UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — On Sept. 11, 2001, Debbie Kuntz was working as a school counselor. She spent the day helping students use the phone to reach parents — many of whom worked as pilots, flight attendants and other airline employees. “It was a long and trying day for all,” she said. Now a Penn State Extension Master […]

LEWES, Del. — So much is going on at the Market this Memorial Day weekend. At 10 am, Executive Chef Sean Corea of the soon-to-open Lewes Oyster House on Second Street, will create an exciting meal from produce and other food grown by farmers at the Market. Located in the historic district, Lewes Oyster House […]

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Volunteer Days during the month of April at Hutcheson Memorial Forest Center (HMFC), located off Amwell Road in Somerset County, had a successful start with 20 volunteers from Rutgers, nearby community colleges and local residents. Volunteers planted more than 130 native trees in nine canopy gaps located throughout the enclosed old-growth […]

PHILADELPHIA — This annual award is designed to recognize outstanding students majoring in Horticulture or related fields who have a clear intent upon graduation from an undergraduate university of either pursuing a career in one the many branches of horticulture including enhancement of the environment, or of attending graduate school in one of these areas. […]

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor Mark Robson (CC’77, GSNB’79, ’88), has been named the 2021 recipient of the university’s Daniel Gorenstein Memorial Award, which will be presented this fall. Robson was nominated for this award by Joanna Burger, Distinguished Professor of Biology, School of Arts and Sciences, and affiliate faculty […]