Donald W. Schaffner – Department of Food Science, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Archives for 2020
Climate change? Yup, that’s on the ballot, too | Opinion
Pamela McElwee – Department of Human Ecology
Plant Droplets Serve as Nutrient-Rich Food for Insects
First study of its kind reveals the benefits of droplets on leaves Small watery droplets on the edges of blueberry bush leaves are loaded with nutrients for many insects, including bees, wasps and flies, according to a Rutgers-led study, the first of its kind. The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society […]
Is NJ prepared for the next Sandy? We may not know until it comes
David Robinson – New Jersey State Climatologist
Plant droplets serve as nutrient-rich food for insects
Cesar Rodriguez-Saona – Department of Entomology; Rutgers Cooperative Extension
5G Wireless May Lead to Inaccurate Weather Forecasts
Rutgers study is the first to model impact of 5G radiation “leakage” on forecasting Upcoming 5G wireless networks that will provide faster cell phone service may lead to inaccurate weather forecasts, according to a Rutgers study on a controversial issue that has created anxiety among meteorologists. “Our study – the first of its kind that quantifies the […]
Somerset County 4-H club makes handmade masks for essential workers
Makenzi Harris, Club Member – Somerset County 4-H
Somerset County 4-H Pins & Needles Club Makes Handmade Masks for Essential Workers
by Calvin Embleton Somerset County 4-H Pins & Needles club designed, created, and distributed 110 hand-made masks for front-line workers in communities across central New Jersey. With COVID-19 still impacting many front-line workers and masks still in high demand throughout community organizations, the Somerset County 4-H Pins & Needles club knew they could use their […]
Rutgers Marine Facility Part of Unique “Songscape” Partnership Supporting Public Land Conservation
Along the southern coast of New Jersey, stationed at the Rutgers University Marine Field Station, Kentucky-native Ben Sollee spent a week perched on the Great Bay’s edge, where the Mullica River empties. As a selected partner with Sustain Music and Nature, the Americana artist and cellist commissioned a ‘songscape’ inspired by Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. Here, by the wooded marshes, […]
Vietnam braces for Typhoon Molave, in worst tropical storm season for decades
Pamela McElwee – Department of Human Ecology
