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Congratulations Ankita Gupta!

Ankita Gupta is a distinguished Fall 2023 Ph.D. graduate in the College of Veterinary Medicine at NC State University. She is a DVM/Ph.D. student in the Comparative Biomedical Sciences graduate program. As a former Rutgers undergraduate, we congratulate her on getting her Ph.D.!

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Rutgers Holds 15th Annual Pioneers in Endocrinology Workshop

"Early-Life Stress and the Endocrine System" was the theme of the 15th Annual Pioneers in Endocrinology Workshop held at Rutgers on October 3 at the Busch Student Center.

The workshop was sponsored by the Rutgers Endocrine Program; the Department of Animal Sciences at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers - RWJMS Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition; the NExT Center at the New Jersey Institute of Food Health and Nutrition, Research Diets, Inc., and ThermoFisher Scientific.

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Rutgers Awarded USDA-NIFA Grant to Support Next Generation of Diverse Agricultural Professionals

L-R: Preethi Radhakrishnan and Aparna Zama in Washington D.C. on June 21, 2023, at the inaugural program of the USDA-NIFA Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals.


U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $4.5 million grant to LaGuardia Community College (LAGCC) and Rutgers University-New Brunswick to support The Animal Science Discovery (ANSCId) Program: A Summer Experiential Learning, Career Development, and Scholarship Pipeline Between LAGCC and Rutgers.

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Dipak Sarkar Elected as a 2023 Fellow in the International Union of Physiological Sciences Academy

Dipak Sarkar, Distinguished Professor, Department of Animal Sciences. Photo: John O'Boyle.


Dipak Sarkar, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences, was recently elected as a 2023 Fellow in the International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) Academy.

The IUPS Academy represents the diversity and excellence of worldwide physiology. It celebrates and publicizes the important contributions made by physiologists globally to science and health. As an international non-political organization, IUPS is a body that represents the entire community of physiological researchers, teachers, and students. Full article

Karyn Malinowski Honored with Distinguished Service Award from Equine Science Society

Karyn Malinowski poses with Dr. Joe Pagan, CEO of Kentucky Equine Research, Inc. and sponsor of the 2023 Distinguished Service Award. Photo: Kyle Hartmann.


Karyn Malinowski, founding director of the Equine Science Center at Rutgers University, received the 2023 Distinguished Service Award at the 2023 Equine Science Society Symposium in Grapevine, Texas, on Friday, June 9. Presented to her during the Equine Science Society Symposium's 2023 Awards Banquet, the award is the most prestigious honor that the Equine Science Society can bestow upon one of its members. Full article

Kenneth McKeever Elevated to Fellow of the Equine Science Society

Dr. Kenneth Harrington McKeever (left) poses with Dr. Joe Pagan, CEO of Kentucky Equine Research, Inc. (right). Photo: Kyle Hartmann.


Kenneth McKeever, professor in the Department of Animal Sciences and associate director of Research at the Rutgers Equine Science Center, was elevated to the rank of Fellow of the Equine Science Society during its Symposium Awards Banquet in Grapevine, Texas, on June 9. Full article

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