It is possible to make polymer film that kills salmonella and E. coli by creating chlorine dioxide gas inside fresh produce packaging, researchers reported recently in the Journal of Food Science. Scientists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Ag…
Archives for February 2013
Anti-bacterial soap ingredient has critics in a lather
If co-workers and family members are coming down with infections this winter, you may be tempted to turn to an anti-bacterial soap for protection. But some scientists are increasingly concerned that a common anti-bacterial ingredient called triclosan m…
Rutgers Hosts 2013 Animal Science Competition Feb. 23
On Feb. 23, the Department of Animal Sciences at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences will host the American Society of Animal Science/American Dairy Science Association Northeast Student Affiliate (NESA) competition. Almost 200 competitors from land grant universities across the northeast are expected to attend the 2013 event, which offers a full day of activities […]
Climate Change and Blizzards May be Connected, Global Warming Studies Demonstrate
With scant snowfall and barren ski slopes in parts of the Midwest and Northeast the past couple of years, some scientists have pointed to global warming as the culprit…Yet the Global Snow Lab at Rutgers University says that spring snow cover in the N…
Rutgers Collaborates To Train Green Industry Workforce
The Rutgers University NJAES Office of Continuing Professional Education (OCPE) and The Bilingual Group announced TRAIN YOUR WORKFORCE: English and Spanish for the Green Industry in New Jersey. The program is designed to build language skills of the wo…
The Best of Food Safety in Education
The focus of the best of the best in food safety at America’s colleges and universities ranges from microbiology to sociology and from epidemiology to risk communication…Don Schaffner is Extension Specialist in Food Science and professor at Rutgers U…
Blizzards a big part of global warming
With scant snowfall and barren ski slopes in parts of the Midwest and Northeast the past couple of years, some scientists have pointed to global warming as the culprit. Then when a whopper of a blizzard smacked the Northeast with more than 2 feet of sn…
SEBS Professor Jennifer Francis Presents Global Warming Overview at Weather and Climate Summit
At the 24th annual Glen Gerberg Weather and Climate Summit held in Breckinridge, CO, in January 2013, SEBS Professor Jennifer Francis presents a comprehensive overview of global warming and its impacts.
Rutgers 4-H in Cape May County Sponsors Free “Legopalooza” Event Feb. 23
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) 4-H Youth Development Program and the Cape May County Library have teamed up to offer a day of Lego-themed fun at the Lockwood Youth Center, in Cape May Court House, NJ. This family event, called Legopalooza, will be held on Feb. 23, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
European Horse Meat Scandal Not Likely to Happen in U.S.
Europeans were horrified to learn that their frozen processed beef products — including lasagna and hamburger — tested positive for horse meat, but experts said it was unlikely that horsemeat could ever make it onto plates on this side of the Atlanti…