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 […]
Rutgers Earns Prestigious Accreditation from the Society of American Foresters
Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) has earned official accreditation from the Society of American Foresters (SAF) for two tracks within its Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources (EENR) program. Effective January 1, 2025, the EENR Natural Resources and Ecosystem Management track and Urban Forestry track will carry SAF accreditation. This prestigious recognition positions […]
Announcement: Appreciating Peggy Brennan-Tonetta’s 28-year Career at Rutgers
Announcement by SEBS Executive Dean Laura Lawson. Dear SEBS & NJAES Community, After a rich and rewarding career of 28 years with Rutgers, Margaret (Peggy) Brennan-Tonetta has announced her intention to retire at the beginning of the new year. Please join me in congratulating Peggy and celebrating her many accomplishments. Peggy first came to Rutgers […]
Rutgers Center for Lipid Research Holds 9th Annual Symposium
On November 8, the Rutgers Center for Lipid Research (RCLR) held its 9th annual symposium under the theme, “Lipids in Membrane Organization and Translational Medicine.” The symposium, which was held at the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health on the Rutgers–New Brunswick campus, was attended by more than 120 participants. The annual event […]
Rutgers-designed Oyster Reef Structure Installed to Help Protect U.S. Military Base from Storms
U.S. Air Force officials installed a new kind of structure in the waters of St. Andrew Bay on the shore of the Tyndall U.S. Air Force Base in northwest Florida on Oct. 30 – the first section of a Rutgers University-designed “self-healing” reef made of custom-designed concrete modules and living oysters. The reef is designed […]
Six students of Environmental and Business Economics receive Agthe Scholarship
The Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (DAFRE) at Rutgers University held a luncheon on November 6 to celebrate the recipients of this year’s Emily H. and Erwin G. Agthe Endowed Scholarship. The $3,000 scholarships, open to full-time juniors and seniors majoring in environmental and business economics, are based on both merit and need. […]
Ferrero Invests in U.S. Hazelnut Farming with Research Grants to Rutgers and Oregon State University
Investments are the latest in an ongoing commitment to help researchers develop methods for growers increasing hazelnut productivity and sustainability in the U.S. and around the world Ferrero Hazelnut Company (Ferrero HCo), a division of global sweet-packaged food company the Ferrero Group, today expanded its investment in U.S.-grown hazelnuts with a research grant of $180,000 […]
Rutgers-created F.I.R.E Hot Sauce Packs a Punch
Like “The Little Engine That Could,” this small bottle – just 5.5 ozs – of hot sauce is meant to convey the enterprising work of the team at the Rutgers Food Innovation Center (FIC) in their quest to bring hope to entrepreneurs looking for commercial success for their food-related products. A unique business incubator that […]
