Allergy sufferers in New Jersey and in the Northeast are already put on notice as their eyes start to tear and itch, and their symptoms are only expected to increase as tree pollen levels begin to soar. Leonard Bielory, M.D., a specialist in allergy and immunology at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and at the […]
Archives for April 2014
Rowan student’s service project shows soil significance at Aura Elementary
Second-grade students at Aura Elementary School in Elk Township had to roll up their sleeves, as soil was the topic of discussion for student teacher and Rowan University senior Katelyn Micek’s student learning service project. During her March lesson,…
Rutgers Diver Nicole Scott (SEBS ’14) Named American Athletic Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Rutgers diver Nicole Scott (SEBS ’14) has been named the American Athletic Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year for 2013-14 and will receive a $4,000 scholarship. The American Athletic Conference (AAC) Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year award is one of several scholarships presented by the conference during the 2013-14 academic year. One man and one […]
Working for work: Trade skills not money
Forget cash. Forget banks that take a bite out of your dollars every time you head to an ATM machine. What about helping each other, getting something in return? No money needed. So it is with time banks and hour exchanges…Julie Fagan, a Rutgers University professor, recently launched time banks in several states, including Pennsylvania, she said. One is Monroe County PA Strong, a time bank anyone from the area can join. Members will help other members by using their skills, bank their hours and get services in return based on how many hours they invest. “It’s a sharing of talents and skills. We don’t place monetary value on services. Every man is created equal,” she said. “Someone can pull weeds or give an elderly person a ride to a doctor’s appointment. The hard part is figuring out what you want to receive in return. It requires reciprocity to work. You have to be able to accept a gift in return.”
The Contrarian Complex
Last September, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released part one of their fifth assessment report, the Physical Science Basis, a comprehensive summary detailing the latest scientific consensus findings on the causes and consequences of a warming planet. It should have been the last word on climate change, closing any remaining doubts that policy makers and the public hold concerning the basic questions of man’s role in warming…A favorite talking point among those in denial, and a key to Monckton’s central argument, is the idea that global warming has “paused” over the last 16 years. Dr. Alan Robock, a climatologist at Rutgers University and a lead author on the IPCC fifth assessment report, tells me this is one of the most common lies repeated about climate change.
