In this issue, we spotlight Clint Burgher, Roseanne Vaccaro, and Danelle Miley! Clint is a Research Farm Manager in the Animal Care department and is located in Bartlett Hall. Roseanne is a Business Assistant II in the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (DAFRE) and is located in the Cook Office Building. Danelle works […]
Williams Presents Lecture at Hambletonian Continuing Education Seminar Veterinary Conference
Carey Williams (Animal Sciences) presented a lecture titled “Antioxidant Research and its Applications for Use in Exercising Horses” at the Hambletonian Continuing Education Seminar Veterinary Conference at the Sheraton Meadowlands Conference Center on August 3. Equine Science Center staff members Tiffany Cody and Anne Molnar presented a vendor table with information throughout the conference. Center […]
Landscape Architecture Students Produce Designs for Reclaimed South Jersey Landfill
The 37 acre landfill on Centennial Boulevard in Voorhees Township, NJ, is the focus of joint efforts among the township, the Voorhees Environmental and Cultural Education Foundation (VECEF) and the Rutgers Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability (CUES) to turn the former South Jersey landfill into an environmental park. The task of coming up with conceptual […]
Focus on Equine Nutrition: Carey Williams Discusses Research
Equine extension specialist Carey Williams at the Equine Science Center of Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station discusses her research on competitive horse nutrition.
Michael Mann Speaks on “The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars”
On September 5, Michael Mann (Penn State Professor of Meteorology and Geosciences and director, Penn State’s Earth System Science Center) spoke about his latest book, “The Hockey Stick and The Climate Wars” at the Cook Campus Center to an audience of approximately 200 students, faculty and members of the public. Mann’s lecture, and the book […]
Rutgers Researchers Help State Take Aim at West Nile Virus
Don’t panic, experts say as reports of outbreak spread nationwide
Healthy Eating at the Rutgers Gardens Farmers Market
From mid-spring through fall, the Rutgers Gardens Farmers Market on Ryders Lane in New Brunswick offers healthy eating. Items are fresh from Jersey farms or made by local vendors.
Celebrating the Class of 2012
The convocation for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences was held May 14 at the Rutgers Athletic Center where Master of Ceremonies Rick Ludescher (dean of academic programs) welcomed close to 700 students to their graduation exercises. Two students – who have earned all A’s during their four years at the school — shared […]
Public Forum on “Kids and Cancer”
On May 24, Peter Gillies (founding director, New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health- NJIFNH) gave the welcome and introduction for the Public Forum session of the Annual Retreat on Cancer Research in New Jersey. The title of the forum was “Kids and Cancer: The Obesity Connection” and its purpose was to raise awareness […]
Pollinator Conservation Planning Short Course
On April 27, Rachael Winfree (Entomology) and Mary McLeod (Ph.D. candidate, Entomology; Winfree lab) conducted a Pollinator Conservation Planning Short Course at the Snyder Farm, in Pittstown, NJ. The course was made possible with the support of a USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservation Innovation Grant awarded to Winfree and with the collaboration of […]
