James “Jim” Simon, distinguished professor in the Department of Plant Biology, was awarded “The 2017 Chancellor’s Award for International Impact” at the Chancellor’s Celebration of Faculty Excellence on October 17. Chancellor of Rutgers–New Brunswick, Debasish “Deba” Dutta, presented Simon with a plaque “in recognition of his more than twenty-five years of collaborative research in sub-Saharan […]
Archives for November 2017
Landscape architecture students create living laboratory at Rutgers
Landscape Architecture Students – Department of Landscape Architecture
Climate change means storms, floods, heat. But it gets much scarier if they combine
Robert Kopp – Rutgers’ Institute of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences; Rutgers Energy Institute
Lidl’s Christmas Ad Features Double Dipping Food, But Is It Really That Bad For Health?
Donald Schaffner – Department of Food Science; Rutgers Cooperative Extension
IFNH Student Ambassadors Present Research at National Conference in Chicago
On October 21, the student ambassadors of the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH) flew to Chicago to attend the four-day Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE). The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics celebrated its 100th anniversary in Chicago, Illinois, where more than 16,000 registered dietitian nutritionists, nutrition science researchers, policy […]
N.J. and N.Y. 4-Hers Prove Their Mettle On The National Stage
New Jersey 4-H took home the team award in the communications contest at the 2017 Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup. Both New Jersey and New York took home ribbons in each of the events which put a 4-H member’s equine knowledge to the test. Contests a…
Nutella fans are freaking out over recipe change
Tom Molnar – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Nutella fans are freaking out over recipe change
Tom Molnar – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Sabbatical-ing Out Loud: This Professor’s Leave Will Benefit Thousands Financially
During her sabbatical O’Neill, distinguished professor and extension specialist in Financial Resource Management, planned to research and curate an exhaustive list of online financial resources for her own purposes and did not initially plan to share them widely. Her work as an extension specialist, however, involves financial education and she has worked for years to […]
Rutgers develops blight-resistant hazelnut tree that can grow in N.J.
Tom Molnar – Rutgers Cooperative Extension