Editor's Note: Two alumni have been instrumental in the care and maintenance of the remarkable cherry tree collection in Essex County. Paul Cowie is a consultant to the Branch Brook Park Alliance. He graduated in 1985 with a B.S. in Natural Resource Management with a concentration in Forestry. Read More�
Renee Stillwell, Mercer County 4-H member, was invited by the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture to be one of a handful of youth to speak at the USDA symposium commemorating the 100-year anniversary of the birth of plant biologist and humanitarian Norman Borlaug, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for a lifetime of work to feed a hungry world. Read More�
Each year, thousands of volunteers in New Jersey donate their time and energy to make their communities a better place to live. These volunteers will be among the millions across the country who will be spotlighted during National Volunteer Week, April 6-13, 2014. Read More�
Nancy Brill earned a bachelor's degree in natural resource management from Rutgers in 2000. After completing a master's degree in horticulture at North Carolina State University (NCSU), she returned to Rutgers as a field researcher in vegetable pathology at Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Upper Deerfield, NJ. Read More� Fifteen New Jersey 4-H members from Burlington, Cumberland and Mercer counties joined youth and adult teams from across the U.S. at the National Youth Agri-Science Summit, January 16-20 at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Read More�Allergy sufferers in New Jersey and in the Northeast are already put on notice as their eyes start to tear and itch, and their symptoms are only expected to increase as tree pollen levels begin to soar. Read More�Rutgers diver Nicole Scott (SEBS '14) has been named the American Athletic Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year for 2013-14 and will receive a $4,000 scholarship. The American Athletic Conference (AAC) Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year award is one of several scholarships presented by the conference during the 2013-14 academic year. Read More� |
