Jim Murphy, extension specialist in turfgrass management in the Department of Plant Biology at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences was selected by the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) as its 2019 CSSA Fred V. Grau Turfgrass Science Award recipient. He received the award at the 2019 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting in […]
Rutgers Graduate Students Receive Awards at 2019 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting
The American Society of Agronomy (ASA), the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) and the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) together hosted approximately 4,000 scientists, professionals, educators and students at the 2019 International Annual Meeting held from November 10-13, in San Antonio, Texas. Titled “Embracing the Digital Environment,” this international meeting is one of the few […]
Rutgers Backstage at the PGA
Rutgers Turf Students & Alumni Give an Insider’s View of Prepping the Black Course for the championship by Casey Sky Noon While Tiger Woods, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, and over one hundred other superstar golfers took swings to compete in the 101st PGA Championship, graduates of The Rutgers Professional Golf Turf Management School worked long […]
Annual Golf Classic Raises a Record $130,000+ for Turfgrass Industry Advancement
By Casey Sky Noon, Office of Continuing Professional Education The New Jersey Turfgrass Association (NJTA) is proud to support the Rutgers Center for Turfgrass Science by providing funding for research endeavors, student scholarships, staff salaries, needed equipment, building/farm repairs, and much more. One way the non-profit organization raises money is the annual Golf Classic. Twenty-four […]
Phillip Vines Receives Prestigious Musser Award of Excellence for Turfgrass Research
Phillip Vines, doctoral candidate in plant breeding and genomics at Rutgers School of Graduate Studies, has been selected the winner of the 2019 Award of Excellence from the Musser International Turfgrass Foundation. The award is given to outstanding doctoral candidates who, in the final phase of their graduate studies, demonstrate overall excellence throughout their doctoral […]
Rutgers Behind the Velvet Ropes at the US Open
By Casey Sky Noon, NJAES Office of Continuing Professional Education. Rutgers turf alumni have a rich history at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club and offer an insider’s view of preparing the course for the 118th U.S. Open held this year. In June, golfers like Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth competed in the 118th U.S. […]
SEBS Scientists Publish Study that Could Spawn Better Ways to Combat Crop-Killing Fungus
Rutgers-led genome research finds fungus pathogen that causes disease in rice became harmful 21 million years ago About 21 million years ago, a fungus that causes a devastating disease in rice first became harmful to the food that nourishes roughly half the world’s population, according to an international study led by Rutgers University–New Brunswick scientists. […]
Faculty for a Sustainable Future: Matthew Elmore
Matthew Elmore joined the Rutgers faculty in November 2016 as an assistant extension specialist in weed science in the Department of Plant Biology, focusing on turfgrass, landscapes, pastures and forages. A native of southeastern Pennsylvania, Elmore earned his bachelor’s degree in turfgrass science from Penn State University before moving south and earning his master’s and […]
27th Annual Turfgrass Research Symposium Focuses on Resourcing the Next Generations of Turfgrass Science
The Center for Turfgrass Science held its 27th Annual Turfgrass Research Symposium on January 12 on the George H. Cook Campus. Executive Dean of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Robert Goodman welcomed attendees, who were drawn from the turf and golf course industries as well as a number of academic institutions. Goodman also […]
Turfgrass Faculty Ralph Engel (1915-1995) Named to Inaugural Class to be Inducted into NJ State Golf Association Hall of Fame
The New Jersey State Golf Association has announced the formation of its Hall of Fame, with the inaugural class boasting the names of famous players and non-players who have made a unique and lasting impact on the game of golf. Among the individuals honored is the late Ralph Engel, who initiated the two-year Rutgers Winter […]
