By Samuel Ludescher (SAS ’18) Graduating with a degree from Rutgers is an invitation into lofty intellectual circles. It is also evidence that the recipient of a diploma has braved the course load of his or her respective major. Saba Tabasoom, however, has braved much more over her ten-year college career. She graduated in January […]
Where to Find Rutgers 250 Plant Varieties
Recently, there has been a lot of news about Rutgers plant varieties, especially the ‘Rutgers 250’TM tomato and ‘Rutgers Scarlet’TM strawberry. What you might not know is where to find them. Whether you are an experienced home gardener or are just starting out, it’s the time of year to start preparing garden beds and getting […]
Revolutionary for 250 Years: Waksman, Schatz and the Discovery of Streptomycin
Martin Hall on the George H. Cook campus was the site of the discovery of streptomycin – the first effective treatment for tuberculosis – by Rutgers revolutionary Selman Waksman and his graduate student Albert Schatz. In 1952, Waksman received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his “ingenious, systematic and successful studies of the […]
Rutgers NJAES Board of Managers Hosts Rutgers Research Tour
The Board of Managers (BOM), an advisory group to the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), is made up of representatives from New Jersey’s county boards of agriculture. The BOM also serves as advocate for the experiment station and provides input to NJAES’ directors on matters concerning the state’s agricultural enterprise. In addition to quarterly […]
All Senior IFNH Student Ambassadors Successfully Matched for Dietetic Internships
April 3 was the highly anticipated “Match Day” for senior dietetic students to find out whether they get matched for a dietetic internship, a requirement to become a registered dietitian. The Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH) Student Ambassadors work diligently over the course of their undergraduate careers to achieve their dreams of becoming […]
Rutgers 250 – NJAES Breed of the Month: Tomatoes
This year, Rutgers University is commemorating its 250th anniversary. To celebrate, the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station is selecting a plant bred at Rutgers as a Rutgers 250 Variety of the Month for each month of the year. This month’s variety (April 2016) is the Rutgers 250TM tomato! Rutgers’ tomato breeding program has been selecting […]
Deer in the New Jersey Landscape and Garden
Spring is when many New Jersey residents purchase and plant trees, bushes and garden plants only to find them consumed by deer. This article was written by Brooke Maslo, assistant extension specialist in wildlife ecology and assistant professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources and originally appeared in Gardener News. White-tailed deer […]
Hunterdon County Ag Agent Win Cowgill Retires
Professor Win Cowgill retired April 1, 2016 after 38 years of service. Cowgill started his extension career in 1978 as a county agricultural agent in Warren County, and transferred to Hunterdon County in 1989. He served as the area fruit agent for North Jersey for most of his career. Cowgill helped establish the Rutgers Snyder […]
Decreasing Arctic summer sea ice favors occurrences of blocking-high pressure events over Greenland, increasing its melt
A study co-authored by Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences professor Jennifer Francis shows that an important contributing factor to Greenland’s melt is the decreasing Arctic sea ice that favors stronger and more frequent occurrences of blocking-high pressure events over Greenland. Blocking highs enhance the transport of warm, moist air over Greenland, which increases downwelling […]
Rutgers Equine Science Center Helps to Gain Commitment of Player for the University’s Women Volleyball Team
Kamila Cieslik, a high school junior volleyball MVP from Tennessee, wanted to attend a school that had both an equine science program and good volleyball. She had a lot of big-time offers, but it was the university’s equine science program that won her over and led to her commitment to attend Rutgers. Read more at […]
