A new community apple orchard at the Shiloh Community Garden in New Brunswick, NJ, practically sprouted overnight in late April. A group of volunteers from Elijah’s Promise, New Brunswick Community Food Alliance and local residents as well as staff and faculty from various departments at Rutgers, planted an orchard of 40 apple trees in one […]
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Rutgers Hosts 2013 Liberian Studies Association Conference
The state of affairs in the West African Republic of Liberia can be summed up by a mix of adage and metaphor, “It takes a village to put Humpty Dumpty back together again.” But the country, which faces a multitude of economic, social, technological and environmental woes even as it struggles to redevelop after back-to-back […]
Army Vet Finds Rutgers’ Agricultural Programs and a Future in Growing Things
When Matthew Smith got out of the army in 2010, he was sure of two things: His insides hurt and he wanted to help people…Smith is now one of about 50 agriculture and food systems (formerly agricultural science) majors in the School of Environmental a…
Robson one of five Rutgers Professors Named AAAS Fellow
Mark Gregory Robson, dean of agricultural and urban programs in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, and professor and extension specialist in entomology is one of five Rutgers professors among 702 scholars that the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elevated to the rank of fellow. The pre-eminent national scientific organization […]
Thai Alumnus Prasert Chitapong Wins Dennis Fenton Alumni Award
Mark Robson (Entomology; dean of Agricultural and Urban Programs) traveled to Thailand to present the 2012 Dennis Fenton Alumni Award for Distinguished Achievement to Dr. Prasert Chitapong on behalf of the Cook Alumni Association and Executive Dean of the school Robert M. Goodman. Chitapong has had a very distinguished career since graduating from Rutgers, returning […]
FFA Spring Events on the George H. Cook Campus
Mark Robson (Entomology; dean, Agricultural and Urban Programs) and Sharice Richardson (assistant dean, Academic Programs) hosted select high school juniors participating in Future Farmers of America (FFA) from around the state to discuss the school’s undergraduate programs related to agriculture. The students were on the George H. Cook campus on April 14 as part of […]
