Isabel DeVita comes to SEBS already a committed environmentalist. A transfer student from the State University of New York (SUNY) Environmental Science and Forestry Program, Isabel joined us as a sophomore and anticipates graduating in 2025, majoring in Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources where she sees lots of opportunities. This born and raised Jersey Girl […]
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4-H Launches 2022 STEM Challenge Focused on Marine Science and Climate Change
15th annual youth-led initiative provides hands-on learning opportunities during 4-H STEM Month and throughout the year October is 4-H STEM Month. Rutgers Cooperative Extension has teamed up with Cooperative Extension at Cornell University in New York to bring educators from across two states to the New York Aquarium for an immersive full-day professional development experience. […]
Announcement: Gabrielle Peterson Appointed SEBS/NJAES Senior Director of Development
Announcement by Laura Lawson, executive dean of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and executive director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Dear SEBS and NJAES community, I am delighted to share the news that Gabrielle Peterson has been appointed our new SEBS/NJAES Senior Director of Development, effective October 17. As the chief development officer […]
Announcement: Karen Plumley Named Acting Director of the Office of Continuing Professional Education
Announcement from Brian Schilling, director, Rutgers Cooperative Extension I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Karen Plumley as the Acting Director of the Office of Continuing Professional Education. Karen has a long history at Rutgers University. For the past several years, she has served very capably within Rutgers Cooperative Extension’s Office of the […]
Announcement: Jeffrey Everett Named NJAES Associate Director for Agricultural Retention, Development and Conservation
Announcement from Margaret Brennan-Tonetta, Senior Associate Director, NJAES; Director, Office of Administration and Strategic Development; and Director, Resource and Economic Development at Rutgers NJAES I am pleased to announce the appointment of Jeffrey C. Everett as Associate Director for Agricultural Retention, Development and Conservation at NJAES. In this capacity, Jeff will advance new and/or […]
Summer’s end is near but autumn is a great time to keep planting in NJ
Lauren Errickson – Rutgers Gardens
Announcement: Regina Williams Appointed Director of the Office of Planning and Budgets
Announcement from Paul Elwood, Vice Dean of Administration, SEBS I am pleased to announce the appointment of Regina Williams to the position of Director in the Office of Planning and Budgets for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, effective September 1, 2022. Regina had been serving as […]
Announcement: Kelly Dziak is New 4-H Agent in Morris County
Announcement by Rachel Lyons, chair of the Department of 4-H Youth Development Please welcome Kelly Dziak to her new role as County 4-H Agent in Morris County effective today, September 1, 2022. As you may know, Kelly comes with a wealth of 4-H experience– for over 12 years served as a 4-H Program Associate with […]
The Grassle Marsh Trail – A Treasured Place in the Heart of South Jersey
If you venture to the east of the New Jersey Pine Barrens you’ll find a small town located within the Mullica River-Great Bay Estuary. The town of Tuckerton has a rich cultural history strongly tied to its brackish waters. Tuckerton is also home to the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JC NERR) and its […]
How our scorching hot and dry summer will affect N.J.’s biggest crops
Melissa A. Bravo – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
