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Discovery Newsletter
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December 2016
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'Rutgers Giving Day' Takes Place Today!
This message from President Barchi was emailed today: "I am pleased this morning to help kick off our second annual Rutgers Giving Day, the day the University community comes together in the spirit of giving in support of all things scarlet.
"During last year's inaugural event, we saw thousands of alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends from around the world take part and demonstrate their pride in Rutgers."
This new tradition helps support vital programs of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. How can you participate? Just go to the Giving Day website anytime up until 11:59 p.m. today (November 29) and click on the Give Now icon, select RU-New Brunswick, then select School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. You will see three fund options: Academic Excellence, Educational Assistance, and Scholarship/Fellowship. Or if you have specific fund to which you would like to donate, scroll to the bottom of the school list and select Other at RU-New Brunswick; then name an existing favorite fund. You can connect to social media challenges and network with your friends using #RUGivingDay. Join the fun today -- Tuesday, November 29! And if you can't make it today, you can still support the School at makeagift.rutgers.edu.
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Honors for School Faculty and Staff Announced
Congratulations go out to faculty and staff who have received prestigious recognition in recent weeks:
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest scientific society and publisher of the journal Science, has named ten Rutgers professors as AAAS Fellows, including two from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences -- Henry John-Alder, professor and chair of the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, and Pal Maliga, professor with the Department of Plant Biology and Pathology and the Waksman Institute of Microbiology.
In other honors, Randy Gaugler, professor in the Department of Entomology and director of the Center for Vector Biology, was awarded the 2017 Medal of Honor from the American Mosquito Control Association for his work and leadership in the field of managing mosquitoes. It is the association's highest award.
Daniel Rossi, retired associate director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and executive director of the Northeast Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors, has been inducted into the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Hall of Fame, one of just five national honorees this year. NIFA is a unit of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Date Set for Traditional Retired Faculty Luncheon
Continuing the tradition started by School alumni, the annual Retired Faculty Luncheon  will take place on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at the University Inn and Conference Center. It will be hosted by Executive Dean Bob Goodman and the Office of Alumni and Community Engagement. The event brings together retired faculty from the School and Experiment Station and has become a high point of the academic year. Always an occasion featuring conviviality, great food, and fun, retirees especially look forward to their gift of holiday poinsettia from the campus Floriculture Greenhouse. Look for a gallery of photos in mid-December from the luncheon on the School's Facebook page.
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Explorations Magazine is Now Posted Online
 The Fall 2016 edition of Explorations magazine, the School's publication for alumni, donors, and friends, is posted online in a "page-turner" version on the Discovery website. Packed with articles and news, the issue also features a two-page center spread: "Happy 250th Birthday, Rutgers" crossword puzzle. The puzzle features a lot of School tradition and trivia, so please take a look. Also look for our introduction to the Class of 2020, features on the Center for Turfgrass Science and the 50th anniversary of the Department of Nutritional Sciences, four inspiring alumni stories, and our regular feature, "Alumni Notes and Musings."
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Upcoming Events
December 6, 2016 -- Retired Faculty Luncheon, University Inn and Conference Center December 23, 2016 -- Fall exams end; winter break begins for students, faculty and staff January 3, 2017-- University reopens January 17, 2017-- Classes resume; spring semester begins
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This Newsletter is brought to you by the Office of Alumni and Community Engagement, a unit of the Department of Advancement in 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 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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