Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Martin Hall on Cook Campus was the location of Nobel Prize winner Selman Waksman's research in soil microbes.

It was here that Waksman and his colleagues are credited with isolating several antibiotics most notably streptomycin which was used successfully against diseases such as tuberculosis.

The mission of this group is to get students involved with community events both within Rutgers University and with the city of New Brunswick.

The event includes 4-H animal fairs, farm tours, plant sales, and department-specific exhibits such as the entomology department's cockroach races.

[citation needed] It—and the New Jersey Folk Festival on the adjoining Douglass campus—still attract over 10,000 people annually.

Started in 1906, "Ag Field Day" began as a way for farmers to learn about the NJ Agricultural Experiment Station's studies.

By the mid-90s, university administration scaled back the evening party atmosphere to decrease attendance by non-students and curb underage drinking.