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Allergy Alert: Dark day is bright spot for allergy sufferers

May 9, 2013 By

Today’s downpour makes for an ugly day, but it’s a beautiful sight for allergy sufferers. All this rain should scrub the air from pollen giving a bit of relief to those runny noses and itchy eyes. Earlier this week, the tree pollen count was as high as it has been in the last 5 years, according to Leonard Bielory, a specialist in allergy and immunology with the Rutgers Center of Environmental Prediction and physician at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.

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Filed Under: Environment/Natural Resources, Faculty, In the News, SEBS

First Green Car Wash off to a roaring start in Clark

May 8, 2013 By

Using rainwater collected from a roof, last weekend Cub Scout Pack 145 performed the first known "green" car wash fundraiser in Union County, at the public works building in Clark. The event was a success for the Scouts, who washed almost 100 cars while demonstrating how to conserve water and reduce pollutants…The green car wash was designed by the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program with assistance from Arthur L. Johnson High School students, under a grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

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Filed Under: Extension, In the News, NJAES, Youth/Community Development

Princeton architects weather recession with restoration and re-use

April 28, 2013 By

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 experience of the downturn has made us both more resilient and creative in our approach to obtaining work," said Moira McClintock, managing partner in the firm, Ford 3 Architects…Laura Lawson, chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture at Rutgers, said McClintock can hold her own in any business discussion…The two women worked together on the renovation of Blake Hall on the Cook/Douglas campus at Rutgers. 

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Filed Under: Faculty, In the News, SEBS

Jersey Fresh uses Vineland middle schoolers as taste-testers for lunch options

April 17, 2013 By

To test out their new potential lunch room choices, the Rutgers Food Innovation Center and state Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher went to the harshest critics. They went to ask middle school students. Twenty-five middle schoolers from Landis Intermediate School in Vineland taste-tested eggplant parmesan pizza and berry yogurt parfait…Along with the taste-testing, Fisher also announced a $62,713 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program to bring fresh fruits and vegetables to the lunchroom.

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Filed Under: Food/Nutrition/Health, In the News, NJAES

Spring-like weather turns summery today, with highs approaching 80

April 9, 2013 By

Radanes Rosa was taking his time crossing Lincoln Park in Newark Monday afternoon, enjoying the mild temperatures that are expected to rise to summer-like levels today. "I like this kind of weather," said Rosa, a 76-year-old retired bartender from Newark, whose respiratory problems are aggravated by the summer heat. "Tomorrow, I’ll stay home with the air conditioning…David Robinson, the state climatologist at Rutgers, said the last time the temperatures in New Jersey broke 80 degrees was Oct. 24 in Cumberland County.

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Filed Under: Faculty, Home/Lawn/Garden, In the News, SEBS
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