It was 1943 when Albert Schatz, a doctoral student in Selman Waksman’s Lab at Rutgers College of Agriculture, discovered the soil micro-organism that produced the first antibiotic effective against tuberculosis. As the notoriety around this new “wonder drug” streptomycin grew, Schatz’s initial recognition as co-discoverer disappeared into the background, as all eyes and much of […]
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Launches Organic Land Care Website
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension Organic Land Care program has recently gotten underway and is building momentum fast. The first Organic Land Care Certificate Program was offered in January for professional landscapers. This educational program focuses on organic practices for promoting healthy soil, enhancing biodiversity and reducing polluted runoff from managed landscapes. Workshops for homeowners have […]
Plant Biology Researcher Diana Roopchand Receives Young Investigator Award
Diana Roopchand, assistant research professor in the Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, is this year’s recipient of the Arthur C. Neish Young Investigator Award presented by the Phytochemical Society of North America (PSNA). The Arthur C. Neish Young Investigator Awards are given each year by the society to outstanding early career scientists nominated by […]
Don’t Let the Bedbugs Bite!
This video on bed bugs by the Rutgers Department of Entomology explains what bed bugs are, how they feed, where they live, and how to look out for them. For more information on bed bugs, visit the bed bug website at: njaes.rutgers.edu/bedbug.
Bonnie McCay Receives American Fisheries Society’s 2013 Award of Excellence
Bonnie McCay, professor and graduate certificate director in the Department of Human Ecology, has been selected by the American Fisheries Society (AFS) for its 2013 Award of Excellence. One of AFS’s most prestigious awards, the excellence award is presented for “original and outstanding contributions to fisheries and aquatic biology.” McCay was recognized for her scientific […]
Bed Bugs: What Residents Should Know
Bed Bugs are a rapidly growing problem – showing up everywhere. The Department of Entomology at Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station gives a comprehensive overview of this menace. For more information on bed bugs, visit the bed bug website at: njaes.rutgers.edu/bedbug.
Rutgers Filmmaking Students Gain NSF Funding Support for Science Project in Antarctica
Students love science even when they aren’t science majors. That’s what Rutgers University is discovering in a unique new program that bridges art and science through documentary film-making. At the Rutgers Center for Digital Filmmaking, non-fiction stories featuring world-renowned research supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) are capturing the imagination of undergraduate film students.
Get to Know Rutgers NJAES: Spotlight on the EcoComplex
Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) off-campus research centers are sometimes located in remote parts of the state, providing limited opportunity for others to know the scope of their work. In the Get to Know Rutgers NJAES Series, we’ll take a look at these centers and find out just what they do. Serpil Guran, […]
Ph.D. Student Amanda Wenczel Receives Eagleton Fellowship
Amanda Ann Wenczel, a Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution, has been selected for the Class of 2014 Eagleton Fellowship Program, earning her an Eagleton Martin Fellowship, which provides full tuition and a stipend of $6,000 for the school year. “I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to participate as an […]
What’s in Season from the Garden State: Jersey Strawberries – The Breed Goes On
The season for strawberries in New Jersey is short but sweet – lasting from late May to mid-June. With the year-round abundance of California and Florida strawberries in supermarkets, New Jersey’s strawberry season goes by almost unnoticed, except by aficionados who seek out home grown varieties. While not quite scarce, the commercial production of Jersey […]
