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Rutgers - Discover Us
Office of Community Engagement
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The "Discovery Initiative" of the Office of Community Engagement invites you to join fellow alumni, current and retired faculty and staff, students, and the public for any or all of the "Discovery" events and programs offered by the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. Click on the links below to read more about our upcoming events. Please check our website often for updates to our event calendar, www.discovery.rutgers.edu.
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"Atlantic Crossing - A Robot's Daring Mission" Screening
Liberty Science Center
Saturday, November 6, 2010
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 "Atlantic Crossing" is a feature-length documentary about the voyage of RU27, the first autonomous underwater robot to cross the Atlantic Ocean, that was made by award-winning filmmaker Dena Seidel, director of Digital Storytelling, Writers House, Rutgers University English Department.
The screening will be held at the Liberty Science Center on November 6, 2010, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the Jennifer A. Chalsty Center's Interactive Theater.
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Retired Faculty Luncheon
Monday, December 6, 2010
| | Join friends and colleagues at the Continuing Studies Conference Center (formerly the University Inn and Conference Center) for a delicious buffet lunch, a brief update by Executive Dean Bob Goodman, and ample time to catch up with professors and colleagues. Please RSVP to the Office of Community Engagement by November 19, 2010, at 732-932-2000, ext. 4205, or discovery@aesop.rutgers.edu. Click here for more information.
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"Atlantic Crossing" Exhibit Ribbon Cutting and Opening
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Thursday, December 9, 2010 | | | |
 The Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS), in conjunction with Rutgers University, will host an event at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History on December 9, 2010, at 6 p.m.. The event marks the opening of a new exhibit highlighting the first unmanned, underwater robotic vehicle-or glider-to cross an ocean. Featured speakers will mark this event with a screening of the award-winning documentary: "Atlantic Crossing- A Robot's Daring Mission." This will be followed by an exhibit ribbon-cutting ceremony in the Sant Ocean Hall, where invitees can mingle with celebrity guests, including: world-renowned oceanographer, Sylvia Earle; slocum glider inventor, Doug Webb; third-generation explorer and filmmaker, Fabien Cousteau; documentary filmmaker, Dena Seidel; and lead mission scientist, Scott Glenn.
If you would like an invitation, please contact Kelly Watts, director of Development, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, 732-932-9000, ext. 576, or watts@aesop.rutgers.edu.
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Meeting of the Minds
Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 6 p.m.
| |  What is it about a student's experience on the G. H. Cook Campus that prepares him/her to succeed in the world? What memories of one's student days live long after graduation? Save the date -- January 26, 2011 -- for a lively, funny and meaningful evening of sharing thoughts on the "Cook experience." Details will be posted soon on the Discovery Initiative website for this first-ever event at 6 p.m. at the Cook Campus Center.
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| Other events and lectures | "A World of Change: Climate Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow" Executive Dean's Distinguished Lecture featuring Susan Solomon
Thursday, February 10, 2011, 6 p.m.
 Susan Solomon is a senior scientist at the Earth System Research Laboratory at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She is internationally recognized as a leader in atmospheric science, particularly for her insights in explaining the cause of the Antarctic ozone "hole." Her current research focuses on issues relating to both atmospheric chemistry and climate change.
Please join us for this dynamic presentation, which is part of the Ecologies in the Balance year-long seminar series to examine possible solutions to sweeping and unprecedented global environmental, social, and economic challenges and to explore the opportunities for intervention that these changes represent. A reception will follow Dr. Solomon's talk. Visit our website for more information and to register for this event.
RU Healthy
Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 6 p.m.
Get all the latest information about nutrition and exercise from leaders in their fields. Debra Palmer, associate Extension specialist in the Department of Nutritional Sciences will demonstrate the new Leslie Sansone exercise DVD and show how anyone can get fit with 20 minutes of daily exercise. We will be rewarded for our hard work with a healthy cooking demonstration by the head chef of Rutgers Dining Services. So, put on your sweats and sneakers and get moving at Rutgers. Visit our website for more information and to register for this event.
Discovery Workshop: Rain Barrels and Rain Gardens
Wednesday, March 16, 2011, 10 a.m.
 Rain barrels and rain gardens are great tools for promoting water conservation, reducing stormwater runoff, and minimizing mosquito breeding conditions. The Water Resources staff at the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station in Monmouth County will conduct a training session on how to build rain barrels and rain gardens. If you choose to build your own rain barrel, rest assured that the finished product fits on the backseat of most passenger cars. For more information and to register for this event, please visit our website.
Discovery Tour: Farmer for a Day
Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 10 a.m.
 Would you like white or red? Don your gardening gloves and learn the art of vertical shoot positioning at the Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Farm in Bridgeton, NJ. What could that be, you ask? Vertical shoot positioning allows for uniform sun exposure to the grape clusters, which leads to superior flavor development. Each participant will get hands-on experience positioning vines for the best result. Your farm experience will also include an educational wagon tour of the farm and wine tasting from a local vineyard. For more information and to register for this event, please visit our website. |
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| Recap of Recent Events... | Discovery Tour: Amazing Cranberries
|  Cranberries are truly amazing! They are among the top foods with proven health benefits according to Amy Howell, research scientist at the Philip E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension, which was one of the stops on our Discovery Tour - Amazing Cranberries on October 12. As the skies cleared to a beautiful sunny day, alumni and friends learned about proprietary cranberry breeding at the Integrity Propagation Facility located on the Lee Bros. Cranberry Farm in Chatsworth. After a short drive down a country road, guests learned about a "wet" cranberry harvest from Stephen Lee IV and observed up close how the just-harvested cranberries are unloaded, washed and immediately packed for processing at the Ocean Spray Receiving Plant. (See the item below featuring Dr. Howell's appearance on Dr. Oz.)
"Feeding Nine Billion People in 2050 on a Resource-Limited Planet" An Executive Dean's Distinguished Lecture featured Kenneth G. Cassman, director of the Nebraska Center for Energy Science Research and Heuermann Professor of Agronomy at the University of Nebraska. Dr. Cassman visited the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences on October 20 to deliver two dynamic presentations on sustaining the world's food supply for a growing population that will approach 9.2 billion in the year 2050, while protecting our environmental resources.
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Hot Topic: Rutgers Research Scientist Appears on Dr. Oz
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 Dr. Amy Howell, research scientist at the Philip E. Marucci Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension Center was recently a guest on the Dr. Oz show to discuss the health benefits of cranberries. See the entire segment here. |
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| Other events in the works for 2011... | April 27, 2011 - Annual Excellence Awards Ceremony and Reception
April 30, 2011 - Ag Field Day at Rutgers Day
May 14, 2011 - Rutgers Rising Memorial Service/Rutgers Alumni Reunion Dean's Tour and Reception
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Office of Community Engagement
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
57 U.S. Highway 1, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8554
Phone: 732-932-2000 email: discovery@aesop.rutgers.edu
www.discovery.rutgers.edu
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