SEBS and NJAES Community Chronicle

July 2026

NEXTGen Program

Future Ag Professionals

A sustainable urban agriculture track, expanded student cohort and institutional partnerships highlight this USDA-funded initiative. Read more

CHAMP Initiative

Youth Engagement

Addressing Urban Heat

The CHAMP initiative combines climate science, community engagement and creative storytelling to engage youth and address urban heat. Read more

Community

New Jersey’s state climatologist since 1991, David Robinson spent 35 years helping New Jersey understand its weather and climate. The Rutgers Distinguished Professor is the longest-serving state climatologist on record in the United States. Read more

David Robinson

NOAA researcher and Rutgers graduate John Krasting CC'03, GSNB'08 was picked to lead the Office of the State Climatologist, which was established in 1979 at then Rutgers’ Cook College to centralize climate expertise and activities across the state. Read more

John Krasting

An associate professor at SEBS, Kathleen John-Alder CC'91, leaves a legacy of scholarship, teaching and professional leadership that has shaped generations of students and advanced the field of landscape architecture. Read more

Kathleen John-Alder
Research

A floating research platform, launched through a state, university and industry partnership and anchored offshore, delivers real-time ocean data to support marine research, workforce training and coastal technology innovation. Read more

Floating research platform
Global

First statewide competition offers Rutgers New Jersey 4-H youth new opportunities to build knowledge and leadership in poultry science, introducing them to the science behind commercial egg production and exploring careers in agriculture. Read more

Golden Egg Contest

August is a perfect time to protect your loved ones, plan your future and create a lasting impact at Rutgers. Create your will in less than 20 minutes using this free, secure tool and help safeguard your assets and even inclu​​​​​​​de a gift to support SEBS for future generations.

Make a Will

Join a live, virtual tour with Rutgers University faculty, students and their international partners on August 18, as they explore the waters of the western tropical Atlantic onboard Schmidt Ocean Institute's R/V Falkor (too).

Atlantic Tour

The annual Snyder Research and Extension Farm Open House & Tomato Tasting takes place on August 26. You can sample over 50 tomato varieties and take a wagon tour of the farm to learn about the research and Extension programs being conducted. Learn more

Tomato Tasting
Recognizing Excellence


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