Recent rains have eased concerns about possible drought conditions in some areas of northern and eastern New Jersey but stream-flow remains sharply below normal in most localities, and officials are warning that they may call for voluntary water-conservation measures if the latest uptick in rainfall is not sustained… State Climatologist David Robinson of Rutgers University said the state was “in better shape water wise” by mid-July than it was at the start of the month, thanks to rains that have slowed the drying out of soils, raised river levels, and reduced the drawdown on reservoirs.
Archives for July 2016
Rutgers Equine Center Kicks Off “15 Years Of Excellence”
The 2016 Rutgers Equine Science Center Summer Showcase was a huge success! Close to 100 people participated in the kickoff celebration of the Center’s 15-year anniversary on July 13th. Welcoming remarks were given by Karyn Malinowski (CC’75, GSNB’80,’86), director of the Equine Science Center, and Wendie Cohick, chair of the Department of Animal Sciences, and […]
Sarah Waxman (SEBS’16) Designed a Planner to Organize Her Life…and Yours!
SEBS own Sarah Waxman (SEBS’16) has a gift for fellow students! This triple major grad designed an incredible planner to organize her very busy life while she was here and it’s almost ready to be released. Along with her triple major—Food Science Research, Nutritional Science and Biology—she was also an Aresty Research Fellow and resident […]
Great Tomato Tasting and Snyder Farm Open House set for Aug. 31
Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and Rutgers Cooperative Extension announce the annual Snyder Farm Open House and Great Tomato Tasting at 140 Locust Grove Road in Pittstown on Wednesday, Aug. 31, from 3-7 p.m… Rutgers NJAES faculty …
Rutgers 4-H summer science camp creates scientists
Spending even a small part inside learning about science might seem the antithesis to a summer break, but for the 63 teenagers involved in the Rutgers 4-H Summer Science Program, it is a welcome opportunity… “The program has three major goals,” said Chad Ripberger, a Mercer County 4-H agent with Rutgers Cooperative Extension and co-founder of the Rutgers 4-H Summer Science Program. “To expose them to different STEM disciplines. A lot of the kids aren’t even aware of different fields within STEM that they could do into. So a big part of the program is just exposure and instilling an interest and understanding of STEM.
Nature Thru Nurture Program Helps New Brunswick Students Embrace Gardening
Nature Thru Nurture (NTN), a partnership program between Rutgers University and New Brunswick Public Schools, is bringing out students inner gardeners…Rutgers Professor of Urban Planning and Policy Development Radha Jagannathan, and Agricultural, Foo…
Program for Somerset County students harvests salads, and learning
This spring, the Seeds to Salads program run by the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Somerset County reaped in giant salads which fed more than 300 children, teachers, and Master Gardener volunteers. Volunteers in the program worked with third-graders at Wh…
Rutgers Equine Science Center kicks off “15 Years of Excellence” Celebration
The 2016 Rutgers Equine Science Center Summer Showcase was deemed a huge success by organizers. Close to 100 people participated in the kickoff celebration of the Center’s 15-year anniversary… Welcoming remarks were given by Dr. Karyn Malinowski, Dir…
Rutgers science-based summer program engage, enrich teens
A group of high school students head out to the Raritan River in Piscataway on Wednesday afternoon to learn about marine life on the river as part of Rutgers University 4-H Summer Science Program… Kristin Hunter-Thomson, Rutgers University’s Science, Engineering, and Technology (SET) Program Coordinator has been a part of the program for five years. The program is interdisciplinary so it exposes students to a wide range of science. Students have the opportunity to live on Cook campus in New Brunswick for a week. They are exposed to different kinds of scientists. “Our program shows kids there is much more than just medicine in science.” The students spend a week with Rutgers scientists, talking about their work, touring their labs and learning about their research.
U.S. Congress passes mandatory labeling bill for genetically engineered foods
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed the nation’s first federal legislation that requires mandatory disclosure of foods that contain genetically modified ingredients… William Hallman of the Rutgers University said the wording of the bill is both rather specific and ambiguous at the same time. One example is about the definition of “bioengineering” in the bill, which would exclude any genetic modifications that don’t involve so-called recombinant techniques, Hallman said.