Angus Gillespie built it, and they came. Now, Gillespie, a professor of American Studies at Rutgers University, who founded the hit New Jersey Folk Festival in 1975, is stepping down as the director of the fest as it marks its 45th anniversary Saturday…
Archives for April 2019
10 Things Not to Miss at Rutgers Day
Rutgers Day 2019 launches Saturday with more than 600 free programs featuring hands-on demonstrations, interactive activities, and student performances, including cultural dances, live bands and martial arts demonstrations… Here are 10 things not to …
Sea Creatures Getting Wiped Out Twice as Fast by Global Warming, Study Shows
Malin Pinsky, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources
New Sense of Urgency in State’s Mission to Reduce Global Warming
Robert Kopp, Rutgers Climate Institute
Jeanne Herb, Rutgers Climate Institute, alumna (Cook ’81)
Ag Field Day at Rutgers Day favorite: Plant sales
Bruce Crawford and Monica McLaughlin, Rutgers Gardens
Donna Pemberton, Bill Hlubik, Rich Weidman, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County
Lawmakers hear about climate change and how to mitigate its effects
Robert Kopp, Rutgers Climate Institute
With flower preferences, bees have a big gap
Michael Roswell, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources
Rachel Winfree, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources
Over 200 Attend Rutgers Family Science Nights
“Exploring Life on Other Planets” at Greater Brunswick Charter and McKinley Community Schools The ENIGMA (Evolution of Nanomachines in Geospheres and Microbial Ancestors) project, led by Rutgers scientists, launched its first interactive K-8 Family Science Nights, titled “Exploring Life on Other Planets,” on April 4 at the Greater Brunswick Charter School and April 10 at […]
An Ag Field Day Favorite: Plant Sales
In the long history and evolution of Ag Field Day–beginning as an outreach event to New Jersey’s farmers in the early twentieth century; to one focused more on the George H. Cook campus community and college; and then expanding to a regional event attracting throngs of people from surrounding areas; to the inspiration for the […]
Halsted Partners with Wallkill River Watershed Management Group to Build Rain Garden
Rutgers NJAES Water Resources Program