The Department of Nutritional Sciences launched its renovated Teaching Kitchen in September 2024. The first year of this vibrant hub for experiential learning has been marked by a wide range of collaborations, both on- and off-campus, with students at the heart of its impactful activites. Read more

The Floriculture Greenhouse complex on the Cook campus has afforded generations of students meaningful experiential learning opportunites. This living laboratory has long been the domain of Nicki Graf, who has retired from Rutgers following a 37-year career cultivating both plants and people. Read more

DAFRE chair James Oehmke and alumnus Sho Islam
joined Senior VP for Research Michael Zwick, and keynote speaker Rutgers President William F. Tate, IV, at the Middlesex County conference focused on efforts to develop products, services and jobs that support communities across the region. Read more

Five New Jersey teens traveled to Washington D.C. to participate in a national 4-H Leadership Academy, a new program that aims to develop young leaders into lifelong problem solvers passionate about tackling society’s biggest challenges. Read more

A certificate program that trains adult volunteers on important environmental issues in New Jersey marks its 20th anniversary this year and hosts its annual Impact Summit on Nov 1 to showcase its projects, alumni, and connections with environmental leaders and organizations across New Jersey. Read more