Hospital care may affect newborns’ gut flora, which influence health Infants born at home have more diverse bacteria in their guts and feces, which may affect their developing immunity and metabolism, according to a study in Scientific Reports. Understanding why babies born at home have more diverse microbiota for at least a month after birth, […]
Archives for November 2018
Climate change is making hurricanes even more destructive, research finds
Jennifer Francis – Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Fighting Mosquitoes in Your Backyard with Scientists’ Help
Rutgers develops Citizen Action through Science approach Thanks to an innovative mosquito control approach developed at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, residents in several Maryland neighborhoods reduced populations of invasive Asian tiger mosquitoes by an impressive 76 percent, on average. The Rutgers-led project, called Citizen Action through Science (Citizen AcTS), mobilizes neighbors guided by scientists to address […]
Byrne Seminar Students Build Schoolyard Teaching Garden for IFNH Nursery School
Twenty Rutgers students from the Byrne Seminar, “Building a Schoolyard Garden,” created the first living laboratory on the George H. Cook campus that is dedicated to the preschoolers in the Culture of Health Academy, a nursery school located on the ground floor of the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH). The academy, which […]
12 things that don’t actually get rid of bedbugs
Changlu Wang – Department of Entomology
Mortonhouse Farm Designated As Gold Medal Horse Farm
Equine Science Center
Molnar, assistants have New Jersey on cusp of entering hazelnut market
Thomas Molnar – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
When in Rome: Molnar utilizes Italian equipment
Thomas Molnar – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Impossible Burger, spawned in NJ, to hit grocery stores next year
Food Innovation Center
ASLA Elevates Kathleen John-Alder to the Council of Fellows
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has elevated Kathleen John-Alder, associate professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture, and 30 other members as Fellows for their exceptional contributions to the landscape architecture profession and society at large. Election to the ASLA Council of Fellows is among the highest honors the ASLA bestows on members […]