Many New Jersey homeowners wish to keep their yard maintained in a way that doesn’t harm the environment or pose a risk to their family’s health. Rutgers Cooperative Extension Introduction to Organic Land Care Course is a four-day course for landscapers and property managers. The course will be held every Thursday in February (6, 13, […]
New Jersey 4-H Members Attend National Agri-Science Summit
Fourteen New Jersey 4-H members attended the National Agri-Science Youth Summit in January at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The theme of the Summit was “Inspiring Agri-Science Solutions” and provided youth with an opportunity to learn about and develop an understanding of the critical role that agricultural science innovation—ranging from […]
Announcement: SEBS Executive Dean & NJAES Executive Director Bob Goodman Steps Down Effective June 30, 2020
January 24, 2020 Dear Rutgers Faculty and Staff: Please join me in extending gratitude and best wishes to Robert M. Goodman, who will be stepping down at the end of his term as Executive Dean of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and Executive Director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station on June […]
Two Leaders from NJ Inducted into the 2019 National 4-H Hall of Fame: Frances Hagel and Donna MacNeir
Frances L. Hagel of Mays Landing, New Jersey and Donna J. MacNeir of Ankeny, Iowa (formerly of New Jersey) were inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame in October for their lifetime achievements and contributions to 4-H. Honored by the New Jersey 4-H Youth Development Program, Hagel and MacNeir were two of 16 people […]
George H. Cook Honors Scholars Give Research Presentations
By Henry John-Alder, professor, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Representing the George H. Cook Scholars Program and the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, seniors Hailey Conrad and Adam Yawdoszyn and junior Connor Anderson have taken to state, regional, and national stages to present their research. Their presentations are a product of […]
LED Lighting in Greenhouses Helps But Standards are Needed
Rutgers research reveals information gaps on LED lighting for indoor crops While LED lighting can enhance plant growth in greenhouses, standards are needed to determine the optimal intensity and colors of light, according to Rutgers research that could help improve the energy efficiency of horticultural lighting products. Many lighting companies market their LED (light-emitting diode) […]
2019 Retired Faculty Luncheon Held on December 5
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 […]
Jim Murphy Receives Fred V. Grau Turfgrass Science Award from Crop Science Society of America
Jim Murphy, extension specialist in turfgrass management in the Department of Plant Biology at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences was selected by the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) as its 2019 CSSA Fred V. Grau Turfgrass Science Award recipient. He received the award at the 2019 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting in […]
Rutgers EcoComplex Welcomes Three New Companies to its Clean Technology Incubator
Rutgers EcoComplex “Clean Energy Innovation Center,” a unit of New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), has added three new companies into its Clean Technology Incubator. Caelum Biosciences, Premissa, Inc. and HiT Nano, Inc. are the newest incubated companies at the Rutgers EcoComplex in Bordentown, NJ, which provides a wide range of business development expertise, including […]
On Being a “Herbarian”
by, Kenda Svoboda, undergraduate digitization technician There is a certain calm that comes over you when you drop down into the basement of the Biological Science building at Rutgers University. Curating herbarium specimens has been a passion for many botanists for hundreds of years. At the University of Oxford, in special collections, the best kept […]
