Invasive plant species are typically fast growing. Highly competitive with native plants, they are ecosystem disruptors, often displacing native plant as well as animal species. A research team led by James White, professor in the Department of Plant Biology at Rutgers University, and Kurt Kowalski, a wetland ecologist and research scientist at the U.S. Geological […]
Plant Biology
Ph.D. Student Bill Errickson Places 2nd in Poster Session of the ASA-CSSA-SSSA Meeting
The American Society of Agronomy (ASA), the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) and the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) held its 2023 International Annual Meeting from October 29 to November 1, in St. Louis, Missouri. The annual meeting is an opportunity for leading scientists, researchers, educators, policymakers, students, exhibitors, and government institutions to gather to […]
Rutgers Plant Geneticist Jim Simon Wins Distinguished Service to NJ Agriculture Award
Jim Simon, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Plant Biology, was presented with the Distinguished Service to New Jersey Agriculture Award for 2023 for outstanding research contributions to New Jersey’s farming industry by the New Jersey Farm Bureau (NJFB) at its 105th Annual Meeting held November 13-14. This prestigious award is presented each year by […]
USDA-NIFA Grant Supports Collaborative Food Systems Solution Science Storytelling Project for New Jersey High School Youth
What does the future hold for food security through agriculture and marine technologies? New Jersey high school students will discover the answers as part of an innovative USDA-funded 4-H afterschool program that provides youth with immersive science learning through digital storytelling, made in trusting partnership with Rutgers scientists. Faculty and researchers from the departments of […]
NJAES Contributes to Sustainability by Harvesting Cranberries
Cranberries are a staple on any Thanksgiving table, and in light of the ongoing climate crisis, NJAES is developing new harvesting techniques to ensure they stay there. The Philip E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension in Chatsworth, New Jersey, a substation of the NJAES, is working to ensure the harvesting of […]
Scientists and Researchers Explore Immersive Science Learning for Rutgers Undergraduates
Researchers at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) have been exploring innovative ways to engage undergraduates in research and science learning. SEBS has undertaken a series of pilot projects that offer high school and undergraduate students ways to engage with STEM subjects in partnership with university scientists. “As researchers and educators, we are interested […]
‘Fields of Devotion’ Connects New Jersey Communities to Rutgers Research
Fields of Devotion, the science-in-action film featuring Rutgers University plant biologists developing disease-resistant food crops, is bringing farmers and university researchers together to discuss ways to jointly tackle New Jersey’s food production challenges. The film, directed by Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) science communications researcher Dena Seidel, will air on New Jersey PBS on August 19 at 5:00 […]
Rutgers Nursery and Ornamental Research and Demonstrations
With the help of RAREC farm crew and funding through RCE leadership, Tim Waller (Cumberland, Nursery Crops) has been diligently working to bring four Quonset-style high tunnels back into production for nursery and ornamental related research and demonstrations. Initially, the high tunnels required partial demolition, new flooring, hip and foot boards, wiggle-wire channels, 6mil plastic […]
Back in Bangkok: Rutgers Professor Resumes Summer Class in Thailand
As a public health scientist and professor at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, Mark Robson prefers taking his students out in the field, which happens to involve a two-week trip to Thailand. After a three-year pandemic pause during which the program was conducted remotely, Robson has resumed his annual service-learning visit to the southeastern Asian nation known […]
2023 Rutgers Turfgrass Research Field Days
By all measures, the Rutgers Turfgrass Research Field Days held on July 25 and 26, 2023, were a resounding success. Faculty, staff and students in the Rutgers Center for Turfgrass Science were able to present their current research findings during three events over the two days, which attracted more than 537 people from Finland, Canada […]