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Discovery Newsletter
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July 2015
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Finishing Touches on New Campus Building
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IFNH building about to make its debut.
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The chain link construction fence is gone; trees and grass are being planted; furnishings and fixtures are installed; floor to ceiling windows are washed. The finishing touches are nearly complete for the home of the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health, the first major newbuilding on the G.H. Cook Campus since 1996. This state-of-the-art center of operations for the Institute will house a universitywide team of scientists, faculty, staff, and graduate students, headed by founding director Peter J. Gillies, which will be dedicated to managing and resolving society's major unmet needs in the area of food, nutrition, and health through nutritional and dietary research and prevention. Team members will begin occupying the building in early July, and the official grand opening will take place on October 27, 2015. Learn more about the Institute and its programs.
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Mark Your Calendar for Great Tomato Tasting - August 26
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Chef demonstration at the Great Tomato Tasting.
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Imagine being able to sample more than 60 heirloom and hybrid varieties of beefsteak, plum, cherry, and grape tomatoes, not to mention varieties of basil and honey, along with other produce. That is what is in store on Wednesday, August 26, 2015, for the annual Open House and Great Tomato Tasting at the Snyder Research and Extension Farm, 140 Locust Grove Road, in Pittstown, NJ.
Activities will include a chef's cooking demonstration and tasting, educational guided wagon tours of the farm's research plots, visits to the farm's gardens with opportunities to ask questions and get answers, insect displays, information booths on various foods grown in the Garden State, and much more. The event runs from 3 to 7 p.m. (rain or shine). Visit the Discovery website for further details, or register here.
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Order 250th Anniversary Commemorative Book by August 1
Did you know that Rutgers University-the nation's eighth oldest institution of higher learning-predates the Revolutionary War by a decade? To document this historic  milestone, Rutgers: A 250th Anniversary Portrait will be released in late August to kick off the anniversary year. Order by August 1st to take advantage of an extended pre-order sale, $20 off the retail price. This limited edition, coffee-table book beautifully illustrates the history and growth of our beloved university. Click this link to own your piece of Rutgers history today!
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Explore Rutgers Gardens This Summer
 There is something happening all the time at Rutgers Gardens, and with summer in full bloom, visitors will abound. From July 6 to 10, the Gardens will be the setting for a special evening production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," an event that is open to the public and free of charge. Visit the Gardens' website for further details. Also of special note is the annual Rutgers Gardens Open House, scheduled for Saturday, July 25, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tours, lectures, demonstrations, and more will be part of the day's activities. For more information and a link to the Gardens' website, visit the Discovery events listing.
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See You at the Annual Alumni Fish Fry on July 18
Have you registered to attend the annual Cook Community Alumni Association Fish Fry, one of the longest running traditions of the school and the alumni group? Fresh
fish, lightly battered and fried, is the featured attraction, along with delicacies such as grilled shrimp with drawn butter, an Italian feast of pasta made to order, hearty entrees and salads, and crusty Italian breads. Beer, wine and soft drinks will be served.
The event takes place from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Log Cabin Pavilion in Rutgers Gardens. It is open to all alumni, friends, and their families. The cost is $38 per adult, with special discounts for current students, recent graduates, and children under the age of 12. Register here.
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Upcoming Events
Summer 2015 - 4-H and county fair season has begun in New Jersey. Visit the Agricultural Fairs website for dates and places. July 6-10 - Shakespeare in Rutgers Gardens, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" presented throughout the Gardens, 6 p.m. to dusk. July 18, 2015 - Cook Community Alumni Association Fish Fry, 1 to 5 p.m., Log Cabin Pavilion in Rutgers Gardens (see story above) July 25, 2015 - Rutgers Gardens Annual Open House, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. throughout the Gardens (see story above) August 26, 2015 - Open House and Great Tomato Tasting at the Snyder Research and Extension Farm, Pittstown, NJ, from 3 to 7 p.m. (see story above) Every Friday through November 20, 2015 - Rutgers Gardens' Farm Market, noon to 5 p.m., 112 Ryders Lane, New Brunswick,
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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 discovery@aesop.rutgers.edu.Diana M. Orban Brown, Director
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