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Archives for July 2014
The ‘biggest threat’ to NJ swimmers [AUDIO]
“Most of our lakes are polluted by the Canada goose, it tends to land in the water, walk out of the water, feed on the grass and it produces about 10 pounds of feces a week,” according to Christopher Obropta, a professor at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. He said a typical Canada goose lives 26 years, “so that’s a lot of bacteria entering the water-body.”
Cleanup finished at north end of Forsythe refuge, but work goes on in Stafford
A cleanup of Hurricane Sandy debris in the Edwin B. Forsythe Wildlife Refuge will extend into the fall after more debris was found than anticipated, officials said…Refuge Manager Virginia Rettig told the Press in May that chemicals found on the refug…
Alumni Story: For Amanda Szucsik (CC’01), Working with Lab Animals Ignites a Dream
The Department of Animal Sciences invites alumni to share their stories as they pursue their work or interests after graduation. The following is adapted from a story written by Amanda Szucsik, Class of 2001. My name is Amanda Szucsik. I am 34 years old and was recently admitted (Class of 2018) to North Carolina State […]
Crazy Food-Industry Tricks You Don’t Know About
The process of getting that apple on your plate sounds simple enough: farmer picks apple, apple gets loaded on a truck and shipped off to the grocery store where it lands in your cart. Well, not quite. In fact, your food goes through a lot to make it t…
Embrace the Fuzz of New Jersey’s Peaches
At Demarest Farms in Hillsdale, midsummer brings peach season, when Jason DeGise and James Spollen, the owners, are constantly reminded that the public can be out of touch with peaches in their natural state…New Jersey is the fourth-largest peach producing state, behind California, South Carolina and Georgia, reaping roughly 60 million tons of peaches and nectarines per year, according to Jerome L. Frecon, a horticultural consultant to the New Jersey Peach Promotion Council in Glassboro…”We’re always working on something new to improve the size or flavor, or to lengthen the growing season,” said Joseph C. Goffreda, 53, the director of the Rutgers Fruit and Ornamental Research Extension Center in Cream Ridge. The typical growing season lasts from late July through Labor Day, he said.
Climate change fueling increase in pollen, allergies
If even hearing the word “ragweed” makes your eyes water, you might be one of the nearly 45 million Americans with seasonal allergies. Researchers say climate change is fueling the rise in allergies and asthma…Dr. Leonard Bielory of Rutgers University has been studying the connection between pollen levels and the throngs showing up at his office. “I saw a hidden signal in the pollen count changing over time. And I started correlating that we’re seeing patients earlier and more patients – the volume seems to be increasing. And some who were moderate or mild in years past are now more severe,” he said.
National Moth Week Celebrated in New Jersey
Sixteen public events scheduled across the state; hundreds more worldwide The third annual National Moth Week, a worldwide citizen science project started in New Jersey in 2012, will be celebrated across the state, beginning with an early kickoff “Moth Ball” slated for Friday, July 11, in Bergen County. Started by the Friends of the East […]
New Jersey 4-Hers Boost Leadership and Civic Skills in Washington, D.C.
New Jersey 4-H members learned about government processes in the vibrant, living classroom of the nation’s capital as part of Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF), an intensive 4-H civic engagement program for high-school youth held at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The New Jersey 4-H delegation of 30 youth and three […]
With Nuclear Weapons and Climate Change, Things Could Get Worse
There’s more bad news from the climate scientists. Not about global warming, where the news is never good, but about the impact nuclear weapons would have on the atmosphere, our climate, and food production if even a very small number were used in a li…