Enrique Curchitser, associate professor of physical oceanography and modeling in the Department of Environmental Sciences, has been appointed United States Academic Delegate to the North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES). He is the first person from Rutgers, and the first faculty member of any academic institution on the East Coast, to hold this position. This […]
Alumni
What’s in Season from the Garden State: Legendary Jersey Tomatoes and the Role NJ Farmers Played in Selecting Winners
Alumni Note: Rutgers’ work in tomato breeding was greatly influenced by the farm families growing test plants for the university. These families in turn were influenced by their connection to Rutgers. Read about Joe Musumeci’s (CAES ’67) journey from the family farm to Rutgers. Several of the classic Jersey tomato varieties that were grown on […]
Alumni Story: Andrea Cochran’s Journey from Art to ‘Artist of the Land’
Editor’s Note: In this series of alumni accounts prepared by the Office of Alumni and Community Engagement, a thread that binds them is the recurring reference to the enormous transformational impact our students have experienced during their days at Rutgers. This is one of those stories. It is June 2014. The year is just half […]
Alumni Story: For Amanda Szucsik (CC’01), Working with Lab Animals Ignites a Dream
The Department of Animal Sciences invites alumni to share their stories as they pursue their work or interests after graduation. The following is adapted from a story written by Amanda Szucsik, Class of 2001. My name is Amanda Szucsik. I am 34 years old and was recently admitted (Class of 2018) to North Carolina State […]
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Welcomes Back Retirees to Celebrate 100th Anniversary
This year, as Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) celebrates the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Smith-Lever Act of 1914 that created the Cooperative Extension Service, what better way to commemorate its history than to invite back those who were part of its past? To this end, a luncheon for RCE retirees was held at […]
Alumni Story: Two Recent Grads Take ‘Growing Up’ to New Heights
The concept of living walls – also called vertical gardens – isn’t entirely new, but Michael Coraggio (Cook ’06) and Ryan Burrows (GSNB ’13) have turned it into an innovative business that promotes beauty and sustainability with practical and environmentally sound applications. First “invented” in the 1930s, a living wall turns an impervious vertical surface […]
Rutgers Alumnus (GSNB ’12) Named Executive Director of U.S. Botanic Garden
The Architect of the Capitol, the unit that administers the United States Botanic Garden, announced last week the appointment of Ari Novy, Ph.D., as executive director of the Garden. Novy’s connection with Rutgers goes back to 2006 when he began working as a graduate research fellow. He received his doctorate in 2012 from the School […]
The Call of the Wild: Rutgers Alumna Champions Wildflowers in NYC
Conservationist Mariellé Anzelone’s (CC’93, GSNB’00) efforts to showcase New York City’s native plant species included the launching NYC Wildflower Week. Anzelone shares the moment that sparked her interest in nature and it all goes back to SEBS Professor David Ehrenfeld’s class discussion of serotinous pinecones. Read more in Rutgers Magazine.
Alumni Story: Stephen Birchard (CAES ’72): Using Social Media for Continuing Education
The Department of Animal Sciences features alumni on its website and in its newsletter. This article is adapted, with thanks, from the Animal Sciences website. In 1983, Stephen Birchard, DVM, joined the faculty of the College of Veterinary Medicine at The Ohio State University, and 31 years later he continues to be passionate about teaching. […]
What’s in Season from the Garden State: Celebrating Over 100 Years of Ag Innovation and the NJ Farmers that Helped
For a university that has been around for almost 250 years, big anniversaries are a good time to gauge progress and reflect on past accomplishments. While Rutgers University still has another two years to go before its actual 250th anniversary (it was established in 1766), the year 2014 marks two milestones that reflect the university’s […]
