Rutgers’ marine scientist Kay Bidle, associate professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, joins 15 other scientists from institutions like Harvard, Cal Tech and MIT, who received a Marine Microbiology Initiative Investigator Award on Dec. 3. The scientists will share up to $35 million in […]
Robson one of five Rutgers Professors Named AAAS Fellow
Mark Gregory Robson, dean of agricultural and urban programs in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, and professor and extension specialist in entomology is one of five Rutgers professors among 702 scholars that the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elevated to the rank of fellow. The pre-eminent national scientific organization […]
Horse Sense: Karyn Malinowski’s Unique Contribution to Equine Science
Rutgers Equine Science professor Karyn Malinowski (CC’75, GSNB’80,’86) has contributed to equine science in many ways. Read how one of her contributions leaves a legacy.
Professor Gediminas Mainelis wins NSF Environmental Health and Safety Grant
Gediminas Mainelis, associate professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences at SEBS, and co-investigator KiBum Lee, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology at the School of Arts and Sciences, have been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Health and Environmental Safety of Nanotechnology grant of $299,773 to explore consumer exposure to […]
Naa Oyo Kwate Wins Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Young Leader Award
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) last month announced that Naa Oyo Kwate, associate professor of Human Ecology at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and Africana Studies at the Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences, was named a winner of the Young Leader Awards: Recognizing Leadership for a Healthier America. Ten individuals, […]
How to Build a Rain Barrel by Rutgers NJAES
Rain barrels are a way to reduce runoff of rain water from your property while providing a source of water for gardening. In addition to purchasing pre-made rain barrels, they can be made at home using a few basic materials. Find out more.
Professor Wins Award for Contributions to Flavor Industry
Chi-Tang Ho, professor in the Department of Food Science, was awarded the 2012 Excellence in Flavor Science Award by the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA) at its 43rd Fall Symposium in Jersey City, NJ, on Oct. 22-24. Upon receiving the award from Timothy Adams, FEMA’s science advisor, Ho expressed pride in this latest achievement. […]
$1.2 Million Grant to Engage Citizen Scientists
Rebecca Jordan, associate professor in the departments of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources and Human Ecology at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences is the principal investigator of a $1.2 million National Science Foundation Cyberlearning grant to engage citizen scientists in an online, collaborative, model-based learning program. The project is titled “Sustaining ecological communities […]
Rutgers Plant Breeder Elwin Orton Inducted into NJ Inventors Hall of Fame
Elwin Orton, professor emeritus of plant biology and pathology at Rutgers, was inducted into the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame. Orton, who was among four Rutgers faculty members to be honored during the annual awards dinner on Oct. 18, was credited with “saving the U.S. dogwood industry” with new varieties of hardy, disease- and […]
Plant biologist Jim Simon wins prize for scientific excellence for African agricultural research
An internationally recognized expert on horticultural, medicinal and aromatic plants, Jim Simon, professor in the Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, was awarded a Scientific Excellence Award by the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) during a ceremony held in conjunction with World Food Prize events in Des Moines, Iowa, on Oct. 16. […]
