‘Count one, count them all’ – anyone with a Rutgers connection can photograph wild species in citizen science project. When Lena Struwe was hiking in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve in Costa Rica three years ago, she spotted a yellowish harvestman, a spider-type animal, on a hiking trail rail and took a photo with […]
Grad Student Blake-Mahmud Discovers Male Maple Species Can Sometimes Become Female
Striped maples wait to last minute before choosing their sex A few years ago, Rutgers researcher Jennifer Blake-Mahmud was working on a botany project in Virginia when colleagues pointed out a striped maple, a common tree in the understory of mountain forests from Nova Scotia to Georgia. “They told me, ‘We think it switches sex […]
Hazelnut Job
The global shortage of hazelnuts—a cause of despair for Nutella lovers—is on the verge of change. The commercial cultivation of hazelnuts can begin to expand to regions like New Jersey and the Northeast with the release of disease resistant hazelnut trees from the Rutgers NJAES breeding program overseen by plant biologist Tom Molnar. Read more […]
Cara Cuite Teams Up to Find Solutions to Basic Needs Insecurity Among Students in Higher Education
On Monday, January 29, Rutgers Against Hunger co-sponsored “Basic Needs Insecurity in New Jersey Higher Education,” a half-day conference for researchers, student affairs professionals, and others interested in the growing problem of food and housing insecurity among undergraduates in New Jersey. The event was organized by Cara Cuite, assistant extension specialist from the Department […]
NJAES – Addressing Tomorrow’s Challenges Today: Commercial Agriculture
Sustainable farming on the urban fringe New Jersey is an anomaly in U.S. agriculture. One of the smallest states, it is nonetheless a top 10 producer of numerous commodities. Agricultural production per acre is more than three times higher than the national average. Ensuring a vibrant and robust agriculture means focusing attention on developing novel […]
Effectiveness of Crop Pollination by Wild Pollinators Improves with Diversity of Bee Species
A study conducted on farms in New Jersey and Pennsylvania by professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Rachel Winfree and colleagues, demonstrated the relationship of diversity in wild pollinators and crop pollination in accordance with spatial scale. The research showed that to provide crop pollination in natural systems, the number of […]
Marine Ecologist Malin Pinsky Publishes PNAS Commentary on Benefits of Throwing Back Large and Female Lobsters to Maine’s Fishery
Marine ecologist Malin Pinsky, assistant professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, published a recent commentary on how fishery management can help species cope with warming temperatures in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In “Throwing back the big ones saves a fishery from hot water,” Pinsky explains why a recent […]
NJAISA Partners with Rutgers Urban Forestry Program and Brings Arborist Work Day to the Cook-Douglass Campus
The New Jersey Arborists Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (NJAISA) held its annual “Work Day” on Cook/Douglass Campus late last year. NJAISA’s Work Day is an annual event in which professional arborists and urban foresters volunteer a day of work at a location selected by the chapter. The recipient organization pays a fraction […]
State Board of Ag Honors Dan Kluchinski Posthumously with Distinguished Service Award
Rutgers Cooperative Extension agricultural agent Dan Kluchinski was honored posthumously on February 7 with a Distinguished Service to Agriculture Citation by the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture during the New Jersey State Agricultural Convention in Atlantic City. New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher said, “While we are saddened by Dan’s recent passing, […]
Year-Round Farm Market Under Construction in Rutgers Gardens
Cook’s Market’s New Green Roof Structure Set to Open For Business Later This Year The Rutgers Gardens will soon be opening a new, year-round farmers market under a state-of-the-art, green roof structure. The 101-year-old, 130-acre property is home to botanical gardens and farms, and has hosted a farm market since 2008, according to Director Bruce […]
