As associate director of the Rutgers Energy Institute, Robert Kopp helps integrate the university’s expertise in science, engineering, economics, and public policy toward the goal of decarbonizing the global energy system. Kopp finds that the abundance of scholars at Rutgers offers hope for the future. In an interview with Rutgers Today, Kopp states, “You have […]
Award-Winning Organic Land Care Course Offered in January
Many New Jersey homeowners want to keep their yard maintained in a way that doesn’t harm the environment or pose risk to their family’s health. The Rutgers Cooperative Extension Organic Land Care Certificate Course is a five-day class for landscapers and land care providers. Over 20 Extension professionals and industry experts help teach the course […]
Christmas Day 2014 Marks 50th Anniversary of Rutgers Professor’s Groundbreaking Innovation in Ag
It was Christmas morning of 1964 when Bill Roberts was tinkering in his basement when he was supposed to be doing something else. The now retired Rutgers NJAES specialist in agricultural engineering was building a model greenhouse in his basement when he used an aquarium air pump to separate the two layers of the plastic […]
Adapting to Shifts in Marine Species Due to Climate Change Research Available on New Website
During the past 18 months, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolution Malin Pinsky has published two papers documenting and exploring the implications of the trend of marine species shifting to cooler waters as a result of climate change. He and his team have found that the shift northward is happening at different rates among the […]
Big Ten Network Spotlights Rutgers Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Club
The four legged students attending Rutgers earn a special degree. Watch the Big Ten Network “LiveBIG” YouTube feature of the Rutgers Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Club.
Dipak K. Sarkar Named Board of Governors Professor
Dipak K. Sarkar, a distinguished professor in the Department of Animal Sciences, has been named by the Rutgers University Board of Governors as a Board of Governors Professor on December 9. The professorship was established to recognize exceptional scholarship and accomplishment by a faculty member at the full professorial rank. Sarkar is also director of […]
Two SEBS Faculty Receive Fulbright Scholar Grants
Two professors from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences have received Fulbright Scholar grants for research and teaching abroad next year at institutions in Brazil. Eric Lam in plant biology and pathology will continue his work on improving biofuel production by enhancing plant sources. Daniel Hoffman in nutritional sciences will lead seminars and teach […]
IFNH Student Ambassadors Reflect on Research Presentations at National Food and Health Conference
Student ambassadors are an integral component of the New Jersey Institution for Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH) mission of collective success, interdisciplinary and community responsibility. Students selected as ambassadors are undergraduates in the Nutritional Sciences Department who demonstrate professionalism and dedication to the fields of food, nutrition, and health. These students have the opportunity to […]
Floriculture Greenhouse Dazzles with its Annual Poinsettia Display and Sale
Arctic, Freedom Peppermint, Silverstar Red, Sonora Jingle, Premium Polar – they’re not holiday candies or names of rogue reindeer, but are among the many Poinsettia cultivars on display during the annual Poinsettia Open House held at the Floriculture Greenhouse on the George H. Cook campus. Almost 100 varieties provided by the leading breeders/propagators such as […]
Annie’s Project NJ Receives 2014 Rutgers Cooperative Extension Team Award
Each year, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, a unit of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), honors faculty and staff for their outstanding work and outreach through their programs and support. The winners for 2014 received their awards at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Annual Conference at the Cook Campus Center in New Brunswick on October 20.
