New Jersey native and Rutgers turfgrass PhD alumnus Richard Hurley has been a leader in breeding grasses used on golf courses around the world, ranging everywhere from Australia to the Masters, which is hosted each year in Georgia. For decades, the iconic Augusta National Golf Club has used cool-season grasses developed at Rutgers. Richard Hurley […]
Alumni
Alumni Feature: Mamadou Ndiaye (SEBS’19)
Editor’s note: Sections of this SEBS alumni highlight were extracted from the NJ.com article, “He talks about animals and 20 million people listen. Meet N.J.’s viral TikTok zoologist,” written by Amy Kuperinsky. Mamadou Ndiaye graduated with a degree in Environmental Sciences from Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) in May 2019. When he […]
Television Weather Forecaster Kelly Ann Cicalese (SEBS’11) Shares the Challenges of Her Work and What She Loves Most
When snow is in the forecast, SEBS alumna Kelly Ann Cicalese’s job as a meteorologist with WCVB’s StormTeam 5 in Boston is at its most challenging – and rewarding. The Sewaren, N.J., native who first developed an interest in weather in grade school, found her way to a career as a weather forecaster at Rutgers […]
Alumni Feature: Aleen Takvorian (SEBS ‘21)
Alumna Aleen Takvorian graduated with a degree in public health as a part of a joint program between the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) and the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Aleen was meant to graduate in 2022 but finished the program a year early, receiving her degree in […]
Rutgers Friends, Art Wolfe CC’82 and Chris Zeliff CC’83, Share the Gift of Life
Art Wolfe felt like a “human pin cushion.” But he knew extensive medical tests were part of what it would take to ensure he would be a suitable kidney donor for Chris Zeliff, a fellow Rutgers forestry major who lived down the hall from him in his dorm freshman year in 1978. The tests revealed […]
Retired Faculty and Staff Reconnect at Annual Luncheon on Cook Campus
On a clear, sunny day in December, retired faculty and staff from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) joined Executive Dean Laura Lawson, faculty, staff and students in the Rectangle Room at Neilson Dining Hall for the annual Retired Faculty and Staff Luncheon. Student ambassadors […]
Helyar House Celebrates 55 Years
By John Rossi, CC’86 More than 120 former cooperative living residents, current Helyar House residents and guests came together to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Helyar House on September 16, 2023. Attendees started the celebration at Helyar House, exploring the house in which they once lived as undergraduates and mingling with the current residents. The […]
Jeffrey Bluestone CC’74, GSNB’76 To Be Inducted Into Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni
Five influential Rutgers University graduates, renowned leaders in medicine, government, media, and civil rights, will be the newest members honored in the university’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni in a ceremony on April 25. Among the new class to be inducted is Jeffrey Bluestone CC’74, GSNB’76, an internationally recognized immunologist whose four decades of groundbreaking research […]
Alumni Feature: Chelsea Phuangthong (SEBS’21)
SEBS’ alumna Chelsea Phuangthong graduated in 2021 with a major in biochemistry. Following graduation, Chelsea works at Merck, a pharmaceutical company located in Kenilworth, New Jersey. After working at Merck for nearly two years as an Associate Scientist, she was recently promoted to Scientist this past November. As a scientist at Merck, she works in […]
New Oak Trees Take Root on Cook Campus
Passion Puddle has served as the center of countless Ag Field Days, now Rutgers Day, and graduation ceremonies for generations of students on the Cook College campus. The lawn surrounding this beloved pond provides a relaxing place to study, relax, or people-watch on many a warm spring or fall afternoon. It is, quite simply, the […]
