On December 5, 2019 more than 60 former faculty and staff of the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, along with their guests, attended the annual Retired Faculty Luncheon in the Rectangle Room of the Neilson Dining Hall. The event began with the retired cohort being welcomed […]
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FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF Colonel Henry Rutgers
Nearly half a century after Queens College was founded, the institution fell on hard times. Colonel Henry Rutgers, an esteemed officer in the Continental Army, a wealthy landowner, an important leader in the community, and a generous philanthropist, resuscitated the struggling institution with a gift of $5,000 and a bell—and you know the rest. Fast […]
George H. Cook Scholars Present their Theses
By Samuel Ludescher (SAS ’18) On April 15, the second floor of the Cook Campus Center was abuzz with students and faculty taking part in theses defenses for the George H. Cook Scholars Program. Sixty four students presented and defended their theses, the last stop in a year-long process of independent planning and research that […]
Alumni Story: For Amanda Szucsik (CC’01), Working with Lab Animals Ignites a Dream
The Department of Animal Sciences invites alumni to share their stories as they pursue their work or interests after graduation. The following is adapted from a story written by Amanda Szucsik, Class of 2001. My name is Amanda Szucsik. I am 34 years old and was recently admitted (Class of 2018) to North Carolina State […]
Animal Science Department Pays Tribute to its 2014 George H. Cook Scholars
About 20 percent of the graduating seniors in the George H. Cook Scholars Program in 2014 are Animal Science majors! Out of a total of 10 Animal Science seniors in the program this year, seven were mentored by Animal Science faculty while three had advisors outside of the department. The graduating seniors are listed with […]
Bringing the Animal Science Community Closer Together: A Veterinary Science Club Halloween Mixer
By Taylor McConnell ‘14, Natalia Santos ‘14, and Mallory Harbold ‘14 Executive Board Members, Rutgers University Veterinary Science Club The Rutgers University Veterinary Science Club (RUVSC) hosts an annual Halloween Mixer for preveterinary students and Animal Sciences faculty in Bartlett Hall that traditionally includes food, music and department trivia. However, this year our club expanded […]
Animal Sciences Salutes its George H. Cook Scholars
On April 17, George H. Cook Scholars presented their thesis research at the Cook Campus Center. The Department of Animal Sciences was represented by the following five Animal Science seniors, who presented their research results. Advisors are in parenthesis. Susan Eastman (Carey Williams): “Lipid peroxidation in blood and skeletal muscle after intense exercise in horses.” […]