Members of the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health weigh in on children’s candy binge on Halloween vs. the big picture of the value of every day healthy eating. Read more at Rutgers Today.
Mark Vodak receives the W.D. Hagenstein Communicator Award for 2016 from the Society of American Foresters
Mark Vodak, a specialist in forestry in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, will receive the W.D. Hagenstein Communicator Award from the Society of American Foresters (SAF) on November 3 at their national convention in Madison, WI. This annual award is given to an SAF member who leads innovative and exemplary communications initiatives […]
Professor Joshua Miller’s Study Finds Link Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Dementia
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on NJ.com; the study can be found in JAMA-Neurology. Joshua Miller, professor of nutritional science at Rutgers University, was the lead author in one of the more important studies so far linking vitamin D deficiency to cognitive loss. He and colleagues at the University of California-Davis looked at 382 adults […]
Siobain Duffy and Mark Robson Recipients of Inaugural New Brunswick Chancellor Awards for Faculty Excellence
The inaugural Rutgers-New Brunswick Chancellor’s Awards for Faculty Excellence were announced in September. The awardees represent a range of Rutgers faculty members, at all stages of their careers, whose exceptional work in their particular areas has been recognized by their peers. Each award recipient receives a certificate acknowledging their outstanding contribution and a gift to […]
November 10, 2016: Cook Alumni Participate in “A Day of Revolutionary Thinking” Presentations
On November 10, 2016, an all-alumni cast of Rutgers 250 Fellows—thinkers and innovators—will reveal the discoveries, ideas, and practices that are transforming our world. Scientists, artists, activists, writers, doctors, and inventors abound. Invited and hosted by Rutgers schools and departments, the presentations offer new frontiers of knowledge. The School of Environmental and Biological Sciences will […]
New Jersey’s Stella Almeida Inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame
Estella (Stella) Almeida of Eatontown, New Jersey was inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame on October 7 for her lifetime achievements and contributions to 4-H. Honored by the New Jersey 4-H Youth Development Program, Almeida was one of 16 people inducted during the ceremony at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy […]
Jennifer Rakeman (CC’94) is Chief of New York City’s Zika Testing Lab
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Rutger’s Today. Rakeman is the assistant commissioner and laboratory director for the New York City Public Health Lab and is responsible for conducting testing for the Zika virus. But she comes to this enormous responsibility well-prepared. Her journey began in her junior year at Rutgers. She was interested […]
Rutgers Alumni Families Enjoy Tailgate Party for Kids at Homecoming
Editor’s Note: this story appeared as a Rutgers Today Feature. Elaine Griffin (DC’01) and her family were among other alumni and their families who enjoyed the R Family Fall Festival, held at the president’s residence before the Rutgers University Homecoming football game. Over the past three years, Rutgers alumni with young children, like Griffin, have […]
Cumberland County Ag Agent Jim Johnson Retires
Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension of Cumberland County environmental and resource management agent agricultural agent James R. (Jim) Johnson retired on September 1, 2016. During Johnson’s 34 year career at Rutgers, he conducted an extension education program for commercial producers of nursery crops in South Jersey. His programmatic efforts focused on maximizing productivity while enhancing environmental […]
Ninth Annual Pioneers in Endocrinology Workshop Focuses on “Steroid Hormones and Their Effects on Brain and Bone”
The ninth annual Pioneers in Endocrinology Workshop was held at Rutgers on September 14, 2016 at the Busch Campus Center. It was sponsored by the Rutgers Endocrine Program; Rutgers-RWJMS Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition; Department of Animal Sciences at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences; Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension; and the New […]
