Announcement from Sara Elnakib, Chair, Family and Community Health Sciences Please join me in welcoming Dr. Patty J. Oehmke as the new FCHS Professor of Practice. Patty joins Rutgers Cooperative Extension as a Family and Community Health Sciences Professor of Practice in the area of wellness. She will lead initiatives in student wellness on the […]
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Announcement: Josh Kohut is New SEBS Dean of Research/NJAES Director of Research
Announcement from Laura Lawson, SEBS Executive Dean and NJAES Executive Director Dear SEBS & NJAES community, I’m delighted to announce that Dr. Josh Kohut, Professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, has accepted the position of SEBS Dean of Research/NJAES Director of Research, effective January 1, 2025. Please join me in congratulating him […]
Announcement: Thomas Grothues Appointed Director of the Rutgers University Marine Field Station
Announcement by Oscar Schofield, Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department Marine and Coastal Sciences Congratulations to Thomas Grothues on being appointed Director of the Rutgers University Marine Field Station (RUMFS), effective January 2025. We could not have a better new director as the station anchors Rutgers’ bold marine research, conservation and technology development being based at […]
RCE Associate Director Kathleen Howell Recognized with Rutgers Gateway Award
Kathleen Howell, associate director, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, was one of more than 40 employees honored with Presidential Employee Excellence Recognition Awards in December at the Rutgers Club. The universitywide awards recognized both individuals and teams for their service to students and employees, for their role in cultivating a beloved community, for making a lasting difference […]
Twelve High School Students Represent the Garden State at Global Youth Institute in Iowa
A contingent of 12 high school students represented New Jersey at the 2024 Global Youth Institute (GYI) held in Des Moines, Iowa, from October 29 to November 1. Hosted by the World Food Prize Foundation, this annual event provides high school students from around the world with the opportunity to interact with Nobel and World Food […]
Announcement: Appreciating Greg DiLalo’s Career at Rutgers
Announcement by Mazen Shehat, Senior Associate Dean for Finance and Administration. Dear SEBS and NJAES Community, We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Greg DiLalo as he prepares to embark on a well-deserved retirement. Greg’s extraordinary dedication to Rutgers University spans decades, reflecting a deep personal and professional commitment. His connection to the institution began over […]
On the Trail of the Giant Joro Spider
For the past decade, José Ramírez-Garofalo, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources in the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, has tramped through swamps and meadows in the tri-state metropolitan area looking for signs of environmental change, including signs of new species, insect and otherwise. When he is […]
Rutgers-New Brunswick Innovation and Economic Prosperity Designation Award Presented at APLU Annual Meeting
On November 10, representatives from Rutgers-New Brunswick were on hand at the Association of Public Land-Grant Universities (APLU) meeting in Orlando, FL, to receive the association’s award designating Rutgers-New Brunswick an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University in recognition of its substantial and sustained commitment to economic engagement in the region. The prestigious APLU designation, awarded to only […]
Announcement: Wendie Cohick is the New Vice Provost for Research at Rutgers-New Brunswick
Announcement from Laura Lawson, SEBS Executive Dean and NJAES Executive Director Dear SEBS & NJAES community, Please join me in congratulating Wendie Cohick, who will step into the role of Vice Provost for Research in January 2025! It has been a pleasure working with Wendie for the past four and a half years. We came […]
Plant Biology Graduate Students Win Accolades at 2024 International Agronomy, Crops and Soil Science Meeting
From November 10-13, leading scientists, researchers, educators, policymakers, students, exhibitors and government institutions gathered at the 2024 International Annual Meeting of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) to discuss cutting-edge developments in agronomy, crops and soil science. The theme for this year’s meeting was “AI […]











