If riding a horse is your thing, it’s a good idea to brush up on basic safety rules and to make sure you’re wearing the right equipment. The Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension mentions these riding safety rules: Always wear a certified, approve…
Archives for September 2013
Cape May County 4-H Offers Youth Marine Science Exploration Activities
The Cape May County 4-H Youth Development Program is offering a series of free, hands-on marine science presentations at the Ocean City Library, September 24, 27 and 30 from 3–5 p.m. For more information, call the Cape May County Rutgers Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development Program at 609-465-5115, ext. 610 or email Julie Karavan at […]
Burlington County 4-H Club Captures Award at National 4-H Film Fest
The 4-H Caring Canines Club of Burlington County captured first place in the Promotions Division at the 2013 National 4-H Film Fest but placed fourth overall out of 38 entries from eight states. 4-H volunteers, Linda Berk, Kim Tzap and Trish McCoy serve as the leaders of this winning 4-H Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Project […]
The US’s Underwater Drones Are Observing Ocean Weather in 3D
At this point, the words "government drone program" is enough for people to reach for their guns, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s autonomous robotic vehicles don’t want to kill anything or violate anyone’s anythings. T…
Oyster, Conception to Consumption [VIDEO]
This month, Art of Food explores the small but burgeoning community of oyster farmers on the Delaware Bay in Cape May, New Jersey. Rutgers University runs research labs that have been working since the oyster industry collapse in the 1950s to produce a…
Ecology and Evolution Graduate Student Awarded $10,000 Scholarship
Jenny Paterno, who just completed her first year in the Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution, was awarded a $10,000 scholarship by the BrickLayers & Allied Craftworkers Local Union No. 7, the highest financial award from this organization. Paterno graduated from Richard Stockton College in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in Marine Science and a […]
Famous Author Visits Rutgers, Marks 70th Anniversary of Streptomycin Discovery
Although we hardly think about it now, tuberculosis was the scourge of industrialized nations in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Worse yet, there was no known cure, and mortality due to the disease was exceptionally high. Seventy years ago on October 19, 1943, Albert Schatz, a young scientist and graduate student in the laboratory […]
The Record: Storms will come
AS THE Eastern Seaboard braces for the full impact of another hurricane season, one more report on climate change and the Jersey Shore has arrived, and once more the broad truth has gained consensus among scientists: If sea levels continue to rise at p…
Mark Your Calendar for Community Day Sept. 17 at Passion Puddle
Thinking about joining a new club? Community Day is not just about the free BBQ and T-shirts – it’s a chance to get to know what the student organizations on campus are all about. Watch the video below from last year’s Community Day and find out more about this year’s event.
Buzzing along: Insect Festival wings its way to Mercer County
Entomomania is about to strike Mercer County. For those unfamiliar with the word, it describes "lovers of insects" and more than 400 amateur entomologists are expected to take part in the 11th annual Insect Festival, sponsored by the Rutgers Ma…