Amanda Wenczel, a doctoral candidate in Ecology and Evolution working at the Haskin Lab, is the winner of the New Jersey Sea Grant (NJSG) Stew Tweed Scholarship Award for 2014. Stew Tweed was a student of Hal Haskin, for whom the Rutgers Haskin Lab is named, and later spent a productive career as a County […]
Archives for June 2014
Extinct passenger pigeons can be resurrected? Yes, say scientists
Passenger pigeons are now extinct, but the species could be brought back to life, per scientists. The species vanished from the Earth 100 years ago, but passenger pigeons were once common throughout the United States. Using DNA, researchers may now be able to revive species that have not been seen on Earth for decades…The body is being taken out of storage and displayed as part of an exhibit, reminding people of the possible effects of humans on wildlife. The display opens June 24, but not without controversy. Critics of de-extinction claim the ability to revive vanished species will discourage conservation efforts. “It’s very negative, very expensive and not going to achieve any conservation goal as far as I can see,” David Ehrenfeld, Rutgers University biologist, told the press.
On the Road to Health and Wealth: Rutgers Cooperative Extension Launches Online Personal Health and Finance Quiz
To help Americans reach their personal health and financial planning goals, Rutgers Cooperative Extension developed a new online self-assessment tool called the Personal Health and Finance Quiz. The quiz is available online at no charge and is believed to be among the first surveys for public use to simultaneously query users about their daily health […]
Rutgers Plant Biologist Jim Simon Recognized by International Agriculture Association
Rutgers Professor James (Jim) Simon, Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, has won the 2014 AIARD Special Service Award in recognition of his collaborative research in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere for over 20 years and his ability to use innovative and transformative approaches that lift people out of poverty. This recognition was bestowed upon him […]
Lisa Calvo Named Marine Educator of the Year by Statewide Organization
Lisa Calvo, aquaculture agent jointly affiliated with Rutgers NJAES and the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium, was presented the Outstanding Marine Educator of the Year Award by the New Jersey Marine Education Association (NJMEA) on May 20 during its annual professional development workshop, Teach at the Beach 2014, at Stockton College.
Graduate Student is Third Place North American Young Scientist Winner
Jessica Verpeut, Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate Program in Endocrinology and Animal Biosciences, was the North America 3rd Place Graduate winner in the 2014 Alltech Young Scientist competition. Her award-winning paper, titled “Effects of ketogenic diet on neurobehavioral outcomes in Engrailed 2 null mice,” highlights the dissertation research she has been conducting in the laboratory […]
How hot is it? The air in NJ might be dangerous
Looking forward to sultry, summer-like weather? Heat has been rare so far this spring in New Jersey. But the mercury, accompanied by uncomfortable humidity, is expected to climb into the 90s in parts of the state today and most areas Wednesday, according to experts…David A. Robinson, the New Jersey state climatologist at Rutgers University, said “everyone thinks it’s been so chilly and it really hasn’t. I don’t know if it’s an absence of an early season heat wave or people are still reeling from a winter that was severe and took a while to end in March. Again, (it’s) probably a combination of both.”
Summer sizzle: Hot, humid conditions, severe thunderstorms forecast for NJ
It’s coming a few days early, but New Jersey is forecast to receive its first bout of summertime weather in the next several days, with temperatures peaking over 90 degrees for the first time this year, high humidity and multiple chances for seve…
Hot NJ Weather: Is This a Heat Wave? [AUDIO]
Tuesday was the third day this season that some areas of New Jersey hit 90 degrees, but state climatologist David Robinson of Rutgers University said that’s actually a little late to be seeing widespread readings in the 90’s for the first time.
RCE Campus Tree Planting Marks 100th Anniversary of Smith-Lever Act
On June 10, a Red Pygmy® dogwood tree was planted in the Foran Conservation Garden on the George H. Cook Campus to commemorate 100 years since the signing of the Smith Lever Act and the creation of Cooperative Extension in 1914. Larry Katz, director of Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) began the ceremony by reading the […]