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Registration Opens
For Peter Pringle
Talk and Reception
 Peter Pringle, author of Experiment Eleven: Dark Secrets Behind the Discovery of a Wonder Drug," will be visiting Rutgers on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 -- rescheduled after Superstorm Sandy caused his appearance here last fall to be cancelled. His lecture will begin at 5 p.m. with check-in starting at 4:30 p.m. in the Fourth Floor Lecture Hall of the Alexander Library. The talk will be followed by a reception and book-signing.A former investigative reporter and foreign correspondent, Pringle spent many months researching the facts behind the discovery of streptomycin, a life-saving breakthrough in the battle against tuberculosis. He focuses on the controversy involving the awarding of the 1952 Nobel Prize solely to Selman A. Waksman, who was credited with the discovery of the wonder drug in spite of significant contributions by research scientist Albert Schatz and others. Details about the event, the book and author Pringle are on the Discovery website. The talk and reception are open to the public and are free of charge; however, registration is strongly suggested. |
Looking Forward -
Save the Date
August 28, 2013 - Annual Great Tomato Tasting at Snyder Farm. See news story at right.
September 17, 2013 - 6th Annual Pioneers in Endocrinology Workshop focusing on diabetes. Registration website coming soon.
October 2, 2013 - Lecture, reception, and book-signing featuring Peter Pringle and "Experiment Eleven: Dark Secrets Behind the Discovery of a Wonder Drug." See details above.
October 14, 2013 - Day-long symposium on "Bridging the Climate Divide." Details will be available in September.
October 26, 2013 - Rutgers Football Homecoming: RU vs. University of Houston. Events are scheduled throughout the October 25-27 weekend.
Fall 2013 - Nutrition Month at the School and Experiment Station (stay tuned for details)
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Contact:
Office of Community Engagement
848-932-2000
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Time for the Annual
Great Tomato Tasting
Home gardeners most likely are enjoying the fruits of their labor right now, harvesting produce from several varieties of their homegrown tomatoes. (Who doesn't grow at least one heirloom, one sauce and one or two other "newcomers"?) But how would you like to be able to taste more than 60 varieties of heirlooms and hybrids, full-size and cherry and grape, red and yellow and some surprise colors? That's what is in store at the annual Snyder Farm Open House and Great Tomato Tasting, starting at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, August 28, at Snyder Research and Extension Farm in Pittstown, NJ. Back by popular demand will be a cooking demonstration put on by the award-winning chefs of Rutgers Dining Service. Remember the Jersey Peach and Tomato salsa prepared by Chef Dave Mule (pictured above) and the Smoked Tomato Bisque, a creation of Chef Peter Imranyi? The chefs will be back this year with new taste treats to try. Also on the bill of fare are tastings of peaches, basils, apples and honey. Guided hay wagon tours of the farm will take place throughout the afternoon as well. To get all the details, visit the Great Tomato Tasting page on the Snyder Farm website. [Photo by Zach Tinawi] |
The 'Little Old Winemaker'
Could Be a Young Alum
With the emergence of New Jersey as a player in U.S. winemaking, a number of our School's alumni are making names for themselves in this competitive field.
The Spring 2013 issue of Rutgers magazine focuses attention on, clockwise from the upper left, Rich Heritage of Heritage Vineyards in Mullica Hill, Ryan Matthews of Renault Winery in Egg Harbor Township, John Cifelli of Unionville Vineyards in Ringoes, and Justen Beneduce Hiles of Beneduce Vineyards in Pittstown. All are recent graduates of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, with majors ranging from agricultural and plant sciences to meteorology and marketing. Their ranks were joined this year by Scott Quarella, whose family owns and runs Bellview Winery in Landisville. It so happens that Scott took advantage of the popular summer study abroad course, "Microbiology and Culture of Wine and Cheese in France," in 2011. Very appropriate for a food science major with a minor in French! You can read Scott's blog from France. And consider visiting these wineries in your travels this summer.
If you have an alumni story to share, please contact Diana Orban Brown at orban@aesop.rutgers.edu.
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This newsletter is brought to you by the Office of Community Engagement, a unit of the Office of the Executive Dean at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. New events are posted frequently on our Discovery website at www.discovery.rutgers.edu.Diana M. Orban Brown, Director
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