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Celebrate 150 Years of Land Grant Excellence with George H. Cook
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In 1862, Congress passed the Morrill Act, and President Lincoln signed it, creating the system of land-grant colleges that opened higher education to the working class.
George H. Cook, along with fellow Rutgers College professor David Murray, successfully lobbied the New Jersey legislature to have Rutgers designated as the state's land-grant institution. This established Rutgers Scientific School in 1864, whose name became at various times the College of Agriculture, the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Cook College and now the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences.
Whatever the name, our sincere appreciation goes to Congressman Justin Smith Morrill, President Abraham Lincoln, George H. Cook and David Murray, scores of leaders of the school and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, and thousands of alumni and stakeholders who have contributed to New Jersey's legacy of land-grant excellence.
You can learn more about the Morrill Act and Rutgers' role in New Jersey at the 150th Anniversary website.
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Mark Your
Calendar
July 28, 2012 - Rutgers Gardens Open House Festival and Wine Tasting
August 29, 2012 - The annual Great Tomato Tasting at Snyder Research Farm, Pittstown
September 13, 2012 - Community Day on Red Oak Lane
September 21, 2012 - RUAA New Jersey Winery Motorcoach Tour and Tastings
September 22, 2012 - Cook Community Alumni Association "Little Italy Fish Fry"
October 5-7, 2012 - RU Parents and Family Weekend
October 16, 2012 - World Food Day
December 4, 2012 - Retired Faculty Luncheon, University Inn and Conference Center
These are just a few of the exciting events planned for the fall semester. Please keep checking the Discovery Initiative website for updates and further details.
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Contact:
Office of Community Engagement
848-932-2000
discovery@aesop.rutgers.edu
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Get Ready for the August 29
'Great Tomato Tasting'
Platters of perfect red, yellow and orange tomatoes, plus ripe peaches, crisp apples, tangy basil, sweet honey and more will be served up at the annual Great Tomato Tasting on Wednesday, August 29, 2012, at Snyder Research and Extension Farm in Pittstown, NJ. All are welcome at this tasting extravaganza!
From 3 p.m. until dusk, beautiful Snyder Farm will welcome visitors, conduct wagon tours of the farm, show off its various teaching and display gardens and -- oh, yes -- encourage all to taste scores of varieties of tomatoes and other delicacies produced on the farm. In addition, there will be displays and demonstrations, and members of the Rutgers' New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station faculty and staff and Rutgers Master Gardeners will be on hand to give advice and answer questions. Door prizes and gifts also are featured.
For more information about the Great Tomato Tasting and to access the registration page, please go to this link. |
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Make Plans for Two Extraordinary
Wine Events - July 28, September 21
| The 2011 RUAA/SEBS Vineyard Tour and Wine Tasting |
Speaking of good things to eat -- and drink -- serious oenophiles and casual wine lovers will have two opportunities to sample New Jersey vineyards' best.
On Saturday, July 28, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rutgers Gardens will host its annual Open House Festival and Wine Tasting. A very popular staple for 46 years, the event features tours of the gardens, educational seminars, vendors, and an afternoon wine tasting featuring outstanding New Jersey wineries such as Auburn Road, Chestnut Run Farm, Plagidos, Unionville and Wagonhouse. A full schedule of events is available on Rutgers Gardens' website.
Then on Friday, September 21, 2012, alumni and friends of Rutgers University Alumni Association and the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences will hop onboard a Scarlet Knights motorcoach to visit three wineries -- Laurita, Silver Decoy and 4 JG's -- to enjoy tastings, lunch, desserts and surprises. Please visit the Discovery Initiative website for more information and to link to the RUAA registration page. |
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Students Become Storm-Chasers
In Special 3-Credit Course
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Photo by Matt Drews |
Fifteen students took advantage of a new summer course, "Severe Weather Field Trip," tracking storms through 20 states and traveling more than 6,700 miles. The course is taught by Steven Decker, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, whose teaching portfolio includes several meteorolgy classes, including Weather Analysis and Forecasting and Weather, Climate and Television. The students encountered severe thunderstorms, a wall cloud (a typical source of a tornadic funnel), and an actual tornado ... from a safe distance of 10 miles.
An account of their trip appeared in Rutgers Focus magazine, written by Steve Manas. You can read his report here. |
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This newsletter is brought to you by the Office of Community Engagement at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. New events are posted frequently on our Discovery Initiative website at www.discovery.rutgers.edu.
Diana M. Orban Brown, Director |
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