Carey Williams, extension specialist in the Department of Animal Sciences and associate director of extension at the Rutgers Equine Science Center (ESC), received the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) Award for Equine Nutrition Research on June 6 at the 26th Equine Science Society (ESS) symposium, hosted by North Carolina State University, in Asheville, NC. The […]
Greater Brunswick Charter School Eighth Graders Get Professional Fitness Training in Rutgers Pilot Program
At a time when adolescents may have already established attitudes towards physical activity and fitness and are on the verge of beginning high school, itself coming with added social influence and stress, eighth grade can be a turning point for students if there is a motivating influence. This opportunity was presented to 44 eighth-graders at […]
Warming Waters in Western Tropical Pacific May Affect West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Rutgers study finds weather patterns that may influence global sea-level rise Warming waters in the western tropical Pacific Ocean have significantly increased thunderstorms and rainfall, which may affect the stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and global sea-level rise, according to a Rutgers University–New Brunswick study. Since the mid-1990s, West Antarctica – a massive ice […]
Food and Beverage Manufacturers of All Sizes Find Support and Solutions at the Rutgers Food Innovation Center
For nearly two decades, entrepreneurs developing plant-based meat alternatives, gluten-free breads, functional beverages and many ethnic specialties have leveraged resources at the Rutgers Food Innovation Center to grow their businesses. Startups considering a move to the Rutgers Food Innovation Center can now apply for rent support through the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s (NJEDA’s) NJ Ignite Program. […]
Rutgers and NJDEP Underground Storage Tank Training Goes Online
Over the past year, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education joined forces to provide training for operators to prevent, detect and correct leaking underground storage tanks. Together, they’ve hosted more than 40 classes in half a dozen locations across New Jersey to train as many as 2,200 operators […]
Gnocchi, Reimagined: Wooller Wants Sexy Things to Happen on the Pasta Shelf
Stories from the Rutgers Food Innovation Center Sure, the package says “Product of Italy” but Nocca gnocchi is definitely an American product. CEO Nicholas Wooller spent a decade in the Italian packaged goods industry, exporting products to be rebranded in private label in American grocers. Nocca isn’t one of those rebranded products. “The idea of […]
Assoc. Professor Pamela McElwee Speaks About Her Role in the United Nations’ IPBES Global Biodiversity Assessment
On May 6, the United Nations released a global assessment on biodiversity as part of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). It is the first large-scale global assessment on biodiversity since 2005. The 1,500-page IPBES report was compiled by hundreds of international experts and was based on thousands of scientific studies. […]
Genetic Discovery May Improve Corn Quality, Yields
Rutgers-led study could benefit millions who rely on corn for nutrition Researchers may be able to improve corn yields and nutritional value after discovering genetic regulators that synthesize starch and protein in the widely eaten grain, according to a Rutgers-led study. The research, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could benefit […]
Striped Maple Trees Often Change Sexes, With Females More Likely to Die
Rutgers study shows how switching sexes could threaten populations Although pollen has covered cars for weeks and allergy sufferers have been sneezing, we think of sex as being the realm of animals. But plant sex can be quite interesting, especially in species that can have male or female flowers. More than 90 percent of flowering […]
SEBS Distinguished Professor Alan Robock Co-authors Study into Implications of Massive Laki Volcano Eruption in Iceland in 1783-1784
An enormous volcanic eruption on Iceland in 1783-84 did not cause an extreme summer heat wave in Europe. But, as Benjamin Franklin speculated, the eruption triggered an unusually cold winter, according to a Rutgers-led study. The study, in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, will help improve predictions of how the climate will respond to future high-latitude volcanic eruptions. The […]
