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. […]
A Celebration of Excellence 2018
On April 23, faculty, staff and students attended the 25th annual Celebration of Excellence for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station held at Neilson Dining Hall. According to executive dean Bob Goodman, this signature event acknowledges contributions that meet carefully-considered criteria, including creativity, original work and ideas, […]
Final Dismount for Graduating Mounted Patrol Officer Jaclyn Bird (SEBS ’18)
By Leena Roy (SEBS ’19) Reprinted from Rutgers University Equine Science Quarterly, Spring 2018 Ever since a young age, Jaclyn Bird has always been outside riding horses. Growing up in West Deptford, NJ, she followed in her older sister’s footsteps and began riding when she was eight years old. Although it was an activity for […]
Rutgers Equine Science Center Supports Innovative Research on Equine-Assisted Activities and Therapies on Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
By Kyle Hartmann Walter Cooper stands in an enclosed dirt horse arena with Titan, a thousand-pound cross-bred pony that almost overshadows him. A Vietnam veteran from the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry (1969 – 1970), Cooper can appear to be quite an imposing man himself, but next to a horse almost anyone seems small. Cooper was […]
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 […]
SEBS Scientists to Help Create ”Songscape” for Mullica River-Great Bay Estuary
Singer-songwriter Ben Sollee to visit estuary, compose original music. Scientists at the Rutgers University Marine Field Station will host singer-songwriter Ben Sollee for four days in April, while Sollee soaks up inspiration from the Mullica River-Great Bay estuary for an original music video. Sollee’s composition will be one of several organized by Sustain Music and […]
Ecology and Evolution Graduate Student Michael Acquafredda Featured on American Fisheries Society Website
Michael Acquafredda, doctoral candidate in the Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution in the School of Graduate Studies, has been featured on the website of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (AFS), a non-profit organization established since 1870 to advance fisheries science. Its mission is to improve the conservation and sustainability of fishery […]
SEBS’ Richard Lathrop Says Threatened Shorebird Species Faces Increased Peril
Red knots fall below 10,000 in aerial surveys Scientists from Rutgers University–New Brunswick and elsewhere documented fewer than 10,000 red knot shorebirds in Chile in January, down from more than 13,000 a year earlier. “Clearly, this subspecies of red knots – listed as threatened in the U.S. and endangered in Canada – is still at […]
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 […]
New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance Launches Social Media Campaign
Rutgers-facilitated group seeks to inform the public about greenhouse gas emissions, climate change impacts and resilience Did you know that New Jersey can expect higher temperatures, heavier rains, rising sea levels and more frequent and severe coastal flooding this century? Did you know the Garden State must reduce its current greenhouse gas emissions by 75 […]
