Alumna Peggy Gibbon is the director of canine development at The Seeing Eye, the well-regarded guide-dog school where she has worked for 30 years and has “the best job in the world.” Peggy Gibbon is used to hearing that she has the best job in the world. “A lot of people are dog lovers, so […]
Rutgers Alum Gene McAvoy (CC ’74, GSNB ’81) Elected VP of National Association of County Agricultural Agents
At the 102nd Annual Meeting and Professional Improvement Conference of the National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA) held in July in Salt Lake City, Utah, Rutgers alum Gene McAvoy was elected as NACAA vice president. NACAA is the professional organization geared toward Extension educators and other professionals who work in agriculture, horticulture, forestry and […]
National Strength and Conditioning Association Foundation Announces Rutgers Grad Student David Sanders as 2017 Scholarship Recipient
The National Strength and Conditioning Association Foundation announced that David Sanders has been named a recipient of the NSCA’s Challenge Scholarship for 2017. Sanders was selected by the NSCA Foundation Scholarship Committee after a thorough evaluation process of all applicants. This program awards $1,500 to NSCA members seeking either an undergraduate or graduate degree in […]
Rutgers Climate Institute Receives NIFA Grants for Multi-State Climate Adaptation Projects
In July, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced nine grants totaling more than $8 million to study and develop new approaches for the agriculture sector to adapt to and mitigate the effects of changing environmental conditions. The funding is made possible through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research […]
NJAES On-Farm Food Safety Program Receives National Recognition
Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Cooperative Extension county agricultural agents Wes Kline (Cumberland) and Meredith Melendez (Mercer) have been recognized for their work helping growers understand FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and other fresh produce food safety issues. Their grant-funded work through the USDA Risk Management Education program was selected as a featured […]
Delegation from Yunnan Agricultural University Visits SEBS
A delegation from Yunnan Agricultural University visited the Cook campus on July 10, hosted by Rutgers Centers for Global Advancement and International Affairs and SEBS International Programs. Associate professor Xenia Morin, program director of SEBS Agriculture and Food Systems major, led the delegation on a tour of the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and […]
Changlu Wang’s Urban Entomology Program Earns HUD Secretary’s 2017 Healthy Homes Award
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) announced that Rutgers Urban Entomology program is one of four model programs around the nation that are recipients of the HUD Secretary’s Award for Healthy Homes, an award recognizing excellence in making indoor environments healthier through healthy homes. For […]
Ticks and Gardening: What’s the Risk?
By James L. Occi, graduate student, and Dina M. Fonseca, professor, Department of Entomology Reprinted from Gardener News, August 2016 How likely is it that you will get Lyme disease while gardening? Assuming you are a New Jersey gardener, a state in the U.S. epicenter of Lyme disease, it turns out it depends on how […]
In Memoriam: Diane K. Adams, Assistant Professor, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Diane Adams, assistant professor in Marine and Coastal Sciences and in the Institute for Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, passed away on June 22. She was in hospice and died peacefully in the presence of her family. While not well for several months, she continued to be active in her research and teaching until very recently. […]
Visiting DMCS Professor Conducts Publishing in English Workshop in Mexico
Monica Bricelj, visiting research professor with the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, and Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory, had the opportunity this past May to co-teach an intensive two week workshop in Scientific Writing, with Canadian linguist Karen Englander at CICESE, a research institute in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. Briceli had spent the previous year in Ensenada, […]
