Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello – IFNH
Archives for 2020
Hamilton awarded $10,000 Sustainable Communities Grant for resiliency
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program
Second Annual IFNH Research Day Goes Virtual and Addresses New and Existing Challenges
The New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH) hosted its second annual IFNH Research Day on November 4th. This effort, when all the units come together to present jointly, underscores the interdisciplinary approach of IFNH where the units work together to seek solutions to health problems in the social as well as the biological determinants of health. While the basic structure of […]
Look Before Jumping into a New Vegetable Crop
Rick VanVranken, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Pete Nitzsche, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Mr. Clean: Donald Schaffner Counsels the Public on Hygiene Dos and Don’ts
He debunked the “5-second rule” for dropped food on the floor (it’s not safe to eat), a finding reported worldwide in 2016. So, it’s no wonder that microbial risk assessment expert Donald Schaffner—professor at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and food science extension specialist—became the guy to weigh in on conventional wisdom, risk, and everyday […]
Mr. Clean: Donald Schaffner Counsels public on hygiene dos, don’ts
Donald Schaffner – Department of Food Safety, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Students win Prestigious Awards at the Virtual Entomology Society of America’s National Meeting
At the 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA), held November 11 to 25, several Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences entomology students won awards in the student paper competition for the President’s Prize. Each year during the ESA Annual Meeting, students are offered the opportunity to present their research. The President’s Prize is granted for graduate and undergraduate students for their 10-minute oral presentations, posters, and infographics. This year’s annual […]
Students garner awards at virtual Entomology Society of America’s National Meeting
Chelsea Abegg; Kasia Madalinska; Michael Monzon; Timothy W. Schwanitz – Department of Entomology
Monmouth County ag educator honored for winning Region 1 award
Kristina Guttadora – Department of Plant Biology
How much snow for Philly this winter? After a bust year, TV meteorologists take their shots
Dave Robinson – New Jersey state climatologist