The Eastern Regional Radon Training Center (ERRTC), administered by Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education, is now offering the training program required for national radon measurement certification as a self-paced, online course. For the past 30 years, the center has provided classroom-based radon measurement and mitigation training on the Rutgers–New Brunswick campus. This limited training […]
‘Tis the sneezin’ season once again, says allergy specialist Leonard Bielory
The spring season is welcomed by many of us for different reasons. But a New Jersey allergy expert says spring also has a down side: Allergies. Tree pollen comes first. Rutgers University allergy specialist Leonard Bielory explains that “each tree releases pollen in their own time, usually over a period of two to three weeks.” […]
Using Digital Picture Frames for Extension Displays
Digital picture frames can bring a different dimension to Extension educators’ educational displays and enhance the experience of viewers. Moreover, by combining multiple digital displays with written materials, the educator can increase his or her ability to reach more people than what occurs when only a single tabletop display at one event is used. An […]
Rutgers OCPE Helps the American Parkinson Disease Association Launch Online Training Program for Fitness, Health, and Wellness Professionals
The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) has partnered with the Office of Continuing Professional Education (OCPE) to create a highly-specialized training program for fitness, health, and wellness professionals. Available now, the course helps make exercise more accessible for people living with Parkinson’s disease (PD). OCPE was a natural choice to work with APDA after a successful […]
Rutgers Study Shows Medicine and Personal Care Products May Lead to New Pollutants in Waterways
When you flush the toilet, you probably don’t think about the traces of the medicine and personal care products in your body that are winding up in sewage treatment plants, streams, rivers, lakes, bays and the ocean. But Rutgers scientists have found that bacteria in sewage treatment plants may be creating new contaminants that have not […]
RCE’s Family and Community Health Sciences and EFNEP Participate in Family Festival in Camden, Part of First Lady’s “Nurture NJ”
As part of her statewide Nurture NJ campaign to improve maternal and infant health, First Lady Tammy Murphy hosted a Family Festival on Saturday, March 2, at Octavius V. Catto Family School in Camden. In January, at Cooper University Health Care in Camden, the First Lady unveiled a sweeping commitment to raise awareness of and […]
EcoComplex-incubated Startups Offer High-Tech Ways to Save Power
New Jersey has long been known as the center of the global pharmaceutical industry, with industry giants making their homes here or maintaining significant presences. Now some startups hope to extend the state’s innovation to other areas, like high-tech energy. One such innovator is Manveer Sidhu, the founder, materials scientist, and principal researcher at Sidhu […]
More Vitamin D May Improve Memory But Too Much May Slow Reaction Time
How much vitamin D can boost memory, learning and decision-making in older adults, and how much is too much? A unique Rutgers-led study found that overweight and obese older women who took more than three times the recommended daily dose of vitamin D showed improvements in memory and learning – but also had slower reaction […]
NJAES: Maximizing the Benefits of Curbing Food Waste
In addition to the economic cost of food, there is the additional cost in resources such as land, water, labor, and transport that is not often factored into the cost of food waste. With global solid waste generation accelerating, and organic waste contributing significantly to the problem, continued use of landfills for organic waste is […]
National Experts Featured at 6th Annual Rutgers Human Performance Conference Hosted by IFNH Center for Health and Human Performance, March 29-30
With over 250 participants in attendance in 2018, the 6th Annual Rutgers Human Performance Conference to be held on March 30, 2019 is projected to be the largest yet. Hosted by the Center for Health and Human Performance at the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health and presented in conjunction with the International […]
