On September 23, George Marshall, one of Europe’s leading experts on climate change communication, gave an engaging talk to a gathering of 200 Rutgers students, faculty, staff and members of the public at Rutgers Cook Campus Center about his latest book, Don’t Even Think About It: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change. […]
Roger Barr, Retired Bergen County 4-H Agent, Inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame
Roger Barr of Upper Saddle River, NJ, was inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame on October 10 for his lifetime achievements and contributions to 4-H. The former Bergen County agent was honored by the New Jersey 4-H Youth Development Program of Rutgers Cooperative Extension and was one of 14 people inducted during the […]
New Jersey’s Creeping Crisis in Water Infrastructure
New Jersey has an enviable system of water supply, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure. However, the State has historically under-invested in maintaining these systems and has not upgraded many antiquated components to modern standards. Associate Research Professor for Water, Society & the Environment Daniel Van Abs (CC’77) and his research team have completed recent reports on […]
Alumni Story: Tom Pluta (Ag ’64, GSNB ’76), A Solid Foundation
The School’s open invitation to alumni to share their “stories” has resulted in scores of interesting, even inspirational, memoirs about work and careers and the influence that their Rutgers education and experiences had on the direction of their lives. And in some cases, there have been several roads taken. Such is the case with Deacon […]
Rutgers Students Help Transform Part of Downtown New Brunswick in PARK(ing) Day 2014 Celebration
On September 19, members of the Rutgers Student Chapter of the New Jersey American Society of Landscape Architects (NJASLA), working with its parent organization, helped in the design and installation of PARK(ing) Day 2014 in downtown New Brunswick. This annual event, which takes place on the third Friday in September, temporarily transforms metered parking spaces […]
Bring Your Own Broomstick: University Quidditch Team Was a Key Factor in SEBS Student Choosing Rutgers
While the bludgers, quaffles and snitches have been adapted for muggles playing on solid ground rather than flying on broomsticks, the fantasy sport of Quidditch from the Harry Potter series is a real and competitive sport on many college campuses throughout the world. Nutritional sciences major Kristin Lawton is a huge Harry Potter fan and […]
NSF Grant Awarded to Rutgers to Support Research on the Sustainability of Fisheries
Most of us enjoy eating fish and plan to continue eating fish into the future. But which local fish will be available in New Jersey? How will summer flounder and hake populations on the northeast continental shelf change as our climate warms and fisheries practices adapt? We currently do not know the answer to these […]
Ken Able Honored with NOAA Fisheries Habitat Conservation Award
Ken Able, distinguished professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences and director of Rutgers University Marine Field Station (RUMFS) at Tuckerton, NJ, was chosen as the 2014 recipient of the Dr. Nancy Foster Habitat Conservation Award from NOAA Fisheries, Office of Habitat Conservation. “The Dr. Nancy Foster Habitat Conservation Award is the most […]
The Hot Pepper Potential: Rutgers Ag Research Aims for Alternative Markets in New Jersey and the Region
It’s hard to be neutral about hot peppers. People often run, pardon the pun, hot or cold when it comes to these spicy meal additions. Those with “seasoned” taste buds may ply their dishes with daring degrees of spiciness, while others who fear the burn decline to indulge. But hot peppers offer more than a […]
Student Discovery Changing the Way We Study Cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease
Rutgers graduate students launch biotech start-up that has the potential to significantly alter the way tissue research is conducted. In 2012, Tom Villani, a Rutgers student pursuing a Ph.D. in medicinal chemistry, set out to create a clearing agent for plants to replace the highly regulated chemical chloral hydrate. After months of development, Villani discovered […]
