James F. Dougherty was a Rutgers University–New Brunswick graduate student contemplating a career as a veterinarian in the mid-1970s when he took a break from working in a lab. “I went outside at lunchtime and there was this grungy little terrier-esque dog all covered with something,” he says. He picked up the filthy, smelly young […]
Debashish Bhattacharya Wins 2025-2026 Rutgers Board of Trustees Award for Excellence in Research
Debashish Bhattacharya, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, was recognized with the Board of Trustees Award for Excellence in Research, which honors tenured faculty members who have made distinguished research contributions to their discipline and/or society at large. Bhattacharya was recognized on May 6 as part of the 2025-26 University-wide Faculty Year-End […]
Rutgers Animal Sciences Students Earn Top Honors at International Animal Welfare Competition
Students in the Department of Animal Sciences at Rutgers University delivered an exceptional performance at the Spring 2026 American Veterinary Medical Association Virtual Animal Welfare Judging and Assessment Contest (AWJAC), continuing the program’s rapid rise on the national stage. Held April 25–26, the fourth annual competition brought together students from universities across North America and […]
Distinguished Professor Ximing Guo Honored with 2026 Samuel S. Baxter Memorial Award
Ximing Guo, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences (DMCS) at Rutgers University, has been honored by the Water Resources Association of the Delaware River Basin (WRA) with its 2026 Samuel S. Baxter Memorial Award. The award recognizes individuals who best exemplify WRA’s mission through contributions to sound water management. A renowned […]
Brooke Maslo Named the Inaugural Joanna Burger Endowed Legacy Professor
Brooke Maslo, associate extension specialist in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, has been named the inaugural holder of the Joanna Burger Endowed Legacy Professorship. Maslo assumed the professorship effective April 23. Maslo’s appointment is supported by a gift from Joanna Burger, a Distinguished Professor with appointments in the School […]
Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences Faculty Recognized at the ARIS 2026 Summit
Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences (DMCS) Chair Oscar Schofield and Professor Kay Bidle were honored for their work elevating research impact at the 2026 Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS)’s Summit, “Impact by Design”, which took place March 30 – April 1. Schofield was awarded the Enduring Achievement Award, which honors those with […]
Animal Sciences Faculty Wendie Cohick Among Eight Rutgers Researchers Named 2026 AAAS Fellows
Wendie Cohick, Vice Provost and Vice Chancellor for Research, Rutgers-New Brunswick and faculty in the Department of Animal Sciences, is one of eight Rutgers faculty named to the 2026 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) fellows. Cohick and her Rutgers colleagues were among the 500 scientists, engineers and innovators spanning 24 scientific […]
Professor Siobain Duffy and International Team Receive Prestigious UK–US Breakthrough Award for Global Food Security Innovation
At a reception hosted at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. on March 4, Professor Siobain Duffy and her international research team were recognized with the Pioneering UK–US Breakthroughs (PUB) Award, a distinction honoring seven collaborative teams whose work is addressing some of the world’s most urgent challenges. Presented by His Majesty’s Ambassador to the […]
Cook Community Alumni Association Celebrates 2026 Distinguished Alumni Honorees
The legacy of the Cook campus was on full display on April 26 as alumni, students, faculty, family members, and friends gathered at Neilson Dining Hall to celebrate the newest class of distinguished alumni recognized by the Cook Community Alumni Association (CCAA). The annual event honors alumni whose professional achievements, service, leadership, and impact exemplify […]
Distinguished Professor George Carman Honored as ‘Crucial Gatekeeper’ of Lipid Metabolism
George Carman, Board of Governors Professor of Food Science, Distinguished Professor and founding director of the Rutgers Center for Lipid Research at the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health, first met Herbert Tabor at an American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) meeting in 1992. When Carman became an associate editor with the Journal of […]
