In a study published Sept. 15 in JAMA-Neurology, Joshua Miller, professor of nutritional sciences, found that older adults with low levels of vitamin D experienced rates of cognitive decline at a much faster pace than people with adequate vitamin D status. Read More �

Joan W. Bennett, professor in the Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, received the 2015 SIMB Waksman Outstanding Teaching Award, funded by the Waksman Foundation for Microbiology, at the annual meeting of the Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology in Philadelphia, PA, Aug. 2-6. 

Since the days of Rachael Carson and Silent Spring, plant health managers, green industry professionals, and home gardeners alike have been looking for ways to reduce the impact of pesticides in the food supply as well as the lawn and landscape. From outright pesticide bans, to highly specialized and precision integrated pest management systems, the quest for healthy plant systems with less input is ongoing. Read More � 

Lena Struwe, associate professor in the departments of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, and Plant Biology and Pathology, was awarded the 2015 Innovations in Plant Systematics Education Prize for "novel and innovative resources for teaching plant systematics" by the American Society of Plant Taxonomists. Read More �

Students at the Grace Wilday Junior High School in Roselle, NJ, returned to school this September to a newly installed rain garden, a 2,000 sq. ft. construction in the school's front yard, thanks to the Rutgers Cooperative Extension's Water Resources Program, the Roselle Department of Public Works and its outgoing 8th grade class. Read More �