Naydeline Navarrete (SEBS’27) —a native New Yorker—chose John Bowne High School in the city because of her love of animals and Bowne’s agriscience institute. The lure of working with animals was strong and the agriscience program not only involved animals, but a 4-acre farm. Naydeline found herself volunteering for everything from managing her own plot, […]
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So, Where Are All the Spotted Lanternflies?
Rutgers entomologists explain what may have happened to the invasive species in New Jersey Students strolling through Busch campus at Rutgers University–New Brunswick last fall were greeted by a slew of spotted lanternflies – invasive insects who huddled outside of the Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering and other buildings like anxious, early morning shoppers on […]
3 People Dead and 6 Hospitalized After Listeria Outbreak From Washington Restaurant’s Milkshakes
Don Schaffner – Department of Food Science
So, Where Are All the Spotted Lanternflies?
George Hamilton; Anne Nielsen – Rutgers Cooperative Extension; Dept. of Entomology
North American Strawberry Growers Association Hosted in New Jersey
The North American Strawberry Growers Association visited New Jersey on August 15 and 16 for its annual tour. Executive Director of the North American Strawberry Growers Association Kevin Schooley, based in Ontario, Canada, organized the tour with suggested stops from Rutgers Cooperative Extension Agricultural Agents, Bill Hlubik, Peter Nitzsche and Gary Pavlis. Tour stops included […]
‘Fields of Devotion’ Connects New Jersey Communities to Rutgers Research
James Simon; Dena Seidel — Department of Plant Biology
Announcement: Welcome Tess Stahl as a new Assistant Extension Specialist
Announcement by Nicholas Bello, chair of the Department of Animal Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. I’m pleased to introduce Dr. Tess Stahl to the SEBS/NJAES community. Tess started on September 1, 2023 as an Assistant Extension Specialist in the Department of Animal Sciences. She is New Jersey native from Hackettstown, NJ. Tess has an […]
The E.A.R.T.H. Center Garden, Arts, and Music Festival
David Smela – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
‘Fields of Devotion’ Connects New Jersey Communities to Rutgers Research
Fields of Devotion, the science-in-action film featuring Rutgers University plant biologists developing disease-resistant food crops, is bringing farmers and university researchers together to discuss ways to jointly tackle New Jersey’s food production challenges. The film, directed by Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) science communications researcher Dena Seidel, will air on New Jersey PBS on August 19 at 5:00 […]
North American Strawberry Growers Association Hosted in New Jersey
Bill Hlubik, Peter Nitzsche, Gary Pavlis. Michelle Infante-Casella, Bill Bamka, Rick VanVranken, Kate Brown – Rutgers Cooperative Extension





