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Discovery Newsletter
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October 2015
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Save November 10 to Kick Off 250th Anniversary Celebration
If you have visited recently any of Rutgers' campuses, you likely have seen pole and building banners proclaiming the university's long-awaited 250th anniversary celebration. The official kick off takes place on Rutgers' 249th birthday, Charter Day, starting at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 on the lawn of Old Queens, the oldest university building. Everyone is invited to attend -- alumni, students, faculty, and staff.
Festivities will include refreshments, a fife and drum corps, displays of Rutgers artifacts, actors portraying famous figures from the university's history, premiere screenings of the anniversary video Our Revolutionary Spirit, and the sounding of bells by everyone in attendance to ring in the anniversary year. This will be the first of a wide array of anniversary-related events and activities scheduled for the coming year. To stay abreast of the many celebrations focusing on to Rutgers 250 and to read about our history and highlights, plan to visit the Rutgers 250 website frequently.
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Rutgers 250 Event: 'Black on the Banks'
 Amidst the civil rights turmoil of the 1960s, a small group of pioneering African-American students enrolled at Rutgers College and Douglass College. As Rutgers begins its 250th anniversary year, a two-day forum - "Black on the Banks" - will explore the challenges that these students faced and the achievements that were their legacy.
Day One, Friday, November 6, 2015, starting at 1 p.m. at Neilson Dining Hall on the G.H. Cook Campus, will focus on "African Americans in a White University." Day Two, Saturday, November 7, 2015, starting at 9:15 a.m. in Voorhees Hall on the College Avenue Campus, will address topics such as African-American students and intercollegiate athletics, academic life, and protest and rebellion. Panels will feature African-American alumni from Rutgers College and Douglass College. The event is free and open to the public. Visit the website for further information and registration.
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Eat Well, Live Well at Harvest IFNH
The G.H. Cook Campus has a new eatery, Harvest IFNH, that serves up a unique  experience in healthy dining. An expansive facility on the first floor of the new Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health on Dudley Road, Harvest offers house-made grain and legume salads, healthful wraps (such as organic chicken salad encased in lettuce), a whole fruit bar, a Mongolian grill, a noodle bowl station, a brick oven producing single-serving pizzette with farm fresh toppings, a juice/smoothie station, and much more. Harvest's menu goes far beyond typical fare. Operated by chefs from Rutgers Dining Services, the café focuses on minimally processed food and locally sourced sustainable food products. Harvest demonstrates that healthy eating is easy to achieve ... and delicious. Moreover, it aims to honor not only healthy bodies but a healthy planet - even the dishes and flatware are compostable. Hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for breakfast and lunch.
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New Catnip Tickles Your Kitty and Keeps Bugs at Bay
 Coming soon to commercial farms is CR9, a new variety of catnip developed by a team led by James Simon, professor in the Department of Plant Biology and Pathology at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. A high yield crop that grows large enough to be harvested two times a year, its oversize leaves produce much more oil than ordinary catnip plants, making it an even more attractive commercial product. A version for home gardeners also is under development. It will be a smaller, pretty plant that serves as an aromatic ornamental for the backyard or a patio container.
Not only does its aromatic oil invigorate most felines, but research indicates that it is more effective than DEET in repelling mosquitoes and several other species of insects, which is especially important in countries where mosquitoes and biting insects carry deadly diseases. Collaborating on the development of this new super plant is William Reichert, a Rutgers graduate student in plant breeding. Read more about CR9.
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Upcoming Events
October 10, 2015 - Rutgers vs. Michigan State football, 8 p.m. at High Point Solutions Stadium October 11, 2015 - Rutgers Gardens Fall Festival, noon to 4 p.m. at the Log Cabin and Alumni Pavilion (see details.) October 17, 2015 - Rutgers vs. Indiana University, 3:30 p.m. in Bloomington, IN October 24, 2015 - Rutgers vs. The Ohio State University, 8 p.m., High Point Solutions Stadium October 31, 2015 - Rutgers vs. University of Wisconsin at Madison, WI November 7, 2015 - Rutgers vs. University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, MI Every Friday through November 20, 2015 - Rutgers Gardens Farm Market, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., 112 Ryders Lane, New Brunswick Every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday through November - New Brunswick Community Farmers Market, various locations near the Cook Campus (see details) December 1, 2015 - Attention SEBS retired faculty, please save the date for the annual Executive Dean's Retired Faculty Luncheon. Details next month.
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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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