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Discovery Newsletter
April 2015  
You're Invited to 'Let's Do Lunch with the Executive Dean'  

Calling all alumni and retired faculty. Celebrate spring, Rutgers Day, Ag Field Day, and Alumni Weekend with Executive Dean Bob Goodman at the Third Annual "Let's Do Lunch with the Executive Dean." Join us on Saturday, April 25, 2015, from noon to 1:30 p.m. for a "garden party" under a festive tent on the lawn of Jameson Quad, adjacent to the charming Cooper Dining Hall. (In case of bad weather, we'll move inside Cooper.)

All alumni from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and its predecessors are welcome, along with their spouses/partners and children. Also invited are retired faculty and their families. Traditional barbecue fare and beverages will be served. This year, Liesje DiDonato (CC '98) will be the honorary co-host, along with Bob Goodman. Come to catch up with friends and favorite faculty, to meet some of our students, and to enjoy some great food and fun. See the Discovery website for further details. Or register here.

Alumni Weekend Joins Rutgers Day/Ag Field Day

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You may already have heard that Alumni Weekend, organized by Rutgers University Alumni Association, will coincide with Rutgers Day and Ag Field Day for the first time this year. A record number of alumni are expected on all the New Brunswick/Piscataway campuses April 24 and 25, and new programs and activities will abound. One of the highlights will be the "Friday Knight Lights Tailgate" from 5 to 7 p.m. on April 24, preceding the 7:30 p.m. Rutgers Football Scrimmage at High Point Solutions Stadium. Traditional Alumni Weekend activities - such as the Old Guard Reception and Dinner (honoring the Class of 1965), campus bus tours, the Interfaith Chapel Service, and class reunion dinners - also will be held. Create your personal schedule for the weekend by visiting these websites: Ag Field Day, Rutgers Day, and Alumni Weekend.
Documentary Premier: 'Antarctic Edge - 70� South'

Take a thrilling journey to the bottom of the Earth alongside Poster a team of dedicated scientists in the documentary "Antarctic Edge - 70� South." The film follows the work of Marine and Coastal Sciences Professor Oscar Schofield, oceanographer and world-class researcher, and the research team to one of the world's most perilous environments, the West Antarctic Peninsula. For more than 20 years, Schofield and a group of international researchers have studied the Peninsula's rapid winter warming in a race to understand climate change.

Their work, dramatically captured on film by Dena Seidel of the Rutgers Center for Digital Filmmaking, will make its U.S. theatrical premier for one week only, starting Friday, April 17, 2015, at the Quad Cinemas, 34 W. 13th St., New York City. Show times are 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 p.m., with Dena and special guests on hand on Friday (April 17) at 7 p.m. and Saturday (April 18) at 5 and 7 p.m. Phone 212-255-2243 or visit the Quad Cinemas website for further information.
Join President Barchi in Washington, DC

Climate Change Poster Join University President Robert Barchi and three acclaimed researchers from the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences for "Experience Rutgers," a presentation and informal armchair discussion, on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at the JW Marriott in Washington, D.C. The event starts at 6 p.m. with a reception, followed by the talk and Q&A, and ending with dessert and coffee. The featured faculty are three individuals whose work has made headlines in the U.S. and internationally. They are Jennifer Francis (Arctic research), Scott Glenn (ocean observing programs), and Benjamin Horton (sea-level change). President Barchi will moderate the discussion.

This event, organized by Rutgers University Alumni Association, is free and open to all alumni and friends. Further information and registration are available on the RUAA website.
Upcoming Events

April 9, 2015 - "Old Herbals, New Readers," a lecture on the continuing appeal of herbals in the practice of medicine, 4th Floor, Alexander Library (details)

April 10, 2015 - "Global Climate Change and Inequality" symposium, College Avenue Student Center, Multipurpose Room, starting at 8:30 a.m. (details)

April 21, 2015 - Hans Fisher Lectureship featuring Martin J. Blaser, M.D., New York University Langone Medical Center, 10:30 a.m. at the Cook Student Center (details)

April 21, 2015 - "Experience Rutgers" panel on climate change, 6 p.m. at the JW Marriott, Washington, D.C. (details above)

April 23, 2015 - "Celebration of Excellence" award ceremony, noon, Neilson Dining Hall (save the date; details TBA)

April 24-26, 2015 - Rutgers University Alumni Association Alumni Reunion Weekend

April 25, 2015 - Ag Field Day at Rutgers Day and "Let's Do Lunch with the Executive Dean" (details above)

April 26, 2015 - Cook Community Alumni Association's 2015 George H. Cook and Dennis Fenton Alumni Awards presentation and brunch, 11 a.m., Cook Student Center (register)
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This Newsletter is brought to you by the Office of Alumni and Community Engagement, a unit of the Office of the Executive Dean of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. New events and programs are posted frequently on our Discovery website at www.discovery.rutgers.edu. Contact the Office of Alumni and Community Engagement at 848-932-4215 or [email protected].

Diana M. Orban Brown, Director

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