At the recent annual meeting of The American Society of Agronomy (ASA), the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) hosted thousands of scientists, professionals, educators, and students from around the world at their annual international meeting. This year’s theme was ‘Communication and Public Engagement for Healthy People and […]
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Rutgers Center for Turfgrass Sciences Hosts 30th Anniversary Turf Symposium
By Phillip Vines, assistant professor of turfgrass breeding, Department of Plant Biology The 30th Anniversary Rutgers Turfgrass Symposium was held on March 18 and livestreamed as a virtual event. The theme for this year’s symposium was, “Advances in Turfgrass Science: Looking to the Future.” Although the Turfgrass symposium is an annual event, this was the […]
James Murphy Appointed to Ralph Geiger Chair by Rutgers University Board of Governors
On Feb. 23, the Rutgers University Board of Governors appointed extension specialist James A. Murphy, who is widely recognized as one of the nation’s top scientists in turfgrass management, to the Ralph Geiger Chair in Turfgrass Science. His term began July 1, 2020. Murphy is renowned for developing environmentally sound management practices, recently leading a national […]
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Presents 2020 Excellence Awards at Annual Conference
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension Annual Conference was held as a virtual meeting, January 12 – 14, 2021. The presentation of Excellence Awards was made on the 14th, presented by Rachel Lyons, chair, Department of 4-H Youth Development. Wilbur M. Runk Award Recipient: Graham “Geb” Bastian Mentor: Debra Palmer-Keenan, Associate Extension Specialist, Nutritional Sciences The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is an Extension program […]
Announcement: Leadership Changes at Rutgers Center for Turfgrass Science
Announcement by Laura J. Lawson, Interim Executive Dean of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and Interim Executive Director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that James (Jim) Murphy, extension specialist in turfgrass management, and Stacy Bonos, professor of turfgrass breeding, have been named director and […]
Rutgers graduate students receive awards at 2020 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting
The American Society of Agronomy, the Crop Science Society of America, and the Soil Science Society of America hosted thousands of scientists, professionals, educators, and students from around the world at their virtual Annual Meeting. This year’s International Annual Meeting, “Translating Visionary Science to Practice,” previously to be held on November 8-11, 2020, in Phoenix, Arizona, was offered virtually November 9-13, 2020. […]
Annual Golf Classic Raises a Record $130,000+ for Turfgrass Industry Advancement
By Casey Sky Noon, Office of Continuing Professional Education The New Jersey Turfgrass Association (NJTA) is proud to support the Rutgers Center for Turfgrass Science by providing funding for research endeavors, student scholarships, staff salaries, needed equipment, building/farm repairs, and much more. One way the non-profit organization raises money is the annual Golf Classic. Twenty-four […]
Colleagues, Friends and Family Remember Glenn Tappen at Hort Farm 3 Tree Dedication
On Monday, Nov 27, 2017, a tree planting ceremony took place at Horticulture Research Farm 3 on the George H. Cook Campus to honor the life of Glenn Tappen, who passed away on Aug. 26, 2016. A research farm supervisor, Tappen joined Rutgers in 1969 and spent his entire career of 47 years supporting colleagues […]
Rutgers Part of Multi-State Team Awarded $5.4 Million Grant to Promote Greater Adoption of Low-Input Fine Fescue Turfgrass into Landscapes
Several faculty from the Department of Plant Biology are part of a multi-state and multi-institution team to be awarded a $5.4 million USDA grant to increase the use of well-adapted fine fescue cultivars that have the advantage of reduced inputs of water, fertilizer, mowing, and pesticides into sustainable landscapes. Rutgers portion of the grant is […]
Rutgers Hosts 13th International Turfgrass Research Conference, Attracting Attendees from 24 Countries
Excerpted from International Turfgrass, The Newsletter of the International Turfgrass Society (ITS), September 2017. By Bruce Clarke, Director, Rutgers Center for Turfgrass Science and ITS Immediate Past-President The 13th International Turfgrass Research Conference (ITRC) was held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Brunswick, NJ from July 16-21, the first time since 1993 that the […]
