4-H has announced the names of the twenty individuals who will be inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame during a special ceremony to be held on Tuesday, October 12 at the Kellogg Conference Hotel at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. The National 4-H Hall of Fame Class of 2021 Laureates who will be […]
Archives for August 2021
Boots on the Ground: Citizen science combines recreation with data collection
This article was reprinted from the Summer 2021 issue of Explorations, SEBS alumni magazine. Do you have a smartphone or computer, and a love for science? Researchers at Rutgers are looking for you. Why? Researchers can’t be everywhere. That’s why they rely on citizen scientists all over New Jersey and beyond to observe the world […]
See a Spotted Lanternfly? Squash It, Officials Say
George Hamilton – Department of Entomology
‘We are all in trouble.’ New Jersey tops list of states warming up the fastest
David Robinson – New Jersey State Climatologist
NJ’s new normal: More storms, more rainfall, more often. Thank climate change
David Robinson – New Jersey State Climatologist
Momentum Growing to Rename Albany Street Bridge to Honor Dr. Selman Waksman
Jeff Boyd – Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
Should we start naming heat waves?
David Robinson – New Jersey state Climatologist at Rutgers University
Meet the spotted lanternfly, the bug health officials are begging you to kill on sight
George Hamilton – Department of Entomology
4-H’s Rutgers Science Program Brings Youth to the Antarctica with Data Jams, Sea Ice Changes, CODAP, and Penguins
Youth learn how to interpret data, and what it means for the planet and a changing climate. As part of the annual Rutgers 4-H STEM Ambassador Program and the National 4-H From Home series, 4-H’s Rutgers Science Program provided two, one-week summer programs, in early August, entitled “Data to the Rescue: Penguins Need our Help!” […]
Recognizing the Common Wood Borers of Ash Trees
By Steven K. Rettke, Agriculture & Natural Resources Program Associate, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County It is understandable for arborists, landscapers, and homeowners to assume that Emerald Ash Borers (Agrilus planipennis) are the cause when they observe branch dieback and decline of ash trees (Fraxinus genus). During the 21st century, this invasive Asian tree […]