The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) has designated Rutgers University–New Brunswick as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University in recognition of its substantial and sustained commitment to economic engagement in the region. The national designation highlights Rutgers’ role as an economic catalyst through transformative innovations in academic initiatives, pioneering research and impactful community outreach programs. […]
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Open Houses Explore Marine Science in Your Backyard on September 21
Please note: Tickets are required for the RUMFS location. Learn more and reserve your FREE tickets here. The amazing world of marine science will be opened up to the public in two locations when the Rutgers University Marine Field Station (RUMFS) and the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JC NERR) each host an Open House on September […]
Alex Calamia (SEBS’16) Fulfills his Lifelong Dream of Becoming a Meteorologist
Alex Calamia (SEBS’16) is the Morning Meteorologist for News 12 based out of Long Island, NY. He’s also the creator and host of “Garden Guide,” a garden segment that empowers people to create the garden of their dreams with the local climate in mind. He always knew he wanted to be a meteorologist. As he […]
Rutgers Entomologist Seeks Environmentally Friendly Ways to Thwart Crop Damage
In 2003, Anne Nielsen became the first doctoral student in the U.S. to study the brown marmorated stink bug, which was beginning its ascendancy as an invasive species notoriously damaging to crops. Working with her mentor, Rutgers entomologist George Hamilton, Nielsen traced the stink bug’s life cycle and origins. By the time the stink bug […]
Inaugural Animal Science Discovery Program Opens Pathways for Diverse Students in Agriculture and Animal Science
Douglass Student Center at Rutgers-New Brunswick was abuzz with expressions of gratitude and a reinvigorated passion for working with animals on July 3, as the inaugural USDA NIFA NEXTGEN Animal Science Discovery Program’s (ANSCId) Summer Experiential Learning Program (SELP) and Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) celebrated with a closing program. The three-week intensive, residential experiences […]
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Steven Handel Honored as a Distinguished Fellow of the BSA
Steven Handel, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolution, was recognized as the 2024 “Distinguished Fellow of the Botanical Society of America (BSA),” on June 19 at the Botany Society conference held in Grand Rapids, MI. The highest honor bestowed by BSA, Distinguished Fellows are chosen based on their outstanding contributions to the mission of the scientific […]
Malik Dobson SEBS’26 Wins National Taekwondo Athlete of the Year Title
Since before he was in grade school, Malik Dobson has been kicking and sparring in taekwondo matches, but perhaps the sweetest win for the 24-year-old Rutgers student came in April during a national collegiate competition. Dobson was named the Male Athlete of the Year at the 2024 National Collegiate Taekwondo Association (NCTA) Championships, held at the University […]
Rutgers Is Developing a Sweeter, Firmer Blueberry for New Jersey Growers
Research to find a new variety enters its final phase this summer Rutgers researchers are getting close to identifying a new blueberry variety that can produce a sweeter, firmer fruit for Garden State growers. The decade-long research project will move into its final trial this season. Of the thousands of blueberry plants evaluated for desirable […]
Biotechnology Graduate Jason Song (SEBS’21) Gives Back to the Program that Launched his Career
Jason Song’s Rutgers journey began in 2018 as an international student from China. He completed his first two years on the George H. Cook campus before the pandemic hit and graduated from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences as a Biotechnology major in May 2021. While Jason felt a sense of loss with respect […]
RUCOOL Staff Lead Multi-Institutional Workshop on Oceanographic Data Literacy
Members of Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RUCOOL) hosted a data literacy workshop in Wilmington, North Carolina on June 2-5. Led in part by Janice McDonnell and Sage Lichtenwalner, the workshop involved nearly 50 professors from across the country learning about each other’s experiences teaching at various institutions, including community colleges, primarily undergraduate […]
