Martin Hall on the George H. Cook campus was the site of the discovery of streptomycin – the first effective treatment for tuberculosis – by Rutgers revolutionary Selman Waksman and his graduate student Albert Schatz. In 1952, Waksman received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his “ingenious, systematic and successful studies of the […]
Selman Waksman: Rutgers Alumnus, Researcher and Nobel Prize Winner Developed System to Discover Antibiotics
Throughout the first half of the 20th century, tuberculosis was one of the nation’s most feared killers. At one point, the highly infectious disease known as TB killed more than 400 Americans a day. But by the early 1950s, TB deaths had dropped sharply…
Rutgers NJAES Board of Managers Hosts Rutgers Research Tour
The Board of Managers (BOM), an advisory group to the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), is made up of representatives from New Jersey’s county boards of agriculture. The BOM also serves as advocate for the experiment station and provides input to NJAES’ directors on matters concerning the state’s agricultural enterprise. In addition to quarterly […]
Plan now for a glorious garden
Spring is the perfect time to take stock of your yard. Are the plants healthy? Are the flowerbeds crowded or sparse? Could you use more trees or shrubs?.. “Once you have some understanding of the space to be planted, it’s a good idea to look at books and magazines, and find out what you like,” says Bruce Crawford, director of Rutgers Gardens and adjunct professor of landscape architecture at Rutgers University. “What style of garden you like? Do you prefer a lot of different shapes and texture combinations or do you like extreme simplicity?”
Rutgers 250 – NJAES Breed of the Month: Tomatoes
This year, Rutgers University is commemorating its 250th anniversary. To celebrate, the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station is selecting a plant bred at Rutgers as a Rutgers 250 Variety of the Month for each month of the year. This month’s variety (April 2016) is the Rutgers 250TM tomato! Rutgers’ tomato breeding program has been selecting […]
Cold temperatures are hurting N.J. fruit crop, experts say
Temperatures dipped to 23 degrees Monday night at the Snyder Research Farm, said Rutgers Professor Emeritus Win Cowgill, leading to fears that the cold will damage this year’s fruit tree crops around the state.
Deer in the New Jersey Landscape and Garden
Spring is when many New Jersey residents purchase and plant trees, bushes and garden plants only to find them consumed by deer. This article was written by Brooke Maslo, assistant extension specialist in wildlife ecology and assistant professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources and originally appeared in Gardener News. White-tailed deer […]
Rutgers Master Gardeners of Somerset County celebrates new graduating class
The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Somerset County added 19 new members in a graduation ceremony at the NJAES Rutgers Cooperative Extension Office on Milltown Road in Bridgewater. Rutgers Master Gardeners are trained volunteers who assist Rutgers Cooperat…
The humble dung beetle is a great ally in the fight against climate change
A life surrounded by and living in crap has its benefits – if you’re a dung beetle. That life is also a boon to livestock, us, and our planet. The dung beetle, who spends its days living, eating, and reproducing in poop, is a master at waste management… Today, many entomologists and farmers have high praise for dung beetles. “They are the good guys,” George Hamilton, PhD and chair of the Department of Entomology at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, said. “We have them here in New Jersey. On farms they aerate and consume decomposing manure. Without them, decomposition wouldn’t happen as quickly as it does now.”
Hunterdon County Ag Agent Win Cowgill Retires
Professor Win Cowgill retired April 1, 2016 after 38 years of service. Cowgill started his extension career in 1978 as a county agricultural agent in Warren County, and transferred to Hunterdon County in 1989. He served as the area fruit agent for North Jersey for most of his career. Cowgill helped establish the Rutgers Snyder […]
