Craig Lillard, 23, of Princeton, New Jersey, is the first adult in the Rutgers Center for Adult Autism Services (RCAAS). The Center plans to offer adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) a one-of-a-kind support program that makes an independent and fulfilling life possible. Part of that includes job placement. And that’s where we met Craig, […]
Old Bridge Fourth Graders Set Their Sights on Rutgers
One early spring day this year, a yellow school bus pulled up in a parking lot off Dudley Road on the George H. Cook Campus, and 48 eager fourth-graders debarked to explore the world of higher education. The students were part of a program of the Old Bridge (NJ) School District called “Kids at College,” […]
Financial Resource Management Specialist Barbara O’Neill Gives Tips on the Best Credit Cards
For a closer look at the cream of the credit-card crop, including what the best offers tell us about the economy and why abstainers from plastic may want to reconsider their stance, WalletHub posed questions to a panel of leading personal finance experts… professor Barbara O’Neill, extension specialist in Financial Resource Management and others gave […]
Ayeni’s Exotic Peppers a Hit at Rutgers
Editor’s Note: This story first appeared in Mid-Atlantic Grower, an online publication of American Farm Publication, Inc. By RICHARD SKELLY, AFP Correspondent NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (March 14, 2017) — Around campus he’s known by colleagues and students as the hot pepper expert. But Dr. Albert Ayeni wears many different hats in his role in the […]
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Participates in Lake Shoreline Restoration at Middlesex County Park
By Michele Bakacs, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, County Agent II/Associate Professor Reprinted from Green Knight newsletter, Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension, February 2017 Manalapan Lake in Middlesex County’s Thompson Park received an ecological makeover this past fall when 600 feet of bare shoreline were planted with native plants. This shoreline buffer was established to prevent soil from […]
Rutgers Gardens Receives Prestigious National Horticultural Landmark Award
Rutgers Gardens was presented with a Horticultural Landmark Award by the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) on April 4 at the Log Cabin on the grounds of the Gardens. The ASHS president John Dole and ASHS Executive Director Michael Neff presented a brass commemorative plaque to dean Bob Goodman, chairman of the Rutgers Gardens […]
In Memoriam: David A. Meirs
David A. Meirs, alumnus and former chair of the Rutgers University Board for Equine Advancement, passed away on March 27, 2017. He was 87. Services were held on April 1 at the Crosswicks Meeting House, Chesterfield, N.J. A Rutgers alumnus, Meirs was heavily involved in the growth and development of Rutgers’ equine science program and […]
Using GIS Mapping and Spatial Thinking to Promote Health in the Urban Landscape
With funding from the New Jersey Healthy Community Network, the 3rd Annual Geohealth Workshop, led by David Tulloch, associate director for program development and GIS applications program leader at the Rutgers Grant F. Walton Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis (CRSSA), is scheduled to get underway at Rutgers this summer. The annual workshop, which […]
Water Resources Program Wins Three Awards at the New Jersey ASLA 2017 Conference
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program was honored with three Merit Awards from the New Jersey American Society of Landscape Architects this spring. Award-winning projects included the Green Infrastructure Guidance Manual for New Jersey, the Woodbridge Township Floodplain Restoration Plan, and the McKeown Elementary School Rain Garden Partnership Project. The Green Infrastructure Guidance Manual for […]
Menus of Change Coming to Rutgers Dining Halls
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Rutgers Today. Starting with its take-out options, Rutgers will be making menu changes in its dining hall, modeled after the “Menus of Change” initiative that calls for making vegetables, whole grains, nuts and beans the center of the plate, serving less red meat, offering a greater variety of […]
