Paul Breslin, – Department of Nutritional Sciences
Archives for February 2017
Hydrothermal Plume Carries Important Nutrient Over 2,500 Miles in the Pacific
Fertilizing the Ocean with Iron Robert Sherrell, from the Departments of Marine and Coastal Sciences and Earth and Planetary Sciences at Rutgers, and a team of scientists have discovered that particulate iron and manganese from the oceans’ largest known hydrothermal plume travel more than 2500 miles across the deep Pacific. Iron is important in the […]
The Center for Digestive Health of the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health at Rutgers University and ProDigest (Belgium) Join Forces to Advance Digestive Health Research
The New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH) and ProDigest, a company that develops unique laboratory models of the complete gastrointestinal tract of humans and animals in Belgium, announced a new strategic collaboration in the area of “digestive health.” As part of this collaboration, ProDigest’s Simulator of Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem (SHIME®) was […]
Why has it been so weirdly warm this February?
David Robinson – New Jersey State Climatologist
Editorial: N.J. needs a water plan, or it may be tears that will flow
Daniel J. Van Abs – Department of Human Ecology
Extension Specialist Andrew Wyenandt Honored with a Distinguished Service to New Jersey Agriculture Citation
Rutgers Cooperative Extension specialist Andrew Wyenandt was one of two individuals who were honored with Distinguished Service to Agriculture Citations by the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture during the New Jersey State Agricultural Convention in Atlantic City on February 8. Mercer County farmer Scott Ellis also received a citation. “New Jersey is fortunate to […]
New Jersey 4-H Members Attend National Agri-Science Summit
Two New Jersey 4-H members attended the National Agri-Science Youth Summit held February 2-5 at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center located in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The purpose of the conference was to provide youth with an opportunity to learn about and develop an understanding of the critical role of agricultural science innovation in addressing […]
The United States used depleted uranium in Syria
Cymie Payne – Department of Human Ecology
Marine Agent Gef Flimlin Retires After 38 Years with Extension
Professor and marine extension agent George (Gef) Flimlin, retired as of January 1 after a career of more than 38 years with Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension (RCE) of Ocean County. Flimlin, who worked with commercial fisheries and aquaculturists in New Jersey, began his career in 1978. He formed the East Coast Shellfish Growers Association and […]
The United States Used Depleted Uranium in Syria
Cymie Payne – Department of Human Ecology