When the dinosaurs ruled the earth, they were already bugged by creatures who had gotten there many millions of years earlier: Dragonflies and damselflies. In fact, says Rutgers University-Newark biologist, Jessica Ware, (Ph.D graduate in Entomology) the first creatures to take to the skies of earth did so 406 million years ago. Ware knows of […]
Alumni
Alumni Story: Scott Willens (Cook’92), A Call to Action
When Scott Willens was six years old, he started piano lessons and for a while aspired to going to Julliard. During his senior year in high school, he got a beagle puppy, and that changed everything. Still an accomplished musician, he is now Army Major Scott Willens, with a DVM with board certification in the […]
From the Ground Up: SEBS Staff Get Lesson in Organic Land Care
As part of the SEBS Administrative Staff Community Initiative, which offers staff the opportunity to expand their knowledge of the school community and campus and get to know other staff members through a variety of activities during lunch hour sessions, an intro to Organic Land Care (OLC) was offered on October 21. Environmental and Resource […]
NJ Secretary of Ag Tours Rutgers Turf Research Farm
New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Doug Fisher visited the Rutgers Plant Biology Research and Extension Farm in Adelphia on September 16. Faculty from the Turfgrass Breeding Project at the Rutgers Center for Turfgrass Science gave Fisher a tour of research plots and discussed types of grasses being evaluated and studied for breeding. Faculty on hand […]
New Jersey’s Creeping Crisis in Water Infrastructure
New Jersey has an enviable system of water supply, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure. However, the State has historically under-invested in maintaining these systems and has not upgraded many antiquated components to modern standards. Associate Research Professor for Water, Society & the Environment Daniel Van Abs (CC’77) and his research team have completed recent reports on […]
Alumni Story: Tom Pluta (Ag ’64, GSNB ’76), A Solid Foundation
The School’s open invitation to alumni to share their “stories” has resulted in scores of interesting, even inspirational, memoirs about work and careers and the influence that their Rutgers education and experiences had on the direction of their lives. And in some cases, there have been several roads taken. Such is the case with Deacon […]
Alumni Story: Lester Brown (Ag’55), Environmental Roots
Editor’s Note: One of the most prestigious honors conferred on alumni of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is induction into the Hall of Distinguished Alumni (HDA). The School of Environmental and Biological Sciences is proud of its 16 HDA honorees. This is one of a series of stories about them. It’s one thing […]
N.J. Legislature Honors Rutgers on the 150th Anniversary of its Designation as the State’s Land-Grant Institution
The New Jersey Legislature commemorated the 150th anniversary of Rutgers’ designation as the land-grant institution for the state of New Jersey by passing a joint resolution in the Senate on Sept. 22. In 1862, Congress passed the Land-Grant College Act, a landmark statute also known as the Morrill Act, which established a system of land-grant […]
Alumni Story: Mark Robson, Making Rutgers His Home
Editor’s Note: In celebration of the 150th anniversary of our designation as the land-grant institution in New Jersey in 1864, alumni were invited to tell their own Rutgers “story.” Mark Gregory Robson holds four Rutgers degrees – a B.S. (1977) in Agricultural Science from Cook College, a master’s (1979) and Ph.D. (1988) in Plant Science […]
Two Big Ten Universities Work to Develop Environmentally Friendly Lawns
Maintaining a lush green lawn with less inputs of water, fertilizer and pesticides is a promising reality as Rutgers turf breeders Bill Meyer, Stacy Bonos and Austin Grimshaw team up with University of Minnesota researchers in search of the finest of fine fescues. Read more at Rutgers Today.
