SEBS and NJAES Community Chronicle

August 2025

Student Engagement

4-H STEM Ambassadors

High school students from NJ's urban communities gathered on Cook campus for the 17th annual youth program promoting STEM and college readiness. Read more.

Coral study

Student Success

Coral Research Study

Recently published student-led reseach demonstrates pathway to producing affordable, field-portable diagnostic tests to deliver coral health monitoring tools to local communities. Read more.

Community

The Rutgers Agrivoltaics Program, which is focused on assessing the challenges and opportunities that come with combining agricultural production and solar power generation on the same plot of land, was recognized with a “Solar Farm of 2025” award. Read more.

Agrivoltaics award photo
Research

“Scarlet Sunrise,” a bicolor grape tomato developed using traditional breeding methods Rutgers after almost a decade of painstaking research, is a sweet, crack-resistant tomato with a golden hue and a reddish blush. Read more.

Image of tomatoes on a vine

Plant pathologist Andrea Gallavotti is among a team of Rutgers researchers who have unlocked some of the secrets of corn DNA, revealing how specific sections of genetic material control vital traits such as plant architecture and pest resistance. Read more.

Professor Andrea Gallavotti
Global

New Jersey 4-H youth joined their U.S. peers in Ireland for the annual Foróige’s Leadership for Life Conference and took advantage of the opportunity to enhance and practice leadership skills in a global context. Read more.

Group of NJ 4-H youth
Memoriam

NJ Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. convened a roundtable at the NJ Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health that brought togther scientists, consumer advocates, and nutrition experts to discuss food safety and unveil new federal legislation. Read more.

Group of officials in photo

A triple Rutgers graduate, Karyn Malinowski ends a storied career at the university, including serving as a professor and founding director of the acclaimed Rutgers Equine Science Center. Read more.

Karyn Malinowski photo

SEBS/NJAES Office of Finance and Administration’s second quarterly meeting on Cook Campus was followed by a lively summer gathering and BBQ that included participation from the school’s senior leadership. Read more.

Folks at BBQ
Memoriam

The 2025 Fish Fry marked the 45th reunion for the Cook College class of 1980 and alumni came from far and wide to celebrate and cement their support for Rutgers Gardens Alumni Pavilion. Read more.

Group of individuals in a photo
Recognizing Excellence


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