Rutgers groundbreaking women researchers are making history and making a difference in the world every day. From serving as mission head for NASA’s next space telescope to creating nanorobots to target disease and studying the survival of orangutans in Borneo – one of our closest living relatives – they are advancing our understanding of the natural […]
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 […]
Plant of the Month: Adonis – No Mere Mortal of a Flower
By Bruce Crawford, Manager of Horticulture, Morris County Park Commission The late winter blooming Adonis amurensis or Pheasant Eye, is a member of the Buttercup Family, or Ranunculaceae, with 20 to 30 species found throughout Europe, North Africa and Asia. Pheasant Eye is known for its beautiful golden-yellow flowers that appear before winter’s snow has vanished, yet […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rutgers Gardens Receives Generous Donation from Shake Shack North Brunswick
On January 11, Shake Shack opened its North Brunswick location and designated $1 from every sandwich sold on opening day to support nearby Rutgers Gardens, the 180-acre botanic garden of Rutgers University. Shake Shack reached out to Rutgers Gardens to partner in the grand opening of its new location in North Brunswick – its 19th […]
Distinguished Professor Lily Young Receives Daniel Gorenstein Memorial Award
Lily Young, a Distinguished Professor of Environmental Microbiology at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, received the Daniel Gorenstein Memorial Award for outstanding scholarly achievement and exceptional service. Young – a Board of Governors Professor who is a faculty member of the Department of Environmental Sciences at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) – has conducted research as […]
