Worldwide demand for hazelnuts is exceeding supply and this presents an incredible opportunity for farmers. Except here in the Northeast, Eastern Filbert Blight (EFB) has made growing this valuable crop impossible…until now. On September 24, the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Rutgers Fruit and Ornamental Research and […]
Marine Ecologist Malin Pinsky Selected as one of Science News’ Top Scientists to Watch in 2019
For the fifth year in a row, the award-winning magazine, Science News, is recognizing young stars—all under the age of 40—across scientific disciplines, from genetics to astrochemistry, from quantum mechanics to climate change. By recognizing their work now in a feature highlighting 10 early- and mid-career scientists, the magazine hopes to shine a light on […]
Raising Awareness About Osteoporosis and Bone Health to Mark World Osteoporosis Day October 20
In the U.S., more than 54 million people either already have osteoporosis or are at high risk of the disease due to low bone density. Osteoporosis-related bone fractures are responsible for more hospitalizations than heart attacks, strokes and breast cancer combined. A recent study released by the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) found that these high-risk […]
Agribusiness Scholars Program One-Year In: Making the Best Better
After retiring from a highly successful career in commodities finance, Ira Polk could not rest on his laurels. In fact, he was compelled to do the opposite, and that meant investing in the cultivation of a new generation of business leaders. As a director of the Clearing Corporation Charitable Foundation (CCCF), Polk and his like-minded […]
How to Save New Jersey from the Rising Tide? Translating Science to Action
By Marjorie Kaplan, Lisa Auermuller and Jeanne Herb (CC ’81) As we approach the seventh anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, we are asked – as we have been every autumn since 2012 – “Are we better prepared for the next Sandy?” Our answer: In some places and with respect to some structures and systems, we probably […]
Undergraduates Explore How Land Meets Sea in Interactive Byrne Seminar
The day that Hurricane Dorian veered away from hitting New Jersey, 11 intrepid freshmen enrolled at Rutgers–New Brunswick topped off their first week of college with a visit to the shore as part of the Byrne Family First-Year Seminar, titled “Landscape/Seascape: An Interdisciplinary Exploration.” Byrne seminars are small, one-credit courses that match first-year students at […]
Acclaimed Ornamental Plant Breeder Dennis Werner Celebrated as 2019 Hamilton Award Winner at Rutgers Gardens Party
On September 26, the Log Cabin and Alumni Pavillion at Rutgers Gardens were festively decorated for the annual Gardens Party, which celebrated its 2019 Hamilton Award winner Dennis Werner, ornamental plant breeder and Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor at North Carolina State University (NCSU). More than 100 Rutgers Gardens’ members and supporters, interns as well as […]
Local Volunteers Test the Lower Raritan River for Pathogens
By Michele Bakacs This summer, water quality has been a hot topic of discussion with news about harmful algal blooms closing lakes in New Jersey. On the Lower Raritan River in Middlesex County, volunteers have been focused on sampling for another human pathogen – enterococci, an indicator of possible disease-causing bacteria in recreational waters. Rutgers […]
Mukund Karwe Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award in Food Engineering
Mukund Karwe, distinguished professor in the Department of Food Science, received the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association for Engineering and Food (IAEF) during the 13th International Congress on Engineering and Food held in Melbourne, Australia, from September 23-26. The IAEF Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes long-serving experts for their “lifelong contribution and international impact […]
Preventing the Impact of Harmful Algal Blooms on Florida’s Shellfish Harvesting Areas through Agricultural and Public Education
By Alexandra Kelly ABSTRACT Harmful algal blooms along the Gulf Coast of Florida have been increasing in size, duration, and frequency. They are caused by an influx of nutrients into the ecosystem which stimulated the growth of the organism Karenia brevis. The blooms use up the oxygen in the water, killing the majority of marine […]
