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 […]
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Soil Health Connections Symposium Focuses on Research and Outreach to Enhance Ag Sustainability
On March 15, seventy faculty and staff of Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station met at the Cook Campus Center for a full-day, in-person event to assess efforts and inspire further work related to Soil Health. Organized by Stephanie Murphy, director of the Rutgers Soil Testing Lab, […]
Cook Community Alumni Association Honors 2022 Distinguished Alumni
The Cook Community Alumni Association presented the 2022 Distinguished Alumni Awards May 1 at the Cook Student Center. Organized by the alumni association, the awards encompass the George H. Cook Distinguished Alumni Awards and the Dennis M. Fenton Distinguished Graduate Alumni Awards. The George H. Cook award is presented to an alumnus or to alumni […]
In Memoriam: Charles Meirs Holmes, Former Agricultural Agent for Cape May and Mercer Counties
Charles Meirs Holmes, retired professor emeritus with Rutgers University, passed away on January 14, at the age of 92, in Holland, PA. Born and raised in Cream Ridge, NJ, he also resided in Titusville and Seaside Park, NJ before moving to Holland, PA in 2016. He was a 1st Lieutenant in the United State Army, […]
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 […]
Rutgers Study Unveils New Carbon Mitigation Solutions to Combat Climate Change
Increasing adoption of agricultural practices such as cover cropping, grazing management and agroforestry can increase the amount of carbon stored in soils to help combat climate change, according to a new report by researchers from Rutgers University-New Brunswick and the University of Maine. The study, titled “Ecosystem Service Valuation Approaches and Carbon Mitigation Considerations for […]
The Passing of a Cook Campus Icon: Bruce ‘Doc’ Hamilton
Message from Richard Alomar, associate professor and chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture. The SEBS community is mourning the loss of Bruce ‘Doc’ Hamilton who died on August 31. Bruce was a Rutgers alumnus from the College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, going on to Penn State for his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. He […]
Celebration of Excellence: 2019
On April 30, faculty, staff and students attended the 26th annual Celebration of Excellence for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station held at Neilson Dining Hall. According to executive dean Bob Goodman, this signature event acknowledges contributions that meet carefully-considered criteria, including creativity, original work and ideas, […]
Breathe. Your breakfast cereals are probably not going to kill you.
Donald Schaffner – Department of Food Science
Mark Robson – Department of Plant Biology
Six Alumni Honored with George H. Cook and Dennis M. Fenton Awards
Alumni, friends, and family gathered to honor six graduates selected by the Cook Community Alumni Association (CCAA) for their career accomplishments, community service, and leadership. The ceremony was held on April 29, 2018. Undergraduate alumni receiving the George Hammell Cook Distinguished Alumni Award were Matt Weismantel (CC’85), Andre Cantelmo (CC’96), Greg Balog (CC’96) and Jenice Sabb (CC’87) […]
