Persistent weather conditions, including dry and wet spells, generally have increased in the United States, perhaps due to rapid Arctic warming, according to a Rutgers-led study. Persistent weather conditions can lead to weather extremes such as drought, heat waves, prolonged cold and storms that can cost millions of dollars in damage and disrupt societies and […]
Archives for 2018
Master Gardeners teach hydroponic techniques to grow herbs indoors
Bill Sciarappa – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Scientists Use Bear Saliva to Rapidly Test for Antibiotics
The super-fast screening technology could help to discover new treatments If you’re looking into the mouth of a brown bear, one of the world’s top predators, your chances of survival probably aren’t good. But a team of Rutgers and other scientists has discovered a technology that rapidly assesses potentially lifesaving antibiotics by using bacteria in saliva […]
Opinion: East Coast hazelnuts a breeding triumph
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Building A Better Mosquito Trap — One Scientist Thinks He’s Done It
Dina Fonseca, Department of Entomology, Center for Vector Biology
After Rise In Lyme Disease Cases, New Jersey Aims To Curb Deer Tick Population
Alvaro Toledo, Department of Entomology
Landscape Architecture Student Sophia Trinidad (SEBS’19) Participates in Summer 2018 Design/Build Sweden: Creating Home Amidst Displacement
Sophia Trinidad, a senior in the Landscape Architecture program at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences participated in a summer abroad program offered through the University of Washington, Seattle for a design/build project in Sweden. The program was in collaboration with HDK-Steneby, a design and crafts school located in Dals Långed, 170 km […]
Prof. James White Researches How Plants Harness Microbes to Get Nutrients
Rutgers-led study could lead to enhanced crop growth, fewer weeds and lower fertilizer and herbicide use A Rutgers-led team has discovered how plants harness microbes in soil to get nutrients, a process that could be exploited to boost crop growth, fight weeds and slash the use of polluting fertilizers and herbicides. In a process the team has […]
NJ Commissioner of Human Services Visits with ‘Grandparents Raising Grandchildren’
Marilou Rochford – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Fat in one part of your body is particularly dangerous for your health — here’s what an exercise scientist says you can do about it
Shawn Arent – Center for Health and Human Performance – IFNH
