Robson’s path to students loving science involves cranberries, craisins and cran-apple juice. It was Cranberry Night for the students of Mark Robson’s evening science course, “Plants and People,” and the instructor wasn’t entirely happy with himself. On this cool fall evening, the professor and administrator at Rutgers University-New Brunswick had toted in whole cranberries […]
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Mettler’s Woods Brought Under Additional Protection of National Organization
Rutgers-managed forest is a “sanctuary of biodiversity” Mettler’s Woods, one of the state’s last remaining virgin forests that sits in a 65-acre patch of land owned and managed by Rutgers University-New Brunswick, has been chosen for preservation by a national organization. The Old-Growth Forest Network inducted Mettler’s Woods in Franklin in Somerset County, N.J., on Monday, […]
In This Class, the Professor Taps Undergrads to Conduct Research
In “Food, Nutrition, and Health,” Yanhong Jin encourages students to develop studies and gather data. Some have had their work published. Rutgers University-New Brunswick undergraduate students in Yanhong Jin’s elective class, “Food, Nutrition, and Health,” find themselves becoming researchers – some of whom may get their work published. Jin, a professor in the Department of Agricultural, […]
Distinguished Professor Mark Robson Presented the “Friend of Thai Science Award 2024”
On December 5, Rutgers Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor Mark Robson, Dean of the School of Graduate Studies and Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education, Rutgers School of Graduate Studies, was presented with the Friend of Thai Science Award 2024 in Washington, DC. Bestowed by the Office of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation […]
Thomas Leustek to retire after four decades at Rutgers
Thomas Leustek, professor of plant biology, will retire next semester after more than forty years at Rutgers University, including a bachelor’s and doctorate in 1981 and 1987, respectively, followed by decades of research, instruction, and administration. After completing his Ph.D. Leustek went on to perform postdoctoral research at the Roche Institute of Molecular Biology’s […]
Food Science Professor Karl Matthews Appointed a Fulbright Specialist
Karl Matthews, professor in the Department of Food Science, was appointed as a Fulbright Specialist by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and World Learning. In September, Matthews went to Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) in the Philippines to evaluate culinary and food processing programs and to engage in […]
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 by SEBS Executive Dean Laura Lawson. 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 into our administrative leadership […]
Rutgers Hosts Leadership from the Federated States of Micronesia
As one of America’s longest serving and renowned land-grant institutions, Rutgers University empowers food producers worldwide with cutting-edge scientific expertise. The university’s acclaimed “Jersey Roots, Global Reach” initiative shines through in its exceptional partnership with the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), a vast island nation in the North Pacific. To celebrate this landmark collaboration, Rutgers […]
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 […]
