By Debbie Meyers Entrepreneur Carl DeSantis’s gift pays tribute to the legacy of his lifelong friend and business partner E. Gerald “Jerry” Kay. Carl DeSantis began his entrepreneurial journey in the 1970s by running his home-based, mail order vitamin and herbal supplement company out of his garage in Florida. Meanwhile, up in New Jersey, after […]
Rutgers Faculty SNAP to It With Community College Students to Counter Food Insecurity
A social scientist and a graphic designer join forces with Hudson County Community College to create art, gather food stories and engage northeastern New Jerseyans Two Rutgers faculty members – a health psychologist who studies food insecurity and a design professor whose work engages marginalized communities in self-advocacy – teamed up with staff and students […]
Daniel Van Abs Recognized as an Environmental Leader at the Watershed Institute’s 2023 Annual Meeting
The Watershed Institute celebrated its 2023 Annual Meeting at the Watershed Center, the organization’s LEED-Platinum headquarters on its 950-acre nature reserve. The meeting featured the election and reelection of trustees and celebrated the achievements of two exceptional environmental leaders: Daniel J. Van Abs, Rutgers professor and Tina Overman, STEM facilitator at Bear Tavern Elementary School […]
Rutgers Awarded USDA-NIFA Grant to Support Next Generation of Diverse Agricultural Professionals
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $4.5 million grant to LaGuardia Community College (LAGCC) and Rutgers University-New Brunswick to support The Animal Science Discovery (ANSCId) Program: A Summer Experiential Learning, Career Development, and Scholarship Pipeline Between LAGCC and Rutgers. ANSCId is one of 33 programs funded under a […]
Lily Young Appointed Board of Governors Professor of Environmental Sciences
Lily Young, an environmental microbiologist at Rutgers for more than 30 years who is recognized for her research to help prevent pollution and restore the environment, has been appointed as a Board of Governors Professor of Environmental Sciences. The Distinguished Professor in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences focuses her research on anaerobic microbes – organisms […]
Jason Grabosky Elected to Serve on the Board of Directors For the International Society of Arboriculture
Jason Grabosky, a professor in the Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources program, and an extension specialist for the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, has been elected by the general membership to serve on the Board of Directors for the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), which serves the tree care industry. Grabosky serves as the John […]
Daniel Van Abs (CC’77): A Leader on the Environment and in Philanthropy
“Dan is the state of New Jersey’s undisputed leader in the field of watershed planning and management and as accomplished a professional as you will ever find. His students have benefitted tremendously from Dan’s real-world experience in solving environmental challenges and his service to nonprofit watershed organizations has been exemplary,” said Jim Waltman, executive director […]
Lone Star Ticks Infected with Bourbon Virus in New Jersey
A recent report in the Journal of Medical Entomology has important public health implications for New Jersey, which only recently joined a select number of states to discover an emerging virus in populations of the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum L.). The report was co-authored by Dana Price and Nicole Wagner from the Dept. of […]
Kenneth McKeever Elevated to Fellow 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, was elevated to the rank of Fellow of the Equine Science Society during its Symposium Awards Banquet in Grapevine, Texas, on June 9. The rank of Fellow of the Equine Science Society is an elite […]
Karyn Malinowski Honored with Distinguished Service Award from Equine Science Society
Karyn Malinowski, founding director of the Equine Science Center at Rutgers University, received the 2023 Distinguished Service Award at the 2023 Equine Science Society Symposium in Grapevine, Texas, on Friday, June 9. Presented to her during the Equine Science Society Symposium’s 2023 Awards Banquet, the award is the most prestigious honor that the Equine Science […]
