in 2017, November 8 was selected as the date for the annual National First-Generation College Celebration to honor the anniversary of the signing of the Higher Education Act of 1965. The Higher Education Act (“HEA”) emerged out of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty. Being a first-generation college student is a rewarding feeling overall, […]
Rutgers Holds 13th Annual Pioneers in Endocrinology Workshop
“Insulin – The 100-Year Anniversary of the Discovery of Insulin” was the theme of the 13th Annual Pioneers in Endocrinology Workshop held at Rutgers on October 21, 2021, at the Busch Student Center. The two guest speakers presented their lectures from their own institutions virtually and were projected onto a screen in the Multipurpose Room […]
Rutgers Award-Winning Invention Aims to Reinvent Drug Delivery
Lori Dars, associate director in the NJAES Office of Economic Development and Innovation, was a mentor to the students, helping them to better understand customer base and needs, as well as how to market their product. Dars is the director of Rutgers I-Corps, an NSF-supported program designed to assist in the transition of technology concepts […]
Rutgers Among Four Institutions Awarded National Grant to Combat White-nose Syndrome in Bats
Principal investigator Brooke Maslo, associate professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, was awarded $268,081 to field-test a promising method of treating environmental reservoirs of Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the pathogen that causes white-nose syndrome in bats. The Rutgers grant is part of a total of $770,000 in grants awarded by the National Fish and […]
Graduate Amber Betances Capitalizes on a First Class Education
“To actually be able to apply all that I learned and assist in creating wonderful spaces has brought an entirely new level of fulfillment.“ Amber Lynn Betances, SEBS’16 (Landscape Architecture), GSNB’17 (Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture), is now the assistant landscape architect for the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation. In 2018, Betances was one of several […]
Plant of the Month: An Aster to be More Widely Distributed
by Bruce Crawford, Program Leader in Home and Public Horticulture Sometimes, you simply need to work with a plant for a number of years before you suddenly ‘discover’ its beauty and come to appreciate that plant. This plant may not provide an incredible show throughout the entire season, but it contributes to the Garden in […]
Believing in the Beloved Community – Alum Luke Visconti (CC’82) Provides Support for Helping Students Achieve their Goals
The arrival of a new president brings a sense of hope and optimism to any higher education community. But for Rutgers alumnus and DiversityInc founder Luke Visconti, Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway’s actions on his first day in office were more than promising—they were visionary. “His leadership really inspired me,” says Visconti CC’82, reflecting on Holloway’s […]
Rutgers Graduate Students Explore the Southern Ocean
Rutgers graduate students Quintin Diou-Cass and Joe Gradone joined University of Connecticut Postdoc Jessie Turner on the R/V Nathaniel Palmer to head to the West Antarctic Peninsula to conduct hands-on field research in the Southern Ocean. Funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Rutgers leads a Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project – entering […]
What is Agritourism, Why Are People Attracted to the Farm, and Where to Go?
By Michelle Infante-Casella, Agricultural Agent, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Gloucester County What is agritourism? Webster.com defines agritourism (agriculture plus tourism) as “the practice of touring agricultural areas to see farms and participate in farm activities.” There are other names for agritourism– “agritainment,” “rural tourism,” and “farm visits.” All are a form of commercial enterprise that links […]
Meeting Basic Food Needs on Campus
SEBS and NJAES lead the charge in addressing food insecurity on campus Food insecurity is a problem for approximately one-third of Rutgers University–New Brunswick students. Cara Cuite, assistant extension specialist in the Department of Human Ecology, has led two basic needs insecurity surveys among students on the Rutgers–New Brunswick campus, one in 2016 and more […]
