Sarah Ralston, associate professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at Rutgers, has been selected for a 2013-2014 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Grant. A member of the Animal Sciences faculty at Rutgers since 1989, Ralston plans to travel to Brazil next spring to offer a course in “Equine Nutrition” to veterinary and zootechnology students at the […]
Archives for February 2013
Blame the jet stream for wacky weather
Lately, it no longer seems like we have "weather," at least in that comforting, steady-state way we used to understand it. Now, it feels like we lurch from one episodic extreme to another, from superstorm to record snowfalls to drought. Weird w…
Stafford’s Fight Against V-Zones Is Taking Shape; NJ, Rutgers Will Step in to Offer Expert Assistance
Going up? That’s just one of the important questions on the minds of every homeowner impacted by Superstorm Sandy…Looking ahead, Spodofora said, Rutgers University research professor Michael Kennish is on a post-Sandy fact-finding mission to se…
Farmers’ lack of bees might be solved by going wild
Farmers who have watched helplessly as a mysterious disease wiped out millions of domesticated bees needed to pollinate their almonds, apples and other crops may have an easy solution: make their crops more accessible to wild insects that do the job fo…
Explore and Discover the Lindley G. Cook 4-H Camp
Early Bird Discount Available if you Register by March 1 and Discounts for Rutgers Employees! The Lindley G. Cook 4-H Camp is a residential summer camp located in Branchville, NJ, in the heart of beautiful Stokes State Forest in Sussex County. Since 1951, the camp has served 4-H and non-4-H youth in grades 4 – […]
2013 Rutgers Home Gardeners School on March 23
Gardeners who want to sharpen their skills on proper pruning or learn how to keep their hydrangeas happy are invited to attend the 37th Annual Home Gardeners School on Saturday, March 23, 2013. Program and registration information is available from the Office of Continuing Professional Education.
Environmentalist Bill McKibben Urges Rutgers to Take Leadership on Climate Change
Bill McKibben, acclaimed writer and prominent environmental activist, received a standing ovation for his standing-room only public address held at the Rutgers Student Center on Feb. 4. His talk, Do the Math: Why Climate Change Matters and What You Can Do About It, simulcast and live-streamed by RU-TV, drew connections between climate change, extreme weather […]
Welcome Spring with the Home Gardeners School at Rutgers in New Brunswick
Winter is waning and it’s almost time to start prepping gardens and yards for Spring. As our weather grows warmer, Rutgers University is holding its Annual Home Gardeners School for master and novice alike. A tradition for 37 years, the Home Gardeners …
The Strange World of U.S. Horse Meat Regulation
After the reports of possible traces of horse meat in IKEA’s famous meatballs in Europe, the U.S. Department of Agriculture was quick to point out that Americans need not worry. Horse meat isn’t brought into the country for human consumption…"It …
Horse meat in Ikea’s Swedish meatballs in Europe: Would you eat it?
Swedish furnishings giant Ikea says it is withdrawing meatballs from stores in 21 European countries amid concerns that they could contain horse meat. Monday’s move comes after authorities in the Czech Republic said they had detected horse DNA in tests…