June 2025

Joanna Burger Endowed Professorship, the first such faculty endowed program at SEBS, will support faculty in DEENR.

Alumni

An Animal Sciences major, Edson is the founding dean of New Jersey’s first veterinary school, which welcomes its inaugural matriculating class in Fall 2025. Read more.

Student

Gabrielle Alli (SEBS '28)

This rising sophomore has had to learn to ask for and accept help during a challenging first year of college. Read more.

OAP Staff Honored for Their Commitment to Campus Change

SEBS' Office of Academic Program assistant dean, Sharice Richardson, has served the SEBS and Cook campus community for more than 30 years and was recognized for “exceptional leadership, campus involvement and commitment to campus change.” Read More

Succeeding on the Green with Rutgers Turf Program

Tyler Robb attended the Fall Session of the Two-Year Turf Certificate Program offered by the Rutgers Professional Golf Turf Management School. As a high school student, Robb didn’t even know turf management was a career option. Now he’s living the dream and spreading the word. Read more.

Scientists Find New Way to Help Plants Fight Diseases

A breakthrough that resulted from collaborative research by professor Eric Lam and a colleague from Brookhaven National Laboratory could usher in much safer and effective treatments for crops worldwide. Read more.

Academia Can—and Must—Reach the Public

The international Landscape Architecture platform, LANDEZINE, featured renowned professor Anette Freytag in a wide-ranging article on how she uses her research to inform her more contemporary community work and activism. Read more.

2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards Presented by CCAA

The 2025 alumni inductees included George H. Cook Award winners recognized for their outstanding accomplishments in professional or volunteer work and Dennis M. Fenton Award winners who have demonstrated a significant impact in their field. Read more.

Annual Alumni Fish Fry @ Rutgers Gardens July 19

Current and retired faculty and staff are invited to join alumni from SEBS/Cook/CAES/AG at the annual Cook Community Alumni Association Fish Fry on Saturday, July 19 at Rutgers Gardens. This is the biggest annual alumni event for our school and a great opportunity to connect. Last day to register is July 16.

Nuvvon Inc. Successfully Graduates from the Rutgers EcoComplex and Scales Up for Growth

Ocean Education Tools Made by and for Oceanography Professors

Researchers Find Climate Change Threatens Global Food Supply


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