Announcement from Brian Schilling, director, Rutgers Cooperative Extension I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Karen Plumley as the Acting Director of the Office of Continuing Professional Education. Karen has a long history at Rutgers University. For the past several years, she has served very capably within Rutgers Cooperative Extension’s Office of the […]
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Announcement: Jeffrey Everett Named NJAES Associate Director for Agricultural Retention, Development and Conservation
Announcement from Margaret Brennan-Tonetta, Senior Associate Director, NJAES; Director, Office of Administration and Strategic Development; and Director, Resource and Economic Development at Rutgers NJAES I am pleased to announce the appointment of Jeffrey C. Everett as Associate Director for Agricultural Retention, Development and Conservation at NJAES. In this capacity, Jeff will advance new and/or […]
Indoor Gardens: Just for the Health of It
Celebrating National Indoor Plant Week – By Joel Flagler The relationship between people and plants has been many thousands of years in the making. We have been interacting with plants long before the term “horticulture” was conceived. Our earliest ancestors relied on plants to survive. They learned to recognize which vegetation offered the likelihood of finding […]
Announcement: Regina Williams Appointed Director of the Office of Planning and Budgets
Announcement from Paul Elwood, Vice Dean of Administration, SEBS I am pleased to announce the appointment of Regina Williams to the position of Director in the Office of Planning and Budgets for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, effective September 1, 2022. Regina had been serving as […]
Rutgers Shellfish Breeding Program Enters the Genomic Era
A consortium of scientists led by Rutgers University has developed a high-density DNA chip for the eastern oyster to better research and breeding The Rutgers shellfish breeding program, an ongoing project supported by the Atlantic States Marine Fishery Commission and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fishery Service, is testing a high-density DNA chip for […]
Announcement: Kelly Dziak is New 4-H Agent in Morris County
Announcement by Rachel Lyons, chair of the Department of 4-H Youth Development Please welcome Kelly Dziak to her new role as County 4-H Agent in Morris County effective today, September 1, 2022. As you may know, Kelly comes with a wealth of 4-H experience– for over 12 years served as a 4-H Program Associate with […]
Plant of the Month: The Mighty Onion — A Gardeners Friend in Fall
by Bruce Crawford, Manager of Horticulture, Morris County Park Commission Onions are a plant most people consider as a flavorful addition to meals while the more ardent of gardeners recognize their potential for colorful spring bulb displays. The selections many gardeners have yet to discover are the species and crosses available for late summer and […]
The Grassle Marsh Trail – A Treasured Place in the Heart of South Jersey
If you venture to the east of the New Jersey Pine Barrens you’ll find a small town located within the Mullica River-Great Bay Estuary. The town of Tuckerton has a rich cultural history strongly tied to its brackish waters. Tuckerton is also home to the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JC NERR) and its […]
Rutgers University Hosts Regional One Health Consortium Conference — SEBS Faculty Present on Ticks and Nutrition
Rutgers Office for Research brought together scientists and experts to form relationships and collaborate on efforts to improve issues affecting the interconnectedness of humans, animals, and the environment A group of scientists, experts, and representatives from New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, North Carolina, and West Virginia convened for a mid-Atlantic Regional One Health Consortium Conference at Rutgers […]
Of Farms and Gardens: My Rutgers Gardens Internship
By Francis C. Blackman (SEBS’24) As an undergraduate student in the Environmental Policy Institutions and Behavior (EPIB) major program here at Rutgers, I had the opportunity to participate in the Rutgers Gardens Student Farm Internship this summer. When applying, it seemed like the Student Farm could offer a fulfilling setting to expand my knowledge of […]
