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Alumna Peggy Gibbon is the director of canine development at The Seeing Eye, the well-regarded guide-dog school where she has worked for 30 years and has “the best job in the world.” Peggy Gibbon is used to hearing that she has the best job in the world. “A lot of people are dog lovers, so […]
Animal Sciences
Dipak Sarkar Receives 2017 Distinguished Researcher Award from International Society
Dipak Sarkar, distinguished professor in the Department of Animal Sciences and director of the Endocrine Program at Rutgers, was awarded the 2017 Distinguished Researcher Award by the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA). Director of the Biomedical Division of the Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies, Sarkar’s work on the impact of excessive alcohol intake on endocrine and […]
Professor Kenneth H. McKeever Elected President of the Equine Science Society
Kenneth McKeever, professor in the Department of Animal Sciences and associate director of research at the Rutgers Equine Science Center (ESC), was elected president of the Equine Science Society (ESS) at its biannual meeting on June 2. The society is the preeminent international body of equine researchers, teachers, extension specialists and industry representatives whose focus […]
Animal Study Suggests Alcohol Use Before Pregnancy May Increase Vulnerability of Offspring to Stress in Adulthood
Women are strongly advised to abstain from alcohol during pregnancy, and for good reason. A recent study, funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, however, shows that alcohol use even before conception also could have negative effects on the offspring’s health and response to stress during adulthood. The research team was led […]
Mother’s Milk: Connected to Development in Mammals
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Explorations, Spring 2016. According to professor of animal sciences Carol Bagnell, milk serves as a conduit for delivery of developmental signals from mother to offspring in a lactocrine manner. Lactocrine—a term she coined with colleague Frank Bartol of Auburn University—refers to the transmission of milk-borne bioactive factors from […]
Veterinary Foundation Names Sarah Ralston ‘Educator of the Year’
Sarah Ralston, professor in the Department of Animal Sciences, has received the inaugural “Educator of the Year” award from the New Jersey Veterinary Foundation. The award is based on Ralston’s years of nurturing pre-veterinary and veterinary students. Ralston is credited with directly mentoring 113 students who have gone on to careers in veterinary medicine since […]
Ninth Annual Pioneers in Endocrinology Workshop Focuses on “Steroid Hormones and Their Effects on Brain and Bone”
The ninth annual Pioneers in Endocrinology Workshop was held at Rutgers on September 14, 2016 at the Busch Campus Center. It was sponsored by the Rutgers Endocrine Program; Rutgers-RWJMS Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition; Department of Animal Sciences at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences; Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension; and the New […]
Rutgers Equine Center Kicks Off “15 Years Of Excellence”
The 2016 Rutgers Equine Science Center Summer Showcase was a huge success! Close to 100 people participated in the kickoff celebration of the Center’s 15-year anniversary on July 13th. Welcoming remarks were given by Karyn Malinowski (CC’75, GSNB’80,’86), director of the Equine Science Center, and Wendie Cohick, chair of the Department of Animal Sciences, and […]
Revolutionary for 250 Years: Enos Perry
Dairy Farms Used to be Dangerous Enos J. Perry (1891-1983) served Rutgers University from 1923 to 1956 as an extension specialist in dairy husbandry. His greatest contribution to agriculture was the establishment of the first cooperative artificial breeding association for cattle in New Jersey and the U.S. and the practical application of the technique of […]
