The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) recently announced the award of funding for studies to provide enhanced scientific information on the impacts of offshore wind energy development off New Jersey’s coastline as well as the state’s entry into a regional offshore-wind science collaborative. The development […]
Archives for May 2022
Apple supports Rutgers 4-H Computer Science clubs
Marissa Staffen, RCE of Essex County
Marycarmen Kunicki, RCE of Passaic County
Years in the making for Rutgers D’Light, a new strawberry varietal
Bill Hlubik, RCE of Middlesex County
Pete Nitzsche, RCE of Morris County
Rutgers unveils new, sweeter strawberry
Bill Hlubik, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County
Pete Nitzsche, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Morris County
Apple Supports Rutgers 4-H Computer Science Clubs in Creating Apps Addressing Community Needs
A team of Rutgers students celebrated with local youth, their families and representatives from the Apple Community Education Initiative (CEI) team at the 4-H Computer Science (CS) Pathways showcase held May 3 at the Paul Robeson Campus Center, the event included a six-person panel of students from Rutgers–Newark and career professionals sharing their CS pathways […]
SEBS Faculty Win Rutgers Global Grants
SEBS faculty, representing a broad range of majors and programs at the school, were awarded 2022 Rutgers Global Grants, annual seed grants open to all Rutgers faculty, including tenured, tenure-track, clinical, and non-tenure track faculty. These grants help to support a strong core of SEBS faculty who are dedicated to international research and collaborations. […]
Celebrate National Wine Day: New Jersey Wine Makes for Great Gift-Giving
By Gary Pavlis, Ph.D., Agriculture & Natural Resources County Agent, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Atlantic County. National Wine Day is celebrated each year on May 25, and in New Jersey, this is a good way to start off the summer season by recognizing how Jersey wines can be part of special celebrations and everyday enjoyment, not only all […]
Celebrate National Wine Day
Gary Pavlis – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Prof. Dan Van Abs Awarded State Grant to Update NJ Water Supply Plan
Dan Van Abs, professor of professional practice in the Department of Human Ecology, has been awarded a grant of approximately $200,000 from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to help update the New Jersey Statewide Water Supply Plan. A former project manager for the 1996 Statewide Water Supply Plan during his previous tenure […]
Why many NJ lawns are wildly overgrown (and why that’s a good thing)
Rachael Winfree – Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources