Alumna Aleen Takvorian graduated with a degree in public health as a part of a joint program between the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Aleen was meant to graduate in 2022 but finished the program a year early, receiving her degree in […]
Naa Oyo Kwate to Receive the 2024 Best Book Award in the Field of Urban Affairs
Naa Oyo Kwate, associate professor in the Department of Human Ecology, has been selected to receive the Urban Affairs Association’s (UAA) 2024 Best Book in the Field of Urban Affairs Award for White Burgers, Black Cash: Fast Food from Black Exclusion to Exploitation. It was among 64 books based on rigorous research on an urban […]
2023 NJAES Annual Report Available for New Jersey Stakeholders
The Office of the Executive Dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Laura Lawson, is pleased to announce that the 2023 NJAES Annual Report is available online and in print. The report, “Catalyzing New Jersey for a Healthy and Sustainable Future,” offers snapshots of the research and extension activities of the experiment station over the past […]
Rutgers Friends, Art Wolfe CC’82 and Chris Zeliff CC’83, Share the Gift of Life
Art Wolfe felt like a “human pin cushion.” But he knew extensive medical tests were part of what it would take to ensure he would be a suitable kidney donor for Chris Zeliff, a fellow Rutgers forestry major who lived down the hall from him in his dorm freshman year in 1978. The tests revealed […]
Announcement: Janine Spies Joins RCE as Statewide Program Leader in Fruit IPM
Announcement from Nicholas Polanin, chair, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) I am pleased to announce the following addition to our Faculty within the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, beginning her role within Rutgers Cooperative Extension, effective March 1. Dr. Janine M. Spies joins us as the Statewide Program Leader, Assistant Professor, County […]
Retired Faculty and Staff Reconnect at Annual Luncheon on Cook Campus
On a clear, sunny day in December, retired faculty and staff from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) joined Executive Dean Laura Lawson, faculty, staff and students in the Rectangle Room at Neilson Dining Hall for the annual Retired Faculty and Staff Luncheon. Student ambassadors […]
Announcement: Kate Brown Begins New Role with RCE of Somerset County
Announcement from Nicholas Polanin, chair, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) I am pleased to announce that Kate L. Brown joins Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Somerset County, as an Assistant Professor, County Agent III, effective March 1. For the past three years, Kate has served as the Agriculture and Natural Resources Program Associate in Burlington […]
Helyar House Celebrates 55 Years
By John Rossi, CC’86 More than 120 former cooperative living residents, current Helyar House residents and guests came together to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Helyar House on September 16, 2023. Attendees started the celebration at Helyar House, exploring the house in which they once lived as undergraduates and mingling with the current residents. The […]
RUCOOL Receives The Oceanography Society Ocean Observing Team Award
Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RUCOOL) is the recipient of The Oceanography Society’s (TOS) biennial Ocean Observing Team Award. The RUCOOL team is recognized for its distinction in sustained ocean observing, applied scientifically and practically. RUCOOL is a leading innovator of new oceanographic technologies, a developer of integrated ocean observing and modeling networks, […]
How Climate Change May Be Affecting the Polar Vortex
In mid-January, we experienced a period of extreme cold, high winds, and a couple of inches of snow, reminding us we are very much in the peak of winter. These blasts of Arctic air and wind are common during New Jersey winters, but is something else happening in the atmosphere? Sitting in the upper troposphere […]
