Paul Gottlieb, associate professor and chair of the Department of Agricultural and Food Resource Economics, was one of ten “thought leaders” who presented his ideas to 330 delegates at the “Remaking Cities Congress” sponsored by Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburg, PA, October 15 -18. Delegates to this working congress are national and international academics as well as […]
Archives for October 2013
Rahway Rain Garden Project nears completion
Ten lucky homeowners in Rahway are having a portion of their yards transformed into customized, professionally designed rain gardens free of charge, as part of a comprehensive plan to reduce street flooding and improve water quality in the Robinson’s B…
Food Day planned Oct. 24
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County is celebrating food Thursday, Oct. 24, with lunch, lectures, demonstrations and presentations. "Preserving the Harvest" is part of the third annual Food Day, a national event that will see th…
IFNH Building Design Receives Statewide 2013 Architectural Merit Award
The architectural design for the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH) housed on the George H. Cook Campus was honored with a 2013 Merit Award in the Unbuilt Category by AIA New Jersey, a chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The AIA New Jersey Annual Design Awards Program brings public and […]
Farmers learn of dangers from experts
Remember the terrifying scene in the movie "Witness" when the bad guy gets caught in a silo as thousands of tiny kernels fall on top of him, burying him in a suffocating cloud of corn? On farms, the danger of a storage accident is real. So are …
Students Get Taste of Local Agriculture in NYC
As part of the undergraduate Agroecology course in the Agriculture and Food Systems program at SEBS, Mark Robson, dean of Agricultural and Urban Programs, escorted his class to New York City to see – of all things – local agriculture. While the Big Apple is usually a destination for cultural pursuits, the burgeoning buy local […]
Outmoded technology aids new research on Delaware Bay
Some days cutting-edge research, in order to move forward, needs a little blast from the past. Penn State oceanographer Ray Najjar studies estuaries: coastal waters that mingle salt water with fresh, and are home to rich and complex ecosystems. In part…
Algae Cessation Effort at Hopkins Pond Wins Award
A project that helped reverse algae growth in Hopkins Pond in Haddonfield has won an award from the Association of NJ Environmental Commissions. The project was done by the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Camden County and Camden County Soil Conservat…
Rutgers Conference Questions What New Jersey Learned from Sandy
More extreme storms are likely, but what has state done to safeguard people and property? How well is New Jersey coping with the lessons taught by Hurricane Sandy — a superstorm that caused at least $30 billion in damage and took the lives of 34 peopl…
Experts: Rebuild from Sandy with climate change in mind
New Jersey is not doing enough to ensure rebuilding from Hurricane Sandy takes climate change into account, experts said Monday at Rutgers University. And the most vulnerable places are the bay communities that suffered the most damage in the storm nea…