Announcement by Laura Lawson, SEBS executive dean and NJAES executive director I am happy to share the news that Matthew Newman, 4-H agent in Monmouth County since 2016, and County Extension Department Head in the county office since 2019, will serve as chair of the Department of 4-H Youth Development, starting July 1, 2025. Matthew […]
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Announcement: Hanh La Joins RCE as New Senior Program Administrator – Impact Assessment and Management
Announcement from Kathleen Howell, director of administration, Rutgers Cooperative Extension I am pleased to share that Hanh La will be joining Rutgers Cooperative Extension as a new Senior Program Administrator – Impact Assessment and Management, effective July 1. In this role, Hanh will provide statewide leadership and support to strengthen Cooperative Extension programming […]
Rutgers Turfgrass Program Successfully Takes Tyler Robb Out of the Weeds and Onto the Green
As a high school student, Robb didn’t even know turf management was a career option. Now the Rutgers Professional Golf Turf Management School alumnus is living the dream and spreading the word. “I’m not a golfer,” confesses Robb, lead assistant superintendent at Grove XXIII, a private golf course owned by basketball legend Michael Jordan. “But […]
Couple Teaches the Importance of Bee-Positive Environmental Practices
A Rutgers research duo conveys the critical importance of honey bees to students and the public through teaching and research Michael Haberland stood at the edge of a towering granite cornice on a boom lift high above a playground in Paterson, N.J. He was there to remove a massive honey bee hive that threatened the […]
NJ State Senate Resolution Recognizes Rutgers SEBS Immersive Learning through Science Storytelling Lab for Increasing Public Trust in Science
The Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences’ Immersive Learning through Science Storytelling Lab has been honored by the New Jersey State Senate in a joint legislative resolution that describes the lab as having “established a model worthy of emulation and set a standard toward which others might strive.” On March 30, the SEBS science […]
Rutgers Farm Health and Safety Working Group Conducts “Stop the Bleed” Training
Two “Stop the Bleed” training sessions for the New Jersey agricultural community were recently conducted by the Rutgers Farm Health and Safety Working Group. The sessions included a presentation on the ABCs of bleeding control and hands-on practice with pressure application, wound packing and use of a tourniquet. This training is timely as blood loss […]
Thousands Flock to Cook Campus for Rutgers Day 2025
Thousands of visitors gathered on April 26 for Rutgers Day 2025 on Cook/Douglass Campus for free performances, exhibits, food, and educational demonstrations. Despite rain forcing much of the festivities indoors, the morning spared Ag Field Day, during which agriculture-related programs featured a farm animal exhibition by veterinary science students, a dog show, contests, and many […]
Rutgers Hosts 34th Annual Turfgrass Symposium
The 34th Annual Rutgers Turfgrass Symposium hosted on March 20 by the Center for Turfgrass Science provided Rutgers faculty, students, staff, as well as national and international participants with the opportunity to exchange ideas and encourage collaboration on research topics in turfgrass science. The symposium featured presentations on modern approaches to research in turfgrass science […]
Dam Renovations Provide Irrigation Source for NJAES Specialty Crop Research and Extension Center
The Rutgers NJAES Specialty Crop Research and Extension Center is one of the many off campus locations that Institutional Planning & Operations (IP&O) helps maintain at Rutgers University. Located in Cream Ridge, NJ, the facility conducts research focusing on increasing production efficiency and the protection of fruit crops from disease, including apples, strawberries, peaches and […]
Two SEBS Faculty Honored by Entomology Society of America
The Entomology Society of America (ESA) has recognized Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, extension specialist in blueberry and cranberry entomology, with the Eastern Branch Award for Excellence in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Changlu Wang, extension specialist in urban entomology, with the Eastern Branch Distinguished Achievement Award in Extension. The awards are presented by ESA to scientists who […]










