Fourteen New Jersey 4-H members are ready to take on the challenges of leadership after experiencing the vibrant, living classroom of the nation’s capital as part of Leadership Washington Focus (LWF), an intensive 4-H leadership development program for middle-school youth held in July at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The […]
Rutgers Master Gardeners of Hunterdon County Sensory Garden Team Wins 1st Place at the 2019 International Master Gardeners Conference
The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Hunterdon County Sensory Garden Team, led by certified Rutgers Master Gardener Linda Klug, was awarded 1st place in the Search for Excellence Competition at the 2019 International Master Gardeners Conference in Valley Forge, PA in June. Search for Excellence (SFE) is the recognition program of the Extension Master Gardener volunteer […]
National Farmers Market Week 2019: NBCFM Celebrates 10th Season Serving City Residents
As National Farmers Market Week is celebrated across the U.S. this year from August 4–10, the New Brunswick Community Farmers Market (NBCFM), one of two seasonal markets operated by Rutgers University–New Brunswick, celebrates its 10th season serving city residents. Based at 178 Jones Avenue, NBCFM was launched in 2009 with the support of a grant […]
Food Science Doctoral Candidates Win Important Fellowships
Regina O’Brien and Neeta Yousaf, doctoral candidates in food science in the School of Graduate Studies, both won important fellowships to support their research. O’Brien received the North East -Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) Graduate Student Fellowship Award of $15,000 for the project, “Increasing consumer acceptance of baby leafy greens grown in a controlled […]
New Jersey 4-H Teens Boost Leadership and Civic Engagement Skills at Citizenship Washington Focus Conference
New Jersey 4-H Members learned about government processes in the vibrant, living classroom of the nation’s capital as part of Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF), an intensive 4-H civic engagement program for high-school youth held at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The New Jersey 4-H delegation of 20 youth and two […]
Michael Acquafredda Named 2020 NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Finalist
Michael Acquafredda, doctoral candidate in the Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution in the School of Graduate Studies, is among 69 national finalists in the 2020 class of the NOAA and Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program. Named after one of Sea Grant’s founders and former NOAA Administrator John A. Knauss, the fellowship is […]
Passaic County Launches Rutgers Cooperative Extension Teaching and Demonstration Site and High Tunnel at Local Golf Course
By Cecilia Diaz, Agriculture Associate, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Passaic County Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Passaic County inaugurated a new teaching and demonstration site consisting of a high tunnel located at Preakness Valley Golf Course. The installation of this structure will allow Rutgers Master Gardeners, youth, and others to learn about horticultural and agricultural techniques. […]
Tick, Tick, Tick
Rutgers researchers publish the first scientific list of tick species confirmed in New Jersey. Researchers with the Rutgers Center for Vector Biology recently published the first scientific list of tick species confirmed in New Jersey, revealing that there are 11 known types, nine of them indigenous to North America and two invasive, including the recently […]
Taste testing: The FIC deepens partnerships with hosts of the Fancy Food Show
Stories from the Rutgers Food Innovation Center Six years ago, David Fullner and Daniel Auld had their hands full with a son born eight weeks premature. A focus on his diet to keep him healthy inspired them to blend their own baby food, with the added benefit of introducing him to real, not-too-sweet flavors to […]
Six Champions of the Raritan River Recognized for their Good Works at 11th Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference
Three individuals and one organization received Sustainable Raritan River Awards at the 11th Annual Sustainable Raritan Conference and Awards Ceremony at Rutgers’ Richard Weeks Hall of Engineering in Piscataway on June 7, 2019. The annual awards recognize outstanding achievement in efforts to revitalize, restore and protect the Raritan resources and promote the area as a […]
