With roots at Stockton University, a memorial scholarship integrates with Rutgers as cooperative internship The Stacy Moore Hagan Memorial Scholarship is an endowment established by Roland Hagan, together with family and friends, to honor the memory of his wife, Stacy, to support an undergraduate in the marine science research program. Offered through Stockton’s School of […]
Godfather of Radon Mitigation Bill Brodhead Helps to Fight an Invisible Killer
By Casey Noon, Program Coordinator at Rutgers OCPE For Bill Brodhead, instructor in radon mitigation at the Eastern Regional Radon Training Center (ERRTC) at Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education since the early 1990s, there are two rules of thumbs regarding radon. The first rule, which he delivers as a sarcastic quip, is “If you haven’t […]
Professor Emeritus Doug Eveleigh Talks about the NJ State Microbe Designation on NPR’s All Things Considered
N.J. Legislature Close To Giving Garden State an Official Microbe With Local Roots Originally heard on All Things Considered New Jersey is on its way to becoming only the second state to declare an official state microbe. The candidate bacteria, Streptomyces griseus, is commonly found in soil. AILSA CHANG, HOST: New Jersey – you just […]
Rutgers NJAES Team Releases New Varieties of Downy Mildew Resistant Sweet Basil
Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station researchers have created four new varieties of sweet basil that are flavorful and resistant to disease, particularly to downy mildew, the plague of basil growers. Seeds for the new varieties – named Rutgers Obsession DMR, Rutgers Devotion DMR, Rutgers Passion DMR, and Rutgers Thunderstruck DMR – are now available […]
Did You Know Rutgers Has Its Own Horse Whisperer?
“I tell students this is the coolest class you are going to take at Rutgers. You are going to get dirty, you are going to get uncomfortable but realize it’s in the pursuit of you learning something and leaving different than when you came.” – Anthony Sacchetti Some days when Anthony Sacchetti is teaching students how […]
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. […]
The Lone Star tick is gorging on Garden State blood
In this Asbury Park Press article by Russ Zimmer, Andrea Agizi who works with the Tick-Borne Disease Laboratory at Rutgers, talks about the Lone Star Tick and her research into this prevalent New Jersey pest.
Rutgers-Led “Tick Blitz” Finds Exotic Longhorned Ticks and Aggressive Lone Star Ticks in New Locations Across New Jersey
Findings will help state, partner agencies check the spread of tick-borne diseases. Researchers at Rutgers University–New Brunswick’s Rutgers Center for Vector Biology have found exotic longhorned ticks in four New Jersey counties – and confirmed that these northeast Asian ticks have been present in the Garden State since at least 2013. The new detection of these […]
Battling Noise Pollution is a National Challenge for Rutgers Eric Zwerling
Eric Zwerling has led America’s last noise control center at Rutgers University–New Brunswick for 28 years, and fighting noise pollution remains an uphill battle. “People don’t consider noise a real environmental issue,” said Zwerling, director of the Rutgers Noise Technical Assistance Center. “But I consider what I do to be the ultimate embodiment of the mission […]
Faculty for a Sustainable Future: Megan Muehlbauer
Megan Muehlbauer joined the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources of the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station as county agent III/assistant professor in Hunterdon County in August of 2017. Muehlbauer earned her B.S. in agricultural science and Ph.D. in plant biology from Rutgers. As a county agent, she provides leadership to develop, implement, and […]
