A Rutgers graduate’s sensational pitch for a deal to help grow his tasty plant-based nutritional snack secured a startling $400,000 investment from entrepreneur Mark Cuban on the latest episode of Shark Tank. Juan Salinas, who founded P-nuff Crunch, has a Ph.D. from Rutgers in food science and was working on a Rutgers MBA in 2018 when he won […]
Michael Laumbach (SEBS’24) Selected as a 2020 Borlaug-Ruan International Intern
Michael Laumbach was a delegate in the New Jersey Youth Institute at the World Food Prize in 2019. He was admitted and enrolled at SEBS for fall 2020, and was also selected as a 2020 Borlaug-Ruan International Intern. Michael spoke to the Newsroom about his experience. Q: What did you learn at the World Food Prize and […]
Peperomia: Foliage for the Holidays
by Bruce Crawford, Program Leader in Home and Public Horticulture. December is undoubtedly best known for the holidays, family gatherings and festivities that invariably include decorating the homestead with colorful plants. The plant most frequently used of course is the Poinsettia. I like Poinsettias, but for the past few years I have been discussing plants […]
2020 Excellence Award Winners
This year we are honoring the recipients of the 27th Excellence Awards for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station on our website. According to interim executive dean Laura Lawson, these signature awards acknowledge contributions that meet carefully-considered criteria, including creativity, original work and ideas, innovation, effectiveness, integrity, […]
Women’s League of Rutgers Honors Two SEBS Students
The Women’s League of Rutgers University was established in 1932 and since 1983 has been giving scholarships to Rutgers New Brunswick undergraduate students who demonstrate academic excellence, a commitment to public service and financial need. On Sunday, November 8th the Women’s League of Rutgers University (WLRU) recognized and introduced the recipients of their 2020-2021 scholarship awards. […]
Veterans Day: Peter Mahoney (SEBS ’22), from Air Force Scarlet Beret to Rutgers Scarlet Knight
On November 11, we commemorate Veterans Day in tribute to the men and women who have served the United States in the armed forces. Across Rutgers, we take pride in the dedicated service of those who have served in uniform, some of them still on active duty. Playing a pivotal role in helping our veterans advance and succeed […]
Aster Tataricus: A Floral Star in the November Garden
by Bruce Crawford, Program Leader in Home and Public Horticulture Let’s face it, November is not a month best noted for flowers. The spectacular fall colors of various trees and shrubs abound, but for the pollinators, there are scant few flowers left to visit. Even most of our native plants have succumbed to the autumn frosts. However, […]
Associate Professor Daniel Van Abs Gives to Scarlet Promise Grants
Daniel Van Abs sees how students grapple with affording a college education and wanted to help ease their burden. Daniel Van Abs, a Cook College graduate and Rutgers professor, has been making modest gifts to the university for more than 20 years. But he felt he needed to do more because of what he is […]
Plant Droplets Serve as Nutrient-Rich Food for Insects
First study of its kind reveals the benefits of droplets on leaves Small watery droplets on the edges of blueberry bush leaves are loaded with nutrients for many insects, including bees, wasps and flies, according to a Rutgers-led study, the first of its kind. The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society […]
Somerset County 4-H Pins & Needles Club Makes Handmade Masks for Essential Workers
by Calvin Embleton Somerset County 4-H Pins & Needles club designed, created, and distributed 110 hand-made masks for front-line workers in communities across central New Jersey. With COVID-19 still impacting many front-line workers and masks still in high demand throughout community organizations, the Somerset County 4-H Pins & Needles club knew they could use their […]
