New Jersey 4-H STEM Ambassadors joined faculty at Rutgers University for the 2023 Climate Sustainability Summit on November 10th, a day of learning, discovery, collaboration and action. The summit, which was attended by 25 youth from New Jersey’s biggest cities, addressed the importance of being sustainable and fulfilling the needs of current generations without compromising […]
Rutgers Mental Health Resources That Will Help You Finish Strong This Semester
As the semester comes to an end and winter quickly approaches, everyone may start feeling hints of the dreaded “winter blues.” Midterms may have just ended, but final exams are a few weeks away. The polarity between excitement for winter break and stress over final exams is stark, and the decreased sunlight and colder weather […]
Andrea Cochran (CC ’76) FASLA Wins Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award
Andrea Cochran (CC ’76) received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Design Futures Council, recognizing lifelong design leaders for the contributions of their life and work to their profession for more than 40 years. The council, which was founded to connect leaders within the built environment industry and share ideas about technology, sustainability, and the business of […]
USDA-NIFA Grant Supports Collaborative Food Systems Solution Science Storytelling Project for New Jersey High School Youth
What does the future hold for food security through agriculture and marine technologies? New Jersey high school students will discover the answers as part of an innovative USDA-funded 4-H afterschool program that provides youth with immersive science learning through digital storytelling, made in trusting partnership with Rutgers scientists. Faculty and researchers from the departments of […]
Remembering Jim “Doc” Applegate (AG’64), Beloved Professor of Wildlife Ecology at Rutgers
Jim “Doc” Applegate, beloved professor of wildlife ecology at Rutgers, passed away on October 28. Jim’s connection to Rutgers spans more than four decades. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1964 from the College of Agriculture. He went on to study avian malaria, earning master’s and doctoral degrees from Pennsylvania State University in 1968. […]
Alumnus Eugene McAvoy (CC’74; GSNB’81) Among the 2024 Inductees to the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame
Alumnus Eugene “Gene” McAvoy graduated with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural sciences from Cook College in 1974 and a master’s degree in horticulture from Rutgers Graduate School of New Brunswick in 1981. He was recognized by the Cook Community Alumni Association with the Dennis M. Fenton Distinguished Graduate Alumni Award in 2018, Eugene McAvoy is […]
Human Ecology Faculty Angie Oberg Appointed Senior Director of Climate Action and Sustainability
Announcement by Brian Ballentine, Senior Vice President, University Strategy I am pleased to announce the appointment of Angela Oberg as Senior Director of Climate Action and Sustainability, overseeing the Office of Climate Action. In this role, Dr. Oberg will serve as the university’s inaugural Chief Climate Officer. President Holloway formed the Office of Climate Action in September […]
Plant of the Month: Ceratostigma—Practical and Beautiful
By Bruce Crawford, Manager of Horticulture, Morris County Park Commission Ceratostigma is a member of the Plumbaginaceae, commonly known as the Plumbago or Leadwort family. The genus contains eight species native to tropical and temperate regions of Asia and Africa. The plants vary from herbaceous to woody subshrubs to shrubs. Used as a ground cover, they are […]
Recycle Your Pumpkins at Rutgers Farm for the Pigs
Halloween is just around the corner, meaning you’ve probably been picking pumpkins to decorate your front porch or carving pumpkins with friends and family to get in the spirit! Rather than throwing out your festive masterpieces, bring them to Rutgers Farm to have them recycled as feed for the pigs. The farm only accepts pumpkins […]
SEBS Professor Explains Why We Love Pumpkin Spice
Grocery store shelves are overrun by everything pumpkin spice this time of year from Pop-Tarts to cereal and even cream cheese. But what makes pumpkin spice a winning combination? We asked Beverly Tepper, graduate program director and a professor in the Department of Food Science, in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, why the combination of […]
