Maria Grant ‘CC86 is among the 2024 Hall of Fame class announced by Rutgers University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Fellow inductees include John “Pomp” Chandler (lightweight football), Hallie Cohen (softball), Devin McCourty (football), Jason McCourty (football) and Ralph Tedeschi (men’s fencing). The 2024 Rutgers Hall of Fame induction will take place on September 26 at […]
Distinguished Professor Oscar Schofield Named a Marine Technology Society Fellow
On September 9, Oscar Schofield, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences (DMCS), was officially named Fellow of the Marine Technology Society (MTS), one of highest accolades an MTS member can achieve. Schofield, who chairs DMCS, is also a Life Member of MTS. Schofield is a visionary whose work has transformed ocean […]
Rutgers Doctoral Student, Jae Kerstetter, Awarded Prestigious SARE Grant
Congratulations to Jae Kerstetter, a Rutgers doctoral student on receiving a 2024 Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) graduate student grant for their dissertation research. Titled “Back to Nature: Searching for Novel Sources of Host-Plant Resistance Against Spotted-Wing Drosophila,” their project involves studying the genetic differences between wild and farmed blueberry plants in New Jersey and looking […]
4-H ResistoJets Rocketry Club Wins “Altitude Award” in 2024 NASA Student Launch Competition
On June 7, the Morris County 4-H team from the ResistoJets Rocketry Club was recognized for its first place “Altitude Award” in the middle and high school division of the 2024 NASA Student Launch Competition. The 2024 NASA Student Launch Initiative virtual awards ceremony, hosted by the Marshall Space Flight Center, featured presentations of awards […]
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Steven Handel Honored as a Distinguished Fellow of the BSA
Steven Handel, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolution, was recognized as the 2024 “Distinguished Fellow of the Botanical Society of America (BSA),” on June 19 at the Botany Society conference held in Grand Rapids, MI. The highest honor bestowed by BSA, Distinguished Fellows are chosen based on their outstanding contributions to the mission of the scientific […]
Malik Dobson SEBS’26 Wins National Taekwondo Athlete of the Year Title
Since before he was in grade school, Malik Dobson has been kicking and sparring in taekwondo matches, but perhaps the sweetest win for the 24-year-old Rutgers student came in April during a national collegiate competition. Dobson was named the Male Athlete of the Year at the 2024 National Collegiate Taekwondo Association (NCTA) Championships, held at the University […]
Three SEBS Faculty Among Those Honored with 2023-2024 Universitywide Excellence Awards
SEBS faculty Mukund Karwe, Holly Grace Nelson and Troy Roepke were among the Rutgers faculty recognized with 2023-2024 Faculty Excellence Awards, which honor outstanding members of the Rutgers community selected by their colleagues for exceptional contributions to teaching, research, or public service through a program of seven awards. For each award, the recipient receives a commemorative […]
Emily Hanselman Recognized as Finalist in ASN’s Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Poster Competition
Emily Hanselman has been named as a finalist for the Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Poster Competition, an award competition of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) which recognizes the highest quality research presented by students and young investigators at NUTRITION 2024. Hanselman is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Nutritional Sciences and studies sensory […]
Jeffrey Bluestone CC’74, GSNB’76: A Pioneer in Immunology
Editor’s note: Jeffrey Bluestone was inducted into the university’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni on April 25, 2024. Jeffrey Bluestone, an internationally regarded immunologist whose work has brought hope to people dealing with diabetes, cancer, and other diseases, traces his love of research to his senior year at Rutgers. Bluestone CC’74, GSNB’76 was a biology major […]
Naa Oyo Kwate to Receive the 2024 Best Book Award in the Field of Urban Affairs
Naa Oyo Kwate, associate professor in the Department of Human Ecology, has been selected to receive the Urban Affairs Association’s (UAA) 2024 Best Book in the Field of Urban Affairs Award for White Burgers, Black Cash: Fast Food from Black Exclusion to Exploitation. It was among 64 books based on rigorous research on an urban […]
