood to Low-Income Consumers
Talia Young GSNB’16 (Ecology and Evolution) started the “Fishadelphia” program in 2018 after earning her doctoral degree in Ecology with former Rutgers marine and coastal sciences professor Olaf Jensen. Currently, Young is a visiting assistant professor at Haverford College in the environmental sciences program. This article has been excerpted from High School Students Bring […]