What is that spider on that rock? That yellow spring flower is strange; what is it? Is that a weed in my backyard? Should I remove it? What kinds of birds will I see this spring? Wow, that’s a weird-looking red, black and white bug; what is it? Is there more than one kind of […]
Plant Biology
Booker T. Whatley, GSNB’57 (PhD, Horticulture): Black Innovator Who Reshaped Farming
The innovative ideas that Booker T. Whatley (1915-2005) developed to keep small farms competitive are vast and those concepts continue to be highly regarded today. Whatley earned his undergraduate degree from Alabama A&M University. While serving in the Korean War and operating a hydroponic farm in Japan to provide food for the troops, he was […]
Distinguished Professor Bingru Huang Leads Collaborative $4 Million UDSA-NIFA-funded Turfgrass Management Project
Bingru Huang, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Plant Biology, is principal investigator of the project, “Mobile Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence-Guided Precision Management Program for Turfgrass Water Conservation.” Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture-National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the amount of $3,999,741, the project involves a collaborative team from three academic institutions—Rutgers […]
Bruce Clarke, Extension Specialist in Turfgrass Pathology, Retires from Rutgers After a Long and Distinguished Career
Bruce Clarke, extension specialist in turfgrass pathology in the Department of Plant Biology, retired on January 1, 2022, after close to 40 years of dedicated service to Rutgers University and the turfgrass industry. Clarke (CC ’77, GSNB ’82) started his education at Rutgers in 1973 as an undergraduate in the first matriculating class of Cook […]
Nick Vorsa Receives Service to Industry Award from Wisconsin Cranberry Growers
Rutgers professor of plant biology Nicholi Vorsa was named as a 2022 recipient of the Service to Industry Award at the December 2021 Board of Directors meeting of the Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association (WSCGA). The WSCGA awards are given to individuals for their work on behalf of the WSCGA and the Wisconsin cranberry community. […]
Baylee Carr (SEBS’17) Receives Outstanding Service Award from Northeastern Weed Science Society
Baylee Carr (SEBS’17) Agriculture & Environmental Sciences), field technician at the Philip E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension Center, has been recognized for her service to the weed science community by the Northeastern Weed Science Society (NEWSS) with the M. Garry Schnappinger Outstanding Service Award. The award will be presented on […]
Science Storytelling as Community Engagement: Rutgers Releases “Fields of Devotion” Short Film Trailer
The Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Departments of Marine and Coastal Sciences and Plant Biology, along with the Rutgers Center for Agricultural Food Ecosystems (RUCAFE)—a part of the New Jersey Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health—are launching a unique “Science Storytelling as Community Engagement” initiative. The intent is to increase understanding and dialogue between Rutgers scientists and the broader community. Distinguished professor Oscar Schofield, chair of Marine and Coastal Sciences noted, “it is imperative for scientists to […]
Celebration of Excellence: 2020 and 2021
On November 19, faculty, staff and students attended the 27th and 28th annual Celebration of Excellence for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station held at the Cook Student Center. After the pandemic put a pause on fully celebrating the 2020 awardees, it was important to include them […]
Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor Mark Robson Delivered the Daniel Gorenstein Memorial Award Lecture
Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor Mark Robson (CC’77; GSNB’79, ’88; SPH’95), the 2021 recipient of the university’s Daniel Gorenstein Memorial Award, delivered the accompanying lecture, “Rutgers – A Public University in the Land Grant Tradition that Provides Opportunities: How We Can Teach Our Students to Address Critical Global Issues,” on October 19. Robson’s presentation […]
Mark Robson to Deliver Daniel Gorenstein Memorial Award Lecture on October 19
Mark Robson, an internationally recognized scholar in environmental risk assessment and toxicology and a dedicated student mentor who first came to Rutgers as an undergraduate nearly 50 years ago, has been named the 2021 recipient of the Daniel Gorenstein Memorial Award. The Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor and Distinguished Professor of Plant Biology at […]