Announcement from Robert M. Goodman, Executive Dean of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences I am delighted to announce the appointment, effective immediately, of Professor Laura Lawson as our new Dean of Agriculture and Urban Programs at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. Laura succeeds Professor Mark Robson who has ably served […]
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Floriculture Greenhouse Dazzles with its Annual Poinsettia Display and Sale
Arctic, Freedom Peppermint, Silverstar Red, Sonora Jingle, Premium Polar – they’re not holiday candies or names of rogue reindeer, but are among the many Poinsettia cultivars on display during the annual Poinsettia Open House held at the Floriculture Greenhouse on the George H. Cook campus. Almost 100 varieties provided by the leading breeders/propagators such as […]
Tom Rudel Wins Distinguished Scholarly Book Award from Society for Human Ecology
Tom Rudel, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Human Ecology, won the 2014 Gerald L. Young Book Award from the Society of Human Ecology for his scholarly work, Defensive Environmentalists and Dynamics of Global Reform, which was published in 2013 by Cambridge University Press. At the time of its publication, Rudel said, “This book first […]
New Master’s Program in Landscape Architecture Hosts Open House
The new Rutgers graduate program in landscape architecture held its open house on November 2 at Blake Hall, the campus home of the Department of Landscape Architecture. The Master’s in Landscape Architecture (MLA) was developed at Rutgers in response to the growing awareness of the need to plan and design for future environments and for […]
Landscape Architecture Program Hosts High School ACE Mentor Group
Landscape Architecture undergraduates guided the visiting group on a tour of the new facilities—the fabrication lab, computer lab and various studios in Blake Hall, the home of the Department of Landscape Architecture on the George H. Cook Campus. The visit was a combination of informal and formal interactions. The high school students chatted informally with […]
Princeton architects weather recession with restoration and re-use
The 2009 recession sent hundreds of U.S. businesses into bankruptcy and millions of workers onto the unemployment rolls, but one Princeton architectural firm weathered the economic slump and has emerged stronger than ever. "I think that the experie…
John and Anne Gerwig Director’s Fund Award – John Gerwig’s Remarks
Dr. John L. Gerwig, Director of Rutgers Cooperative Extension 1962 – 1992, gave the following remarks on May 4, 2016 at the first awards presented to Cooperative Extension Faculty from the John and Anne Gerwig Director’s Fund. “I learned long ago that if you make short comments that they can’t be all wrong. First I […]
