The Pacific oyster, which is native to Asia but transplanted to all continents except Antarctica, is the number one oyster species cultured globally. A close sister species of the native eastern oyster, Pacific oysters are cultured on the West Coast of the U.S., as well as France, and Australia. Since the early 1990s, they have […]
Prof. Emeritus Tom Montville (CC’75) Wins International Lifetime Food Industry Award
Thomas Montville, distinguished professor emeritus in the Department of Food Science, is the recipient of the 2016 President’s Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association for Food Protection. He is best known for his pioneering mechanistic work on the antimicrobial peptides (bacteriocins) of lactic acid bacteria and their applications to the safety of food systems. […]
Study Shows Native, Non-Honey Bees Contribute Significantly to Crop Pollination
Research is helping to develop protocols for pollinator conservation and restoration. The lab of Rachael Winfree, associate professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, focuses its research on bees and pollination, including the pollination of crops, and in communicating those scientific results to the agricultural community. Her lab has focused its outreach […]
Sustainable Raritan River Collaborative Recognizes Eight Stewards of the Raritan River and Bay
Extension specialist Chris Obropta and the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program Team, along with director of the Rutgers Noise Technical Assistance Center Eric Zwerling—in his capacity as a Readington Township Board of Education member and chairperson of the Green Committee—were among eight individuals and organizations to receive 2016 Sustainable Raritan River Awards at the […]
Female Golf Course Superintendents: New Jersey Leads the Way With Several Rutgers Grads
When Jo-Ann Eberle became head superintendent in 1984 at Sunset Valley Golf Course in Pequannock, she was a rarity—first female head super in New Jersey and the Northeastern United States. More than 30 years later, New Jersey boasts all of three female head supers in Rebecca Hawkins at Darlington Golf Course in Mahwah, Diane Elwood […]
Balancing Passions, a Rutgers-trained Scientist Heads for the Future
Acquiring new knowledge and sharing it with high school students have marked Talia Young’s journey Talia Young (GSNB’16), a newly minted Rutgers Ph.D. in ecology, studies fish and their relationship to the people and communities that depend on them. She’s also passionate about acquiring new knowledge and sharing it with young people, which is what […]
Youngest Summer Scholar Ever, 9-Year-Old Ennyn Chiu, Finds a Perfect Fit at Rutgers
Ennyn and her 11-year-old sister Enna are studying green-fluorescent protein and other scientific concepts with William Ward, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology. The high, sweet voice of Ennyn Chiu sounds every bit like that of a 9-year-old girl, exuberant with a touch of singsong. But the words she uses, an extensive vocabulary combined with confident, […]
Rutgers Equine Center Kicks Off “15 Years Of Excellence”
The 2016 Rutgers Equine Science Center Summer Showcase was a huge success! Close to 100 people participated in the kickoff celebration of the Center’s 15-year anniversary on July 13th. Welcoming remarks were given by Karyn Malinowski (CC’75, GSNB’80,’86), director of the Equine Science Center, and Wendie Cohick, chair of the Department of Animal Sciences, and […]
Sarah Waxman (SEBS’16) Designed a Planner to Organize Her Life…and Yours!
SEBS own Sarah Waxman (SEBS’16) has a gift for fellow students! This triple major grad designed an incredible planner to organize her very busy life while she was here and it’s almost ready to be released. Along with her triple major—Food Science Research, Nutritional Science and Biology—she was also an Aresty Research Fellow and resident […]
Unique Science Investigations Workshop Connects Polar Scientists with Teachers and Students
The best way to teach science is hands on, right? That’s the conventional way, but the polar regions and the obstacle of over 9,000 miles between cutting-edge polar science and the scientists, teachers and students who could benefit from this interaction demand another way. In June, Rutgers University departments of Marine and Coastal Sciences and […]
