Geoscientists estimate that sea levels along the New Jersey shore will rise 1.5 feet by 2050 and 3 feet by 2100 – levels up to 15 inches higher than average global sea level rise projections through the end of the century. The scientists, from Rutgers …
Archives for 2013
How stress affects your food: from distorted tastes to comfort eating
Cooking for guests, when you’re not used to it, can be hard on the nerves. It’s often the stress that is the sole cause of things going wrong – from the jangly clanging of heavy metal utensils dropped on the floor, to kitchen accidents with burned arms…
Five Rutgers Students in Exchange Program with the University of Sao Paulo
Five Rutgers students traveled to Brazil to present research at the International Symposium of Undergraduate Research during the week of October 21. The students were awarded the opportunity to travel through the different campuses of the University of Sao Paulo (USP) in an effort to bridge cultural and linguistic barriers through scientific exchange. This trip […]
Bad Times For Cranberry Growers In New Jersey, Expert Says
There was a time when field workers trudged through the cranberry bogs in the crisp autumn air at Double Trouble State Park. They bent over and combed the delicate plants with wooden cranberry sorters. Field boss Alfia Masumeci’s words rang out through…
Professor Emeritus Arthur W. Edwards (1932-2013)
Arthur Edwards, professor emeritus in the Department of Ecology, Environment, and Natural Resources and former Dean of Instruction at Cook College, passed away on Nov. 30th. View the obituary online. Funeral services will be held Friday, Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. at the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ. Interment will be in […]
Alumni Story: ‘RU Through and Through’ – Brevoort Conover (Ag ’52)
Rutgers alumnus and former faculty member Brevoort Conover, who passed away on April 13, 2014, was a 4-H Youth Development agent during his long career with Rutgers. He was recognized with several distinguished service awards and was inducted into the 4-H National Hall of Fame in 2010. In November 2013, he shared his story with […]
November dry in N.J., despite wet nor’easter
November was dry in New Jersey, despite heavy rain from the Nov. 26-27 nor’easter, according to experts. The storm brought "abundant rainfall, something much of the state hadn’t experienced since late summer," according to a report by David A. …
The Inevitability of Radical Climate Change
Radical climate change is already upon us, and it will only get worse, decade-by-decade, because world governments refuse to address the issue in a meaningful and corrective manner. Climate talks amongst nations (19 meetings, so far) are merely gabfest…
Bringing the Animal Science Community Closer Together: A Veterinary Science Club Halloween Mixer
By Taylor McConnell ‘14, Natalia Santos ‘14, and Mallory Harbold ‘14 Executive Board Members, Rutgers University Veterinary Science Club The Rutgers University Veterinary Science Club (RUVSC) hosts an annual Halloween Mixer for preveterinary students and Animal Sciences faculty in Bartlett Hall that traditionally includes food, music and department trivia. However, this year our club expanded […]
VIMS professor lauded for groundbreaking aquaculture patent
A professor with William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science is one of two to be named "Inventor of the Year" by the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame, the college announced Monday. Professor Stan Allen and his colleague Ximing Gu…