Rutgers and UK scientists suggest “mother-of-pearl” clouds inspired the Norwegian artist What inspired the iconic red-and-yellow sky in The Scream, the painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that sold for a record $119.9 million in 2012? Some say it was a volcanic sunset after the 1883 Krakatau eruption. Others think the wavy sky shows a […]
Rutgers Discovery That Changed the World May Become New Jersey’s State Microbe
Pending bill would honor bacterium that helps to cure tuberculosis A soil-based bacterium called Streptomyces griseus could become New Jersey’s official state microbe 75 years after Rutgers University–New Brunswick scientists discovered its ability to cure tuberculosis. The 1943 discovery at the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station defined Rutgers’ role as a leader in antibiotic research […]
Surrendering to Rising Seas: Rutgers Faculty Assist with the Retreat
Coastal communities struggling to adapt to climate change are beginning to do what was once unthinkable: retreat. Brooke Maslo and Jeremiah Bergstrom, faculty in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources and members of Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program, are featured in this Scientific American article for their work on the restoration of […]
Partnership Between Rutgers, 4-H Helps N.J. Youth Develop Leadership and Life Skills
Children work with university scientists on urban gardening, STEM exploration and more Pig races, tractor pulls and prize-winning produce are the hallmarks of traditional 4-H fairs. But today’s fairgoers also can participate in 3-D printing, robotic and drone demonstrations and follow the progress of student-run urban gardens. Each of these activities honor the national organization’s […]
New Jersey 4-H Teens Boost Leadership and Civic Engagement Skills at Citizenship Washington Focus Conference
An impressive group of 25 delegates representing 12 New Jersey counties attended Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) during the week of July 8 where they learned about government processes. This intensive 4-H civic engagement program for high-school youth used the nation’s capital as its vibrant, living classroom. The delegates attending this year’s conference included: Burlington County: […]
Dina Fonseca and Team Develop a New Technique for Stinkbug Surveillance
New method that tests for insect DNA on farm produce could “revolutionize” agricultural pest surveillance If a farmer can grow it, a brown marmorated stinkbug can destroy it. However, by the time farmers notice an infestation, they are nearly powerless to halt it. But there is hope: Borrowing techniques from aquatic science, researchers have discovered […]
Summer Science Scholars Get a Taste of Culinary Medicine
Each summer, a handful of rising New Jersey high school seniors interested in health care careers participate in the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) Summer Science Scholars Academy (S3A). The students engage in a “mini-medical school” experience exploring the human body through a series of lectures, organ laboratories and clinical experiences. Students are […]
Winfree and her Team Reveal the Importance of Pollinator Biodiversity
NSF-funded researcher and professor Rachael Winfree and her team in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources revealed just how important pollinator biodiversity is for crops in a recent study conducted across dozens of watermelon, cranberry and blueberry farms in the mid-Atlantic United States. Though many farmers use domesticated, non-native honey bee colonies to […]
Renowned Rutgers Marine Scientist J. Frederick Grassle, Whose Pioneering Work Helped Unlock the Ocean’s Mysteries, Dies
Built a program of excellence in research, education and community service in marine and coastal sciences at university J. Frederick Grassle, a celebrated oceanographer who founded Rutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, passed away on July 6. As the founding director of the institute in 1989, Grassle was instrumental in establishing the university as […]
In Memoriam: Sylvia Griffin (1926-2018), Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County Home Economist
Sylvia Futterman Meehan Griffin, age 92, of Tinton Falls passed away at Jersey Shore Medical Center on June 30, 2018. She was a Rutgers University professor and served as Cooperative Extension Home Economist of Monmouth County for thirty years until she retired in 1991. In addition to her adult education classes she wrote a by-lined […]
