After more than a decade being housed on a Rutgers Cooperative Extension personal finance web page, a 13-question survey to assess personal investment risk tolerance has moved to a website at the University of Missouri. The change is being made as a result of a website re-design involving the use of new programming language at […]
In Memoriam: Susan E. Ford (1942-2017), Alumna and Professor Emeritus in Shellfish Biology and Pathology
Susan Elizabeth Ford, age 75, passed away on December 5, 2017 in Williamsburg, Va. A renowned researcher and mentor, Ford received her undergraduate degree in zoology from Rutgers Cook College in 1978 and a doctorate degree in zoology from Duke University in 1984. During her career, Ford held positions at Duke University; School of Veterinary […]
Faculty for a Sustainable Future: Katherine Dawson
As a recent faculty hire in the Department of Environmental Sciences, assistant professor Katherine Dawson’s research primarily focuses on the interactions between organisms and their environment, as well as understanding the molecular and chemical imprints microbes leave behind in the geologic record. Dawson is an environmental microbiologist who works at the interface of geomicrobiology and […]
NJAES Hosts Introductory Tour of NJ Agriculture for Chancellor Dutta
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) executive director Robert Goodman and research director Brad Hillman led an introductory tour of New Jersey agriculture and NJAES off-campus research facilities for Chancellor of Rutgers–New Brunswick, Debasish Dutta, on December 5. The tour began with a visit to Readington River Buffalo Farm in Flemington, where owner and son […]
In Memoriam: Daymon Thatch, Alum and Former Chair for Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics
Daymon W. Thatch, 81 of Manasquan passed away December 16, 2017 at Ocean Medical Center, Brick with his wife Elizabeth at his side. Born in Chicago, Daymon was raised in Highland Park, NJ, and during his life resided in College Park, Md., Piscataway, NJ and since 2001, in Manasquan, NJ. He received his undergraduate and […]
Colleagues, Friends and Family Remember Glenn Tappen at Hort Farm 3 Tree Dedication
On Monday, Nov 27, 2017, a tree planting ceremony took place at Horticulture Research Farm 3 on the George H. Cook Campus to honor the life of Glenn Tappen, who passed away on Aug. 26, 2016. A research farm supervisor, Tappen joined Rutgers in 1969 and spent his entire career of 47 years supporting colleagues […]
Center for Health and Human Performance Study Determines Efficacy of Combined Exercise, Diet, and Supplementation on Weight Loss and Body Composition
A new study out of the Rutgers Center for Health and Human Performance at the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health supports the notion that it is possible to gain muscle and lose fat simultaneously when in a caloric deficit if high intensity resistance training and sufficient protein are included. Other improvements were […]
Rutgers Implements First Phase of Multi-State Transitions to Sustainable Vegetation Study Using Fine Fescue Turfgrass on Higher Education Campuses
A critical component of urban ecosystems, turfgrass protects and enhances our environment through soil stabilization, carbon sequestration, cooling, nutrient and pollution filtration, reduced runoff, increased ground water recharge, dust reduction, and other mechanisms. As the U.S. population becomes increasingly concentrated in urban areas, turfgrass will continue to play a key role as a component of […]
Campus Living Lab Evolves with Installation of Kitchen Garden and Shade Trees at IFNH
The Dudley Road entrance of the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH) on the Rutgers Cook Campus has been a hive of activity this semester as sixteen Byrne Seminar students planted a kitchen herb garden for Chef Ian Keith of Harvest, the healthy eating venue at IFNH. This is part of an on-going process […]
In Memoriam: Audrey C. Burkart (1929 – 2017), Former Chair for the Family and Community Health Sciences Department
Audrey Burkart, a lifelong resident of Ridgefield, NJ passed away on October 9, 2017 at age 88. Audrey earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from New York University and her doctorate from Columbia University in the field of Nutrition and Home Economics. In 1954, she began her career as a home economics teacher in Cliffside, […]
