David Krol is the medical director of Rutgers New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health and the New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative, a program that helps children, families and communities live their healthiest lives by improving nutrition and physical activity. Krol has won multiple awards for his clinical, advocacy, and leadership efforts, including the […]
City Apartments or Jungle Huts: What Chemicals and Microbes Lurk Inside?
Scientists find more industrial chemicals, fungi in urbanized homes What are the differences between life in a walled urban apartment versus in a jungle hut that’s open to nature? Researchers at Rutgers and other universities found city homes to be rife with industrial chemicals, cleaning agents and fungi that love warm, dark surfaces, while jungle […]
First Annual IFNH Research Day Features Cutting Edge Research on Diverse Initiatives in Health and Nutrition
The New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH) hosted its first annual IFNH Research Day on November 1. While the IFNH centers have hosted independent conferences, symposiums and summits on state-of-the-art initiatives in their fields, this is the first time all the units have come together to present jointly. This effort underscores the […]
Red Algae Thrive Despite Ancestor’s Massive Loss of Genes
Study may spawn ways to genetically alter and control red seaweeds You’d think that losing 25 percent of your genes would be a big problem for survival. But not for red algae, including the seaweed used to wrap sushi. An ancestor of red algae lost about a quarter of its genes roughly one billion years […]
Rutgers Food Innovation Center Client Wins New Jersey Immigrant Entrepreneur Award
Sandeep Agarwal, president & CEO of Pure Indian Foods, a client of the Rutgers Food Innovation Center (FIC), was the recipient of the Caspar Wistar Award for Growth, one of the New Jersey Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards presented by the Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce (MCRCC) and Einstein Alley, a private, non-profit economic development initiative […]
Scientists Discover New Antibiotic in Tropical Forest
Findings may lead to “plant probiotic” and new antibiotics Scientists from Rutgers University and around the world have discovered an antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium from a Mexican tropical forest that may help lead to a “plant probiotic,” more robust plants and other antibiotics. Probiotics, which provide friendlier bacteria and health benefits for humans, […]
Rutgers Holds 12th Annual Pioneers in Endocrinology Workshop on Diabetes
By Jeannette Mullins “Diabetes” was the theme of the 12th Annual Pioneers in Endocrinology Workshop held at Rutgers on October 14, 2019, at the Busch Student Center. The workshop was sponsored by the Rutgers Endocrine Program; Rutgers-RWJMS Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition; the Department of Animal Sciences at the Rutgers School of Environmental and […]
Urban “Annie’s Project” Farm Management and Business Training Course for NJ Farm Women and Veterans
Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) will present a new, urban-focused version of the popular Annie’s Project held in three locations over the course of six weeks, one evening per week. Annie’s Project offers important farm management lessons to help women succeed and this newest course is extended to military veterans in New Jersey. The training course, […]
Rockettes’ Athletic Trainer Marissa Piloto (SEBS ‘14) Got Her Start With Rutgers Football
Athletic trainer Marissa Piloto still pinches herself when she stands in the stage wing of New York City’s Radio City Music Hall watching the Rockettes perform. “This is my dream job,” said Piloto, who is in her fourth season training the stars of the Christmas Spectacular. The 27-year-old is also head athletic trainer for the […]
Open House Prepares NJ Community Colleges for Advising Students on Transferring to SEBS
When community college students are preparing to further their education and transfer to a four-year institution, they look to their advisors for where to transfer and what courses they need. For years, Carol Andrew, assistant dean, Office of Academic Programs, for the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) has been connecting with New […]
