Alumni from Rutgers University gathered together with alumni and deans from other Big Ten agricultural schools for the annual Big Ten Colleges of Agriculture Alumni Reception at the National Press Club on Monday, March 13, 2023. After a three-year layoff due to the pandemic, Rutgers returned to this event with a strong showing. RU alumni […]
In Memoriam: Tim Casey, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Entomology
Our friend and colleague, Distinguished Professor Emeritus Tim Casey, died at home on March 7, 2023, after a short time in hospice care. Tim struggled valiantly over the past few years with Parkinson’s Disease. He served Rutgers in many capacities over his long tenure, some of which are described below. He is survived by his […]
Rutgers NJHKI, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ and the Horizon Foundation for NJ Come Together to Volunteer at the Community Food Bank
Rutgers New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative (NJHKI) is centered on the goal of making New Jersey kids the healthiest in the country and therefore focuses on health equity and community partnerships. The Horizon Foundation has supported NJHKI’s Culture of Health School Program for three years, providing funding to implement nutrition and physical literacy education to […]
Thierry Besançon Wins 2023 Weed Science Outstanding Educator Award
Thierry Besançon, associate extension specialist in weed science for specialty crops, received the 2023 Outstanding Educator Award from the Northeastern Weed Science Society (NEWSS). He was also elected vice president of the NEWSS board. Besançon was characteristically modest and credited the support of his Rutgers NJAES colleagues for the recognition he received from the weed science […]
Microscopic Chalk Discs in Oceans Play Key Role in Carbon Cycle by Propagating Viruses
Rutgers-led research finds biomineral structures formed by marine algae foment viral infection, contributing positively to capture CO2 A Rutgers-led team of scientists studying virus-host interactions of a globally abundant, armor-plated marine algae, Emiliania huxleyi, has found that the circular, chalk plates the algae produce can act as catalysts for viral infection, which has vast consequences for […]
Carol Byrd-Bredbenner to Play a Crucial Role in Effort to Revise U.S. Dietary Guidelines
Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, whose research focuses on nutrition education and health promotion, is appointed to government committee that will sort through the science Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, is one of 20 nationally recognized experts appointed to the 2025 Dietary Guidelines […]
Rutgers–New Brunswick Is Named a Top Producer of Fulbright Recipients
Rutgers University–New Brunswick has been named a top producer for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, as announced by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and recognized in the Chronicle of Higher Education. The university has 19 grant recipients this year, one from SEBS and including six from the School of Graduate […]
Plant of the Month: By Any Name, Ipheion Brings Welcome Spring Color
by Bruce Crawford, Manager of Horticulture, Morris County Park Commission Every year gardeners search for new plants with early spring color that have somehow evaded the vigilant eyes of their gardening friends. Truth be told, gardeners love a touch of friendly competition! Ideally, these new finds should provide more than just floral interest; they should […]
Rutgers Master Gardeners Never Lose Sight of Their Mission
By Nicholas Polanin, chair, Dept. of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Jan Zientek, senior program coordinator and former statewide Rutgers Master Gardener coordinator. The dozen or so seed catalogs that I’ve received in the mail and the seeds and seed starting kits appearing in my local hardware store are a reminder that gardening season is upon us. […]
Post-Doc Kimberly Wiersielis Wins Prestigious National Institutes of Health Career Development Award
Kimberly Wiersielis, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Animal Sciences, is the recipient of an NIH Pathway to Independence Award that supports outstanding postdoctoral researchers in completing needed mentored training and transition in a timely manner to independent, tenure-track or equivalent faculty positions. Also known as the K99/R00, the award is considered a career transition […]
