The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) proudly announced their selection of Shawn Arent as the 27th recipient of the William J. Kraemer Outstanding Sport Scientist of the Year award. Arent is the director of the Center for Health and Human Performance at Rutgers Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH), associate professor in the […]
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What’s in Bloom at the IFNH Meadow?
The meadow at IFNH has burst into color and will continue to change and evolve as spring passes into summer and then into fall. The meadow and border gardens serve as a living classroom for Landscape Architecture students who have designed, planted, maintain and continue to study this beautiful place. Take […]
Joan A. DeBoer Receives Highest Honor from the Rutgers Alumni Association
The Rutgers Alumni Association (RAA) hosts a gala evening, every year in the spring, to honor those individuals who have made a significant contribution of service to their alma mater. Among the awards made to alumni volunteers by the RAA, the Loyal Son / Loyal Daughter award is the highest acknowledgement of service from this […]
Congratulations SEBS Class of 2017!
On May 15, the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences’ Class of 2017 was awarded degrees and basked in the pride of faculty and staff of the Cook Campus at the Convocation held at the iconic Passion Puddle. On a blustery day, the students were joined by an enormous crowd of family and friends to […]
2017 SEBS Convocation Remarks by Executive Dean Bob Goodman
For the past four years, you have learned and you have learned how to learn. You have been immersed in the search for new knowledge; you have learned and practiced the scientific method, based on empirical, evidence-based approaches, and you have applied these in your studies and to your life. You have also been part […]
A Celebration of Excellence 2017
On April 25, faculty, staff, and students attended the 24th annual Celebration of Excellence for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station held at Neilson Dining Hall. According to executive dean Bob Goodman, this signature event acknowledges contributions that meet carefully-considered criteria, including creativity, original work and ideas, […]
The (R)evolution of Rutgers Day
By Samuel Ludescher (SAS’18). Rutgers President McCormick was inspired by the festive nature of Maryland Day when he founded Rutgers Day in 2009. But, he built it around a pre-existing annual tradition that has been celebrated on George H. Cook Campus for what will be 100 years: Ag Field Day. The history of Ag Field […]
March for science and a better America: Rutgers president
Robert L. Barchi – President
Financial Resource Management Specialist Barbara O’Neill Gives Tips on the Best Credit Cards
For a closer look at the cream of the credit-card crop, including what the best offers tell us about the economy and why abstainers from plastic may want to reconsider their stance, WalletHub posed questions to a panel of leading personal finance experts… professor Barbara O’Neill, extension specialist in Financial Resource Management and others gave […]
Rutgers Gardens Receives Prestigious National Horticultural Landmark Award
Rutgers Gardens was presented with a Horticultural Landmark Award by the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) on April 4 at the Log Cabin on the grounds of the Gardens. The ASHS president John Dole and ASHS Executive Director Michael Neff presented a brass commemorative plaque to dean Bob Goodman, chairman of the Rutgers Gardens […]
