Samantha Eng – Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
Archives for 2023
Welcome Jennifer Salt Taylor as an FCHS Educator in Passaic County
Announcement by Sara Elnakib, chair of the Department of Family and Community Health Sciences. I’m delighted to welcome Jennifer Salt Taylor as our new FCHS Educator in Passaic County who will focus on supporting equitable and sustainable community food systems in the county. Jennifer has focused her professional life on community nutrition and increasing access […]
Antiquity in Our Midst
Bruce Crawford – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Researchers say ecosystem of beech trees are in danger
Jean Epiphan – Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability
New State-of-the-Art Composter on the George H. Cook Campus
The Cook Campus Animal Farm has received has received a new state-of-the-art composting system. Earth Flow™, an in-vessel system manufactured by Green Mountain Technologies, has the capacity to automatically process up to 30,000 pounds of compostable materials each month. This aerated in-vessel composter is part of a research and demonstration project. Instead of being disposed […]
Senior Story: Diane Zaragoza (SEBS’23) is a Passionate Environmentalist
Diane Zaragoza will graduate next month, having majored in Environmental Policy, Institutions and Behavior (EPIB) in the Department of Human Ecology. She sat down with SEBS/NJAES Newsroom to talk about her passion for the environment, her SEBS journey, and how she plans to do her own part to protect Planet Earth. Why did you choose […]
Climate change is now part of NJ school curricula. Rutgers shares its resources
4-H; Climate Change Resource Center
Morris County 4-H Rocket Team Rocks Launch Week in Alabama!
The Morris County 4-H Rocket Team had a blast in Huntsville, Alabama last week! All 5 members of the only NJ team in attendance traveled to the launch week events put together by the Student Launch group of NASA. They experienced the thrill of being among the university/college teams and some middle/high school teams preparing […]
18.2 – NUMBER OF THE DAY, Sea-level rise (in inches) in Atlantic City since 1911
David Robinson – New Jersey State Climatologist
NJBPU Approves Agreement with Rutgers for Dual-Use Solar Pilot Program
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has approved an agreement with the Rutgers University Agrivoltaics Program (RAP) to facilitate the development and implementation of a Dual-Use Solar Energy Pilot Program over the next three years. The Pilot Program is designed to demonstrate and study the compatibility of agricultural or horticultural production with solar […]
