Dear SEBS and NJAES colleagues, alumni, and friends, As of July 1, I am honored to serve as the Interim Executive Dean of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and Interim Executive Director of the New Jersey Experiment Station. This letter is an opportunity to introduce or re-introduce myself to you and share a […]
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Horticultural Therapy Program at Rutgers Wins Three-Year $150,000 USDA NIFA Award
Gary Altman and Nrupali Patel, teaching instructors in the Department of Plant Biology, are co-PIs on a $150,000 award by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Higher Education Challenge (HEC) Grants program. The three-year program, “Horticultural Therapist Vocational Education in Green Industry Skills Training for Individuals with Developmental Disorders,” will focus on the […]
Wage Freezes, Job Losses Possible as Rutgers Declares Fiscal Emergency
Christine O’Connell – Union of Rutgers Administrators
NJ Healthy Kids Initiative Creates On-line Resources for Partner Schools
With schools switching to an online learning platform due to COVID19, The New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative (NJHKI) is finding new and innovative ways to engage with their partner schools. Prior to COVID-19 social distancing measures, the NJHKI team, supported by the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH) student Nutrition Ambassadors and […]
Stories from Extension: fruit, vegetables, and hope: a farmers market story
Lauren Errickson – New Brunswick Community Farmers Market
Greenwood Ave. Farmers Market in Trenton Receives NJ Agricultural Society’s Philip Alampi Marketing Award
The team of founders, farmers, managers and Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County’s Family & Community Health Sciences (FCHS) SNAP-Ed nutrition educators were honored with the Philip Alampi Industry Marketing Award for their contributions to the success of Trenton’s Greenwood Ave. Farmers Market (GAFM). The award was bestowed on February 5 at the Agricultural Society […]
Greenwood Ave. Farmers Market receives NJ Agricultural award
Joan Healy; Michelle Brill – FCHS Rutgers Cooperative Extention
Stories from Extension: How Magic Happened at Lindley G. Cook 4-H Camp
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is the state’s largest institution of higher education and its land-grant institution. Beyond the campus-based academics, there is a component of Rutgers that is solely dedicated to serving the needs of New Jersey residents through research and outreach. Known as the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), and […]
Announcement: NJAES Exec Director Announces Complete NJAES Senior Leadership Structure
March 13, 2020 Dear colleagues, I am pleased to share with you the now complete NJAES senior leadership structure, as well as a change to the SEBS leadership structure, that are designed to increase operational effectiveness and efficiency, research excellence, and interdisciplinary collaborations. Effective July 1, NJAES will be led by three, co-equal senior associate […]
Stories from Extension: Back to the Future of NJAES Storytelling
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is the state’s largest institution of higher education and its land-grant institution. Beyond the campus-based academics, there is a component of Rutgers that is solely dedicated to serving the needs of New Jersey residents through research and outreach. Known as the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), and […]
