In Fall 2020 semester, Rutgers Honor College shared stories of their students’ resilience and accomplishments during COVID-19 to acknowledge their contributions to their communities and to Rutgers. SEBS Honors College student Gavin Wagner shared finding solace in nature, which led to a volunteer opportunity. By Gavin Wagner (SEBS/HC ’23) When the world turned upside down, I turned […]
Archives for January 2021
Golf Course Superintendents Assoc. of N.J. announces Best Management Practices Guide
James A. Murphy – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
ACUA to Offer Rutgers 2021 Environmental Stewards Program
Amy Menzel – Environmental Stewards Program, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
How to Identify Heat-Stressed Corals
“Coral hospital” tool could help safeguard reefs facing climate change Researchers have found a novel way to identify heat-stressed corals, which could help scientists pinpoint the coral species that need protection from warming ocean waters linked to climate change, according to a Rutgers-led study. “This is similar to a blood test to assess human health,” said […]
Middlesex County develops interactive map for discovering local growers and products ‘Grown in Middlesex County’
William T. Hlubik – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Opinion: Eight simple actions that individuals can take to save insects from global declines
National Moth Week (Liti Haramaty, Dept. Marine and Coastal Sciences; David Moskowitz, alum)
The Road from Food Science to the Jamaican Senate for Alumna Sherene Golding Campbell
Newly appointed in September 2020 as a senator in her native Jamaica, Sherene Golding Campbell is among a record number of women in that nation’s parliament: eight out of 21 Senate members, and 18 of 63 in the House of Representatives. Although Golding Campbell GSNB’02 traveled a twisting road from studying food biology to evaluating […]
USDA wants to hear produce industry’s voice in anonymous food safety survey
Meredith Melendez – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Climate change: New Jersey had its second-warmest year on record in 2020
David Robinson – New Jersey State Climatologist
2021 Environmental Stewards training program goes online
The 2021 Rutgers Environmental Stewards class, which educates volunteers to help tackle environmental problems in their communities, will be all-online this year, its organizers recently announced. “Students learn about environmental issues from a pane…