Peter Guarnaccia, professor in the Dept of Human Ecology and investigator at the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, was invited by former Rutgers anthropology graduate student Nia Parson to deliver the George and Mary Foster Distinguished Lecture in Cultural Anthropology at Southern Methodist University (SMU). Parson, who completed her Ph.D. in […]
Archives for April 2013
Mercer County Boys and Girls Club Receives Friend of 4-H Award
David E. Anderson, executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of Trenton and Mercer County, was recently recognized by the New Jersey Association of 4-H Agents with the Friend of 4-H Award for his support of the 4-H program. This award, which is presented annually, recognizes an individual or a group for outstanding technical, […]
Horsing Around: Rutgers Equine Science Center Unveils New Computer Game for Youth
Recognizing the growing need to promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, the Equine Science Center at Rutgers University recently launched “Exercising HorsePower”, a new computer game based on equine exercise physiology laboratory practices. The game is available from the Center’s youth web portal.
Heeding Sandy’s Lessons, Before the Next Big Storm
It has been six months since Hurricane Sandy redrew the northern Mid-Atlantic coastline with its record storm surge and strong winds, paralyzing New York City for days, all the while offering a disturbing preview of what future storms may do to other c…
Marine Science Study Shows Depleted Fish Stocks Can Come Back from the Brink
A study by IMCS scientists published in Science shows catch limits can help restore overfished species. Read more about the work.
Middlesex County Master Gardener Workshop: Basics of Bee-Keeping
A growing number of New Jersey residents who want to do something for the environment and help the ailing honeybee at the same time have taken up bee-keeping, a relatively inexpensive activity that can be done in a backyard. The Master Gardeners Program of Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County will hold a workshop, “Introduction […]
Scenes from Rutgers Day 2013
Rutgers Day 2013 was a great event for the university and its visitors. Faculty, staff, and students pulled out all the stops to provide a day that demonstrated Rutgers’ mission of research, education and service to the state.
Supervolcano eruptions may not be so deadly after all
It was the biggest bang in human history. Around 75,000 years ago, the Toba supervolcano exploded on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, blasting enormous volumes of gas and ash into the air. Yet a new analysis suggests it had little impact on the climat…
Rutgers Day shines with Scarlet pride
After weeks of negative publicity for the state university, Saturday’s Rutgers Day became a time to come together. Almost as a show of force, Rutgers University students, alumni, families and community members came out in red and white to the four Cent…
Princeton architects weather recession with restoration and re-use
The 2009 recession sent hundreds of U.S. businesses into bankruptcy and millions of workers onto the unemployment rolls, but one Princeton architectural firm weathered the economic slump and has emerged stronger than ever. "I think that the experie…