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Rutgers Cooperative Extension specialist Andrew Wyenandt was one of two individuals who were honored with Distinguished Service to Agriculture Citations by the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture during the New Jersey State Agricultural Convention in Atlantic City on February 8. Mercer County farmer Scott Ellis also received a citation. “New Jersey is fortunate to […]
Plant Biology
Rutgers Doctoral Student, Michael Johnson, Named to Forbes’ ‘30 Under 30’ List for Science
Editor’s Note: this article was originally published in Rutgers Today. The 600 women and men selected to represent the country’s most important young entrepreneurs, creative leaders and industry stars in a number of fields, were chosen from an initial screening of more than 15,000 candidates. Johnson, a 27-year-old scientist, was selected for his role in […]
Decades of Breeding Results in Scarlet Fire, the Newest Rutgers Dogwood Tree
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Rutgers Today. For years Tom Molnar, assistant professor in the Department of Plant Biology and plant breeder for the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, and his team have been meticulously cross-breeding dogwoods with the goal of producing a hardy, fast-growing plant with blossoms of deep pink – a […]
Mark Robson (CC’77; GSNB’79, ’88; SPH’95): A Loyal Son Makes a Global Impact
The extensive career of Mark Robson, specialist in entomology and professor in the Department of Plant Biology (CC’77, GSNB’79, ’88), is profiled in the Fall 2016 edition of the 1766 Magazine, a publication of Rutgers Alumni Association.
Growing the Perfect Hot Pepper
Editor’s note: This video originally appeared in Rutgers Today. New Jersey’s population is increasingly diverse and there is an increased demand for a wide variety of hot peppers. So, it made perfect sense for the Department of Plant Biology, in conjunction with NJAES’ Breeding Program, to develop new lines of exotic peppers. The goal of […]
Professors John-Alder and Maliga Named Fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Rutgers Today. Henry B. John-Alder and Pal Maliga and eight other Rutgers Professors were among 391 fellows from the U.S. and abroad who were chosen by their peers for this prestigious honor. They were chosen by their AAAS peers for efforts to advance science applications that are deemed […]
NJAES Plant Breeder Joseph Goffreda (CC’83) and Retired Researcher Anna Voordeckers Honored with Edison Patent Award
On November 3, Joseph Goffreda (CC’83), associate professor of plant biology and pathology and director of the Rutgers Fruit and Ornamental Research Extension Center, and Anna Voordeckers, who retired in 2015 as a lab technician with over 50 years working in the Rutgers tree fruit breeding program, were presented with the R&D Council of New […]
Professor Mark Gregory Robson Wins Statewide Public Health Award
Mark Gregory Robson, distinguished service professor and professor, Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, has been unanimously selected to receive the 2016 Frank J. Osborne Memorial Award by the New Jersey Association of County and City Health Officials (NJACCHO) at the Atlantic City Convention Center on November 16. This award is the highest honor bestowed […]
Debashish Bhattacharya and Dana Price, Part of a Team That Discovered a 100-Million-Year-Old Theft
Rutgers, Carnegie Foundation and German scientists have solved the mystery of how the little amoeba, Paulinella, committed grand larceny, grabbing genes from an unsuspecting bacterium about 100 millions years ago to become photosynthetic. It engulfed the bacterium, kept that cell alive and harnessed its genes for photosynthesis, the process plants and algae use to convert […]
Siobain Duffy and Mark Robson Recipients of Inaugural New Brunswick Chancellor Awards for Faculty Excellence
The inaugural Rutgers-New Brunswick Chancellor’s Awards for Faculty Excellence were announced in September. The awardees represent a range of Rutgers faculty members, at all stages of their careers, whose exceptional work in their particular areas has been recognized by their peers. Each award recipient receives a certificate acknowledging their outstanding contribution and a gift to […]
