Nine members of the George H. Cook Campus community who passed away were honored at the 2012 Rutgers Rising remembrance event on May 12. Individuals honored this year at the 10th Rutgers Rising were: Prof. John Bezpa (Poultry Science) Prof. Eileen G. Brennan (Plant Pathology) Dr. Joan G. Ehrenfeld (Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources) Hannah […]
PSEG Award to Help Reduce New Jersey’s Vulnerability to Impacts of Climate Change
The PSEG Foundation has awarded Rutgers University seed funds to help establish the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance. The Alliance is a statewide network of policy makers, practitioners and stakeholders working together to move New Jersey forward in strategic planning and implementation to prepare the state for a changing climate. Rutgers will serve as a […]
Investiture of Paul Falkowski as Inaugural Bennett Chair
Paul Falkowski (Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences; Earth and Planetary Sciences; director, Rutgers Energy Institute) was installed as the first holder of the Bennett L. Smith Chair in Business and Natural Resources in an investiture ceremony at the Kirkpatrick Chapel on April 21. Executive Dean Robert M. Goodman, who introduced Falkowski, stated that an […]
Joint Reception for Graduating Seniors
The Society of Animal Science and the Department of Animal Sciences held a reception for its graduating seniors and their families and guests on May 14 following the School Convocation.
Staff Spotlight: Barbara Fitzgerald and Peter Anderson
Two outstanding members of the school were honored with the Staff Excellence Award at the Celebration of Excellence event on April 25. The two inaugural Staff Spotlights are Peter Anderson and Barbara Fitzgerald. Peter Anderson supports three departments with his IT expertise: Biochemistry & Microbiology, Entomology, and Ecology, Evolution, & Natural Resources. He has worked […]
Love Letters to the Rutgers Gardens
Kids at College Program Ignites Interest in Learning and “Love” for Rutgers On a beautiful spring day, more than 140 fourth-graders visited the George H. Cook Campus and fell in love with the Rutgers Gardens. The students’ visit was part of “Kids at College,” a nine-year old program in the Old Bridge School District in […]
Organic Farming and Sustainability in Belize
SEBS Senior Jordan Mason tells tells the story of her own global reach. March 14, 2012, I am standing in a little garden literally in the backyard of Silver Creek Roman Catholic Primary School (SCRCPS) in the Toledo District of Belize – among the most remote and undeveloped area of the Central American nation– with […]
Invasion of the Southern Pine Beetle
Rutgers Department of Entomology looks at the devastating impact the Southern Pine Beetle is having on New Jersey’s Pinelands.
Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension of Sussex County Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Reprinted from the New Jersey Herald with permission from the author. By Jennie Sweetman The County’s agriculture community faced a critical situation. Farms were being sold out with the men going to work in the mines, factories or heading west. The problem was compounded with the coming of the railroads forcing farmers to compete […]
Small Steps to Health & Wealth Online Challenge
Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) Cooperative Extension’s major health finance initiative is Small Steps to Health and Wealth™. This program is designed to motivate consumers to implement behavior change strategies that simultaneously improve their health and personal finances.
