Jack Rabin’s retirement celebration took place Friday, December 9, 2016 at the Cook Student Center and capped a nearly 34-year career. Rutgers faculty & staff, New Jersey farmers & politicians, and friends of Jack Rabin’s came from near and far to wish him well. The celebration began with talks and presentations and ended with food […]
International
Scott Glenn to Receive International Oceanography Award
Scott Glenn, distinguished professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences and co-director of the Center for Ocean Observing Leadership, was named winner of the Society for Underwater Technology (SUT) Oceanography Award for “outstanding contributions to the field of oceanography.” Glenn, who was honored for his career developing and deploying new technologies that have […]
Mark Robson (CC’77; GSNB’79, ’88; SPH’95): A Loyal Son Makes a Global Impact
The extensive career of Mark Robson, specialist in entomology and professor in the Department of Plant Biology (CC’77, GSNB’79, ’88), is profiled in the Fall 2016 edition of the 1766 Magazine, a publication of Rutgers Alumni Association.
Rutgers Ocean Gliders Soar Under the Waves
More than 300 ocean gliders from Rutgers are exploring the world beneath the waves to gather critical information about the last frontier on Earth — the oceans. LiveBIG (the Big 10 Network) has produced a video that profiles the gliders’ underwater circumnavigation of the globe.
Professor Robin Brumfield Brings Suzanne’s Project Overseas to Help Women Learn to Farm
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Farming Magazine Robin Brumfield, professor of farm management at Rutgers University, took a Rutgers Cooperative Extension Project called Annie’s Project and as the result of a feasibility study she did, changed the program to fit Turkish conditions and renamed it Suzanne’s Project in honor of Brumfield’s daughter. […]
Siobain Duffy and Mark Robson Recipients of Inaugural New Brunswick Chancellor Awards for Faculty Excellence
The inaugural Rutgers-New Brunswick Chancellor’s Awards for Faculty Excellence were announced in September. The awardees represent a range of Rutgers faculty members, at all stages of their careers, whose exceptional work in their particular areas has been recognized by their peers. Each award recipient receives a certificate acknowledging their outstanding contribution and a gift to […]
Increase in International Students Puts Global Face on Rutgers
Jodie Shen, International Student
NJAES Faculty Working on African Horticulture Project to Enhance Nutrition for At-Risk Individuals
Rutgers NJAES faculty in the fields of agriculture and human nutrition are working together on an international development project that combines these disciplines to strengthen the linkage between increased production and consumption of fresh vegetables with improved human health and nutrition. Principal investigator Jim Simon, distinguished professor of plant biology, with co-principal investigators Dan Hoffman, […]
Distinguished Professor Max Häggblom Named US-Faculty Scholar by Vietnam Education Foundation
Max Häggblom, distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, was named a US-Faculty Scholar for the 2016-2017 academic year by the Vietnam Education Foundation. The Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) is an independent U.S. Federal Government agency created by the U.S. Congress with the mission to strengthen the U.S.-Vietnam bilateral relationship through […]
Alumni Story: Jonathan Kolby (CC’03) – Friend of the Frogs
When he was a young boy, Jonathan Kolby spent most of his free hours outdoors “running around in the woods, catching frogs and turtles.” Not much has changed since then, although now he spends his time in the wetlands of such places as Honduras, Nicaragua, Australia and Kenya, studying the diseases that are threatening the […]
