According to data from the Rutgers Global Snow Lab [part of the Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist], the January snow cover extent for the contiguous U.S. was above average at 1.4 million square miles.
Archives for February 2013
Assay Confirms Colostrum Intake
Recent work by scientists at Auburn and Rutgers Universities [Carol Bagnell is professor and chair, Department of Animal Sciences] indicates that colostrum does more than just provide energy and immunoglobulins to newborn piglets. If piglets with low…
Growing Ethnic Vegetables in the Garden State
Research Focuses on Specialty Crops Fresh fruit and vegetable consumption has been on a steady decline but a wave of health conscious consumers and the growing “eat local” movement have provided some measure of optimism. In certain states like New Jersey, another wave of consumers of fresh produce is immigrants from other countries who bring […]
These Meatballs Are Cleared for Takeoff
In the kitchen at Il Carpriccio in Whippany, chef Natale Grande beckons me and holds a paper bag to my nose. I inhale deeply, drowing in the intoxicating, unmistakable funk of truffles…So, two years ago he began working with the Rutgers Food Innovati…
NY/NJ Baykeeper Expands Oyster Research in NWS Earle Waters
NY/NJ Baykeeper has been awarded a contract in the amount of $155,676.60 from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in support of the NY/NJ Baykeeper Oyster Restoration Program…Baykeeper and the Rutgers Center for Urban Environmental Sustainabili…
Bioengineered Salmon Has Some Consumers Smelling Something Fishy
Whether raised on a farm or fished from the wild, salmon is a popular protein choice for consumers — especially those who want a health-conscious diet.Some Californians are concerned about a genetically-engineered salmon that will soon be arrivin…
NJDA Business Development Expert Karen Kritz Motivates Women Farmers at Annie’s Project Conference Feb. 20-22
Karen Kritz, business development representative with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, will be a featured speaker at all three locations of the New Jersey Farm Women Conference scheduled for Cumberland, Mercer and Morris counties on Feb. 20, 21 and 22. Participants in the women’s farm business management event, “Annie’s Project: Farm Women Conference,” will […]
French Aquatic Filmmaker Fabien Cousteau Speaks at Rutgers on Feb. 25
Fabien Cousteau, son of Jean-Michel Cousteau and grandson of explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, is deeply engaged in environmental and ocean advocacy in the U.S. and around the world. His lecture titled “Documenting the Underwater World,” is a free public lecture that will be presented at Cook Campus Center. Read more about the event.
Students Mashruwala and Kung Awarded Scholarship for Excellence in Graduate Studies
Ameya Mashruwala, graduate student in the Microbial Biology Program, and Tiffany Kung, graduate student in the Toxicology program, were named recipients of the 2012 Robert S. and Eileen A. Robison Scholarship Award for Excellence in Graduate Studies. This award was established in 2003 and is supported by the Robison family. In 2012, additional support for […]
Study Claims Potential Harvest of Most Fish Stocks Largely Unrelated to Abundance
Professor Olaf Jensen, specialist in fisheries management, co-authored study Fisheries managers should sharpen their ability to spot environmental conditions that hamper or help fish stocks, rather than assuming that having a certain abundance of fish assures how much can be sustainably harvested. That’s because the potential harvest of fish is only closely linked to abundance […]