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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tiffany J. Cody Public Relations Specialist Rutgers Equine Science Center 732-932-9419 cody@aesop.rutgers.edu

NEW SCHOLARSHIP ENABLES CONTINUED STUDENT RESEARCH

 AT THE RUTGERS EQUINE SCIENCE CENTER

     NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ (September 3, 2009) – Nettie Liburt, a Ph.D. candidate in the Rutgers University Graduate Program in Endocrinology and Animal Biosciences, is the inaugural recipient of a new scholarship from the Equine Science Center. The award was given by an anonymous donor.

     The scholarship is hinged on three criteria: 1) a student in need of financial support; 2) demonstrated contribution to the well-being of horses; and 3) student’s professed intention to continue his/her work to benefit horses.

     “Nettie fits the bill perfectly for this scholarship,” says Dr. Karyn Malinowski, director of the Equine Science Center. “The Center is pleased with having the ability to provide undergraduate and graduates student scholarships as well as student travel awards due to the generosity of donors in support of our student research.”

     Liburt is pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy in Endocrinology and Animal Biosciences with a concentration in Equine Exercise Physiology and Nutrition, and is scheduled to graduate in May 2010. “I am absolutely honored and humbled to receive this scholarship,” says Liburt. “There are many worthy equine program students here at Rutgers, and to be chosen at this time is a privilege. I am truly grateful.”

     After graduation, Nettie would like to work in the feed industry developing new products to improve equine nutrition. Her long-term goals include establishing an equine rehabilitation facility, using nutrition and controlled exercise to help horses improve performance, recover from surgery, or heal an injury.