Barbara O’Neill – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Archives for 2018
Rutgers Researcher Discusses the Health Benefits of Cranberries
While cranberries are a staple on most Thanksgiving tables, this disease-fighting antioxidant superfood offers year-round health benefits. Native Americans used them to treat urinary tract infections, wounds and other ailments. The fruit may also boost the immune system, promote good gut bacteria and help prevent chronic disease. Amy Howell, an associate research scientist at the […]
The next antibiotic might come straight from a brown bear’s mouth
Konstantin Severinov – Waksman Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
Recent Visiting Fulbright Scholar at Rutgers Fulfills Dream of STEM Education for Girls in Nigeria
Fresh from a successful Fulbright Senior Scholar sojourn at Rutgers that ended in July this year, Folasade M. Olajuyigbe returned to her native Nigeria to fulfill a dream. Through her non-profit, Women’s Dignity Initiative Inc. (WDII), launched during her Fulbright program at Rutgers, Olajuyigbe presented the organization’s first scholarship awards to six high school girls in […]
Is it better for the environment to shop online or in-store?
Jill Lipoti – Department of Human Ecology
Ultimate Produce Check: How fresh is it?
Richard VanVranken
On Thanksgiving, a man v. nature fight for cranberry jelly
Nicolas Vorsa – Philip E. Marucci Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension Center
Rutgers Center for Lipid Research holds Symposium “Lipid Diversity and Human Disease”
On November 9, 2018 the Rutgers Center for Lipid Research (RCLR) held its fourth annual symposium, with this year’s theme “Lipid Diversity and Human Disease.” Chaired by Judith Storch, distinguished professor of nutritional sciences and George M. Carman, board of governors professor of food science and founding director of the Center, the symposium brought together […]
Liz Weston: With Money Goals, Multitasking Pays Off
Barbara O’Neill – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
We Need a Global Bank of Germs
Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello – Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology; IFNH




