Researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) and the Rutgers Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory (HSRL) joined with scientific colleagues, shellfish farmers, and government officials in October to explore options for improving management of oyster and clam diseases along the East Coast of the U.S., in light of the region’s rapidly growing aquaculture industry. […]
Archives for November 2014
Small volcanic eruptions could be slowing global warming
Small volcanic eruptions might eject more of an atmosphere-cooling gas into Earth’s upper atmosphere than previously thought, potentially contributing to the recent slowdown in global warming, according to a new study…Climate projections typically do…
The Green Bay Packers’ New Workout Plan
NFL teams are asking the same question as weekend-warrior runners and cyclists: How much should you push yourself just before the big day? The surging Green Bay Packers have a counterintuitive answer. It’s called “Feel-Good Friday,” a recent Packers creation in which Friday practice is canceled but deep-tissue massages or other treatments are mandatory…Experts say that nearly all training within a day of a game should be focused on replenishment of glycogen, a carbohydrate storage material. Practicing the day before a game could in fact put a team at a disadvantage, said Shawn Arent, an associate professor in the department of exercise science and sport studies at Rutgers University.
Master Gardeners visit Little Sprouts Early Learning Center
A group of Master Gardeners under the leadership of Claudia Kunath recently continued their education program at the Little Sprouts Early Learning Center with a presentation about the season of autumn. “Our goal with this presentation was to focus on the season of fall and what happens to trees and seeds,” explained Claudia Kunath, the Team Leader for the Master Gardeners for Little Sprouts. The group staged a story complete with puppets and props, and then set up stations for crafts and further examination of seeds and fall foliage.
Better Process Control School at Rutgers: A Tip for Making Processed Foods Safer
Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education (OCPE) offers a series of courses for food manufacturing and R&D professionals in food science, product development and food safety. In this video, Professor Don Schaffner offers a tip on preventing microbial contamination that is offered in the Better Process Control School. See a listing of OCPE’s upcoming food […]
Alumni Story: Mark Zarrillo (CAES ’70), Present at the Revolution
The Department of Landscape Architecture each year honors an alumnus/a who has contributed substantially to the landscape architecture profession. Mark J. Zarrillo, Class of 1970, is the Rutgers University Department of Landscape Architecture 2014 Outstanding Alumnus. As part of the honor, Mark was invited to the G.H. Cook Campus recently to deliver a presentation in […]
Rutgers study favors racetrack slots
Atlantic City casinos should partner with the horse racing industry says a study by Rutgers University. In its report titled, “2014 State of the New Jersey Horse Racing Industry,” the study by the Rutgers Equine Science Center says that since the Atlantic City casinos stopped subsidizing racing purses, “the health of the racing industry” has been hit hard by “the cessation of the purse enhancement awards in 2010 and by competition from the purse and breeder incentive structures that exist in neighboring states where racing is supported by alternative gaming.” Authors of the report are Dr. Karyn Malinowski, director of the Rutgers Equine Science Center, and Dr. Paul Gottlieb, chair of the Rutgers Department of Agricultural, Food, Resource Economics.
Edison Volunteer Receives Award for Excellence as a Master Gardner
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension is recognizing two Master Gardeners as recipients of this year’s Awards for Excellence at the 2014 Middlesex County Master Gardener Fall Conference. Master Gardener Linda Larson of Edison was recognized for her efforts in the Evergreen Garden of Memories and Susan Herzig of Old Bridge was recognized for her efforts in the Breast Cancer Awareness Garden. “The Masters Gardeners work hard to make Middlesex County a more green and beautiful place,” said Freeholder Kenneth Armwood, Chair of the County’s Business Development and Education Committee.
Rutgers climatologist: Expect a ‘volatile’ winter
What kind of winter will it be? Severe as last year’s, or milder like two previous ones? Can an early snow in Siberia affect weather in Philadelphia, and what impact will El Niño have? Rutgers University’s Global Snow Lab in Piscataway tries to answer those questions, using raw federal data on the snow cover in North America and Eurasia to create maps and long-term climate records to aid forecasting. Bottom line, the winter of 2014-15 will likely be “volatile” across the region, said New Jersey state climatologist David Robinson, director of the snow lab. “I’ve been standoffish until now” to make a prediction.
Rutgers remembers naturalist who documented fisher’s re-emergence in N.J.
Rutgers University will dedicate a kiosk at the entrance to a network of nature trails on its Livingston campus Sunday in memory of naturalist and former student Charlie Kontos, who died suddenly in 2010 at the age of 33. Kontos, who was an adjunct pro…