Announcement by Josh Kohut, SEBS Dean of Research and NJAES Director of Research Dear SEBS/NJAES community, I am very excited to announce that Janice McDonnell will serve as the SEBS/NJAES Associate Dean of Research Impact, effective July 1, 2025. The Associate Dean of Research Impact is a new position in the SEBS Office of Research […]
Announcement: David Hlubik is the New RCE Agent in Burlington County
Announcement by Nicholas Polanin, chair of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, NJAES Please join me in welcoming David Hlubik to the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE). David’s new role is effective July 1. He is affiliated with the Burlington County office of RCE in Westampton, NJ, and joins […]
Carey Williams Honored with Outstanding Educator Award by National Society
Carey Williams, equine extension specialist in the Department of Animal Sciences and associate director for extension at the Rutgers Equine Science Center, has been honored with the “Outstanding Educator Award” by the Equine Science Society. Presented on June 6 at the conclusion of the society’s three-day biennial symposium in Fort Collins, CO, the award recognizes […]
Announcement: Hassan Mahmood Warriach Joins Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Warren County
Announcement from Nicholas Polanin, chair of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, RCE Please join me in welcoming Hassan Mahmood Warriach to our Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) at Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE). He starts on July 1 in RCE’s Warren County office in Belvidere, NJ, joining the team to support commercial […]
Announcement: Matthew Newman is the New Chair of the Department of 4-H Youth Development
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 […]
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 […]
Plant Breeders Stage a Dogwood Revolution, Creating Hardy Varieties That Sparkle
With the advent of Memorial Day, the treescape in the Northeast has turned mostly green again, the ornamentals’ early spring flowers long dried and scattered. But there’s an exception. The vivid pink Scarlet Fire® dogwood tree, produced through decades of research by Rutgers University-New Brunswick plant breeders, is just starting to bloom. Introduced to consumers […]
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 […]
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 […]
