Associate professor Richard Alomar, who serves as chair and graduate program director in the Department of Landscape Architecture, has been elected by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) as one of its 2022 ASLA Fellows. Alomar, who directs the Rutgers Office of Urban Extension and Engagement, is also a core faculty member on the […]
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National Urban Extension Conference hosted by Rutgers
Jennifer Shukaitis – FCHS; Angela Johnsen – Rutgers Urban Extension and Engagement
2022 National Urban Extension Conference Hosted by Rutgers Offered Opportunity to Inspire and Reconnect
The National Urban Extension Leaders (NUEL) presented the 2022 National Urban Extension Conference in Camden, NJ, on May 23 -26. The conference, hosted by Rutgers Cooperative Extension and held at the Rutgers Camden Campus Center, attracted 300 participants from over 85 universities, local, state, and federal agencies as well as community groups from New Jersey, […]
Announcement: Welcome Zenash Tassew to the position of SEBS Director of Finance and Business Administration
Announcement from Laura Lawson, Interim Executive Dean, SEBS, and Interim Executive Director, NJAES. June 15, 2022 Dear SEBS and NJAES community, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Zenash Tassew to the position of Director of Finance and Business Administration for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, effective […]
Soil Health Connections Symposium Focuses on Research and Outreach to Enhance Ag Sustainability
On March 15, seventy faculty and staff of Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station met at the Cook Campus Center for a full-day, in-person event to assess efforts and inspire further work related to Soil Health. Organized by Stephanie Murphy, director of the Rutgers Soil Testing Lab, […]
Announcement: SEBS Dean of International Programs Mukund Karwe to Return to the Faculty
Announcement from Laura Lawson, Interim Executive Dean, SEBS, and Interim Executive Director, NJAES. June 9, 2022 Dear SEBS and NJAES Community, For the past seven and a half years, Mukund Karwe has served as Dean of International Programs and has led our efforts to expand our global connections. Mukund will be stepping down as of […]
Apple Supports Rutgers 4-H Computer Science Clubs in Creating Apps Addressing Community Needs
A team of Rutgers students celebrated with local youth, their families and representatives from the Apple Community Education Initiative (CEI) team at the 4-H Computer Science (CS) Pathways showcase held May 3 at the Paul Robeson Campus Center, the event included a six-person panel of students from Rutgers–Newark and career professionals sharing their CS pathways […]
Xenia Morin Selected as 2022 “Dr. Barbara Munson Goff Teacher of the Year” by Alpha Zeta
Xenia Morin, associate teaching professor in the Department of Plant Biology and undergraduate program director of Agriculture and Food Systems, was named the 2022 Teacher of the Year by the Rutgers Chapter of the Fraternity of Alpha Zeta, the national honor and service fraternity for agriculture and environmental studies. Her teaching style embraces active learning […]
2022 SEBS Convocation Remarks by Interim Executive Dean Laura Lawson
Good morning! Thank you, Chancellor-Provost Conway, for sharing in this wonderful moment with our school. It is an honor and pleasure having you here and hearing your words of welcome and best wishes to our graduating students and their friends and families. Now, Dr. Conway and I have been together for a number of graduation […]
President Holloway Joins Rutgers Forestry Club for 150th Anniversary Arbor Day Celebration
Arriving fresh from a meeting across town, still formally dressed in suit and tie, Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway addressed the attendees and participated in a tree planting on George H. Cook campus to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Arbor Day. Holloway expressed the importance of the activity not only to the community, but to […]
