The announcement in 2022 that Matthew Edson, Rutgers animal sciences graduate, would be the Founding Dean of the Rowan University School of Veterinary Medicine delighted his former Rutgers professors. New facilities at the school, including a specialty/referral hospital that will be open to the public, will be complete late summer 2025, and ready to welcome […]
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Plant Breeders Stage a Dogwood Revolution, Creating Hardy Varieties That Sparkle
With the advent of Memorial Day, the treescape in the Northeast has turned mostly green again, the ornamentals’ early spring flowers long dried and scattered. But there’s an exception. The vivid pink Scarlet Fire® dogwood tree, produced through decades of research by Rutgers University-New Brunswick plant breeders, is just starting to bloom. Introduced to consumers […]
Henry Bignell Recognized as 2025 Alpha Zeta ‘Teacher of the Year’ at SEBS
Henry Bignell, teaching instructor in the Department of Animal Sciences, was named the 2025 Teacher of the Year by the Rutgers Chapter of the Fraternity of Alpha Zeta, the national honor and service fraternity for agriculture and environmental studies. The award was named in memory of Barbara Munson Goff, former director of the Cook General […]
Three Years After Fleeing War-Torn Ukraine, Illia Kholiavin (SEBS’25) Honored Among Rutgers’ Highest Academic Achievers
Illia Kholiavin joined 234 of his peers inducted into the prestigious Matthew Leydt Society When Illia Kholiavin fled his war-torn Ukrainian hometown of Mariupol in 2022, he left behind the only life he’d ever known. “I didn’t leave my city for more than a week in my life,” said Kholiavin, who had to abandon medical […]
2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards Presented by the Cook Community Alumni Association
The Cook Community Alumni Association held its annual Distinguished Alumni Awards Luncheon on April 27, 2025, at Nielson Dining Hall on the George H. Cook Campus at Rutgers. This annual event is held during the same weekend as Rutgers Day and Ag Field Day. Awards are presented to deserving alumni who have distinguished themselves through […]
Rutgers Botanist Builds Bridge Between Science and Art in MoMA Exhibit on Hilma af Klint
A year ago, Rutgers botanist Lena Struwe received a call from the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York asking her to participate in a research collaboration investigating a set of recently discovered botanical drawings by Hilma af Klint, the esteemed early 20th century artist from Sweden, whose oversized abstract paintings were hidden for […]
Biotechnology Major Mukhilan Saravanakumar Marches to the Beat of the Scarlet Knights
Sophomore Mukhilan Saravanakumar performs with the university’s marching band, which is bound for London in June Mukhilan Saravanakumar found a way to mix two passions – music and science – into a harmonious college experience at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. The sophomore, a member of the honors program at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, is pursuing a […]
Nuvvon Inc. Successfully Graduates from the Rutgers EcoComplex and Scales Up for Growth at Larger Facilities
The Rutgers EcoComplex “Clean Energy Innovation Center and Business Incubator” and Nuvvon Inc. jointly announce that the start-up innovator in the development of solid-state battery materials is graduating after seven years of successful growth at the Rutgers business incubator. Located in Bordentown, NJ, the Rutgers EcoComplex provides support to clean energy and environment-related start-ups, enabling […]
Extreme Monsoon Changes Threaten the Bay of Bengal’s Role as a Critical Food Source
After examining 22,000 years of rainfall patterns, Rutgers researchers warn that climate conditions may reduce fish stock New research involving Rutgers professors has revealed that expected, extreme changes in India’s summer monsoon could drastically hamper the Bay of Bengal’s ability to support a crucial element of the region’s food supply: marine life. The study, published […]
Mapping Mercury Contamination in Penguins of the Southern Ocean
Rutgers research sheds light on the prevalence of mercury pollution in the world’s polar regions In 1962, when environmentalist and author Rachel Carson penned Silent Spring, alerting the world to the dangers of the pesticide DDT, it was the reproductive threat to birds – the bald eagle in particular – that spurred people to action. Six […]
