If Bill Hlubik has his way, there will be strawberry fields forever— or at least a little longer each year— in the Garden State. Hlubik and his team at the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station hope to someday introduce new varieties that will extend the growing season beyond the traditional four weeks for June-bearing […]
Alumni
Alumni Story: Peggy Policastro (GSNB’93,’15) – Food with Thought
Fortunate is the person who can parlay a childhood fascination into an academic and professional career. Peggy Policastro is a fortunate person. Peggy, a registered dietician, is the nutritionist for Rutgers Dining Services, and the director of behavioral nutrition with the Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH). She also holds a master’s degree in […]
Recalling the Life of Karl Maramorosch: 1915-2016
Karl Maramorosch, professor emeritus and renowned scholar, died on May 9, 2016, at the age of 101. Well known to the Rutgers community and active in teaching and research up until recently, he was known throughout the world as an eminent virologist, entomologist, and plant pathologist. His Rutgers “home” for the past several years was […]
Paul Orbe (CC’94) Receives National Science Educator Award
Alumnus Paul Orbe (CC’94) was recently awarded the 2016 Urban Science Educator Development Award from the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) and Shell Oil Company. Orbe received his award at the Teacher Awards Gala during the NSTA’s national conference on science education in Nashville, TN. The Shell Urban Science Educator Development Award was created specifically […]
Dr. Jennifer Small Griswold (CC’02): Showing Us the Sky’s the Limit
With ‘weather in her bones,’ a passion for teaching, and a flair for the Argentine tango, this multifaceted alumnus has faced adversity in her life and come out on top to inspire young scientists and earn the title #HeroProf! She has worked at NASA studying cloud microphysics and precipitation processes, determining the contribution pollution makes […]
Rutgers WeatherWatcher Program: Sunny Skies in the Forecast
Since 2002, budding meteorologists who enroll at Rutgers get a head start on their careers thanks to a one-of-a-kind WeatherWatcher program where meteorology majors rub shoulders with non-meteorology undergrads who “live and learn” as peers tied together by their interest in weather broadcasting. One of several living-learning communities at Rutgers, the WeatherWatcher program is a […]
Six Alumni Honored in Annual Awards Ceremony
Six alumni who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, community service, academic acumen, and campus involvement were honored recently as George Hammell Cook Distinguished Alumni and Dennis M. Fenton Distinguished Graduate Alumni. In an annual event hosted by the Cook Community Alumni Association, those with undergraduate degrees who were recognized include the following: Christopher Dorko CC’94 – […]
Alumni Notes and Musings – Spring 2016
[Editor’s Note: These updates appeared in the Spring 2016 issue of Explorations, the magazine for alumni, donors, and friends.] David Scarr AG’42 reports that he is widowed and lives in West Virginia near one of his sons. Following graduation and a stint in the Army, David obtained is doctor of veterinary medicine degree, practiced for […]
Alumni Notes and Musings – Fall 2015
[Editor’s note: These updates appeared in the Fall 2015 issue of Explorations, the magazine for alumni, donors, and friends.] Bill Suter AG’43 has traveled much of the globe and enjoys gardening, birding, and volunteering at a local library. As to his gardening, tomatoes and strawberries top the list, according to class correspondent J. Domer Zerbe […]
Kenneth Possenriede CC’82 – Opening Doors
Donors who support scholarships for higher education consistently designate their gifts for second-year students and above, subscribing to the theory that these students have demonstrated an academic track record that makes them deserving of scholarship support. In the case of Ken Possenriede (CC’82) and his wife Jennifer (DC’83), however, their longtime and generous scholarship assistance […]
