A revolution started nearly 20 years ago, one that would change the way we explore and understand our oceans. Scott Glenn—a marine scientist—was just starting to use a high-frequency radar, one of several new technologies that Glenn and his colleagues at Rutgers would adopt and share with the world. Working first with satellite imagery, and […]
Archives for September 2016
‘Taking Chances’ at The Coast: Have We Learned Hurricane Sandy’s Lessons?
The book—edited by Karen M. O’Neill and Daniel J. Van Abs (CC’77), associate professors in the Department of Human Ecology at Rutgers—explores Sandy’s devastating impacts and the future of the coasts. Rutgers University and other experts examine the historic superstorm’s catastrophic impacts and shocking aftermath from numerous angles and try to decide whether Sandy was “a […]
Is the 5-second rule for dropped food safe?
Donald Schaffner, Department of Food Science
The truth about the five-second rule, according to scientists
Donald Schaffner, Department of Food Science
High Levels of ‘Erin Brockovich’ Toxin in Many NJ Water Systems, Study Says
Keith Cooper, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
Rutgers IR-4 Project Awarded Two USDA-Funded Grants to Support Agriculture
This summer, the USDA announced its 2016 Specialty Crop Research and Extension Investments (SCRI) projects, funded through USDA’S National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Two of the 19 projects announced were awarded to IR-4 Project’s Ornamental Horticulture Program based at Rutgers. The first project, “Protecting Pollinators with Economically Feasible and Environmentally Sound Ornamental Horticulture,” […]
Rutgers Offers Au Pairs Course in Everyday English
Carol Broccoli, NJAES Office of Continuing Professional Education
Rutgers researcher awarded $2.9 million to study pollinators
Cristi Palmer, IR-4 Project
Five Second Rule’ for Food on Floor Is Untrue, Study Finds
Donald Schaffner, Department of Food Science
Distinguished Professor and Extension Specialist Donald Shaffner Debunks the ‘Five-Second Rule’
Donald Schaffner and graduate student, Robyn Miranda, conducted research looking into the widespread practice of scooping up food and eating it within a ‘safe’ five-second window. Schaffner and Miranda tested four surfaces, four different foods and four different contact times and found out that sometimes bacteria can transfer in less than a second, concluding that […]