Wendie Cohick, Vice Provost and Vice Chancellor for Research, Rutgers-New Brunswick and faculty in the Department of Animal Sciences, is one of eight Rutgers faculty named to the 2026 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) fellows.
Students in the Department of Animal Sciences at Rutgers University delivered an exceptional performance at the Spring 2026 American Veterinary Medical Association Virtual Animal Welfare Judging and Assessment Contest (AWJAC), continuing the program’s rapid rise on the national stage.
In September 2024, the Rutgers Department of Animal Sciences, with Professor Aparna Zama as principal investigator, received a five-year, $250,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program grant for the Rutgers University Veterinary Learning and Preparation program.
The 17th Annual Pioneers in Endocrinology Workshop will be held on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at the Rutgers Busch Student Center. This year’s theme is “Endocrinology of Bone” .
Azrael Scarpelli (SEBS'25) had the honor of participating in the prestigious Kentucky Equine Management Internship (KEMI). KEMI is a six-month program dedicated to improving the opportunities for college students wishing to pursue a career in the field of equine management.
Karyn Malinowski, equine sciences extension specialist and professor, retired on June 30, after 47 years at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences.
Carey Williams, equine extension specialist in the Department of Animal Sciences and associate director for extension at the Rutgers Equine Science Center, has been honored with the “Outstanding Educator Award” by the Equine Science Society.
“Endocrinology of Pregnancy” was the theme of the 16th Annual Pioneers in Endocrinology Workshop held at Rutgers on October 29, 2024, at the Busch Student Center.
The awards recognized outstanding achievements across four categories, recognizing faculty who have significantly impacted brain health research and service. Each awardee received a commemorative plaque and a monetary award.
Henry Bignell, teaching instructor in the Department of Animal Sciences, was named the 2025 Teacher of the Year by the Rutgers Chapter of the Fraternity of Alpha Zeta, the national honor and service fraternity for agriculture and environmental studies.
The 2025 Junior Animal Science Symposium took place at the Campus Farm on March 29th and one of the features for the Horse Species Section was the theme of “Barn and Farm Management.”
