Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Rutgers Today. For years Tom Molnar, assistant professor in the Department of Plant Biology and plant breeder for the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, and his team have been meticulously cross-breeding dogwoods with the goal of producing a hardy, fast-growing plant with blossoms of deep pink – a […]
SEBS Staff Gain Insight into Why Diets Fail
On January 20, Michelle Arent, director of training and conditioning at Rutgers Center for Health and Human Performance (CHHP) at the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH), gave a presentation to SEBS staff members on “Why Diets Fail.” The talk was an activity of the “SEBS Staff Scene,” which offers administrative staff […]
Urban Forestry: A Career for the City Tree Hugger!
Urban forestry is a relatively new discipline, full of new ideas and opportunities to innovate. The need for highly trained, qualified professionals in this industry is growing quickly as more and more people begin to realize the extent of the benefits that the urban forest provides, as well as the complexity of managing this resource. […]
Innovative Nursery Advances Rutgers NJAES Tree Fruit Research
Adams County Nursery (ACN) of Aspers, PA, recently donated $25,000 to the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) tree fruit breeding program for the second year in a row in which employees have supported the fruit tree industry through Rutgers research. ACN president Phil Baugher and NJAES tree fruit breeder Joe Goffreda have established […]
Robert Kopp Co-Authors Important Sea-Level Rise Report
Regional Sea-Level Scenarios Will Help Northeast Plan for Faster-than-Global Rise Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Rutgers Today. Global sea level could rise by as much as 8 feet by 2100 in a worst-case scenario, according to a federal report coauthored by Robert E. Kopp, associate professor of the Department of Earth and Planetary […]
From Rutgers Environment & Public Health Program to Industry-Leading Start-Up: How Two EPH Graduates Are Keeping Food Safe at Blue Apron
Gary Dorsi Gary Dorsi loves working at the ground level of a young start-up company. “There are lots of opportunities to learn and gain great work experience here,” he explained. But without a few key decisions, Gary’s career could have easily headed in a very different direction. Narrowing His Focus: From Biology to Food Science […]
In Memoriam: Paul A. Lachance
The Rev. Dr. Paul A Lachance, professor emeritus of food science, passed away on January 21, 2017, in Somerset, NJ. He was 83. Prior to his 40-year career as a Rutgers professor, Lachance was responsible for establishing the hazard analysis and critical control points system (HACCP) to make food safer. He was also responsible for […]
In Memoriam: H. Boyd Woodruff (AG’43)
H. Boyd Woodruff (AG’43) Distinguished research scholar H. Boyd Woodruff passed away on January 19, 2017 at the age of 99. Woodruff studied under Selman Waksman as a graduate student in the Department of Microbiology and discovered the first antibiotic in Rutgers history, actinomycin, which has been used in treating Wilms Disease, a childhood cancer. […]
Rutgers EcoComplex Awarded $439,000 Grant from U.S. Department of Commerce
The Rutgers EcoComplex EcoIgnite Clean Energy Proof of Concept Center & Accelerator Program was one of 35 organizations from 19 states to receive funding to create and expand cluster-focused, proof-of-concept and commercialization programs, and early-stage seed capital funds through the U.S. Department of Commerce – Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) program. The […]
NJ Legislation Assisting Oyster Producers Signed Into Law, Promotes Aquaculture
New Jersey currently has over 160 licensed aquatic farmers who are producing a variety of finfish and shellfish for food, ornamental fish and plants for water gardens, and sport fish for stocking and fee fishing operations. According to the Aquaculture Innovation Center at Rutgers University, the total economic impact of aquaculture to New Jersey is […]
