Rutgers NJAES faculty in the fields of agriculture and human nutrition are working together on an international development project that combines these disciplines to strengthen the linkage between increased production and consumption of fresh vegetables with improved human health and nutrition. Principal investigator Jim Simon, distinguished professor of plant biology, with co-principal investigators Dan Hoffman, […]
Rutgers Environmental Stewards Program: Helping Citizens Make A Difference in New Jersey
Imagine being able to discuss climate change with the State Climatologist or learn about New Jersey’s geology from the people who map it. Would you like to learn about habitat restoration in your own community or help to improve water quality of a local river or stream? These are some of the opportunities available to […]
Rutgers Revolutionaries: Oscar Schofield, Scott Glenn and the Marine Team…A New World Underwater
A revolution started nearly 20 years ago, one that would change the way we explore and understand our oceans. Scott Glenn—a marine scientist—was just starting to use a high-frequency radar, one of several new technologies that Glenn and his colleagues at Rutgers would adopt and share with the world. Working first with satellite imagery, and […]
‘Taking Chances’ at The Coast: Have We Learned Hurricane Sandy’s Lessons?
The book—edited by Karen M. O’Neill and Daniel J. Van Abs (CC’77), associate professors in the Department of Human Ecology at Rutgers—explores Sandy’s devastating impacts and the future of the coasts. Rutgers University and other experts examine the historic superstorm’s catastrophic impacts and shocking aftermath from numerous angles and try to decide whether Sandy was “a […]
Rutgers IR-4 Project Awarded Two USDA-Funded Grants to Support Agriculture
This summer, the USDA announced its 2016 Specialty Crop Research and Extension Investments (SCRI) projects, funded through USDA’S National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Two of the 19 projects announced were awarded to IR-4 Project’s Ornamental Horticulture Program based at Rutgers. The first project, “Protecting Pollinators with Economically Feasible and Environmentally Sound Ornamental Horticulture,” […]
Distinguished Professor and Extension Specialist Donald Shaffner Debunks the ‘Five-Second Rule’
Donald Schaffner and graduate student, Robyn Miranda, conducted research looking into the widespread practice of scooping up food and eating it within a ‘safe’ five-second window. Schaffner and Miranda tested four surfaces, four different foods and four different contact times and found out that sometimes bacteria can transfer in less than a second, concluding that […]
Rutgers Food Innovation Center Helping to Launch Two New Jersey Food Industry Centers
[Rutgers Food Innovation Center (FIC) recently completed a feasibility study for a business incubation program for the City of Paterson and another study for the City of Bridgeton designed for its FIC “graduate” clients. Business Facilities magazine covered these two projects in its July/August issue.] The City of Paterson is gearing up towards the launching […]
Distinguished Prof. Donald Schaffner Weighs in on FDA Ban of 19 Chemicals Used in Antibacterial Soap
People who want to be germ-free often reach for antibacterial soap but the FDA says “squeaky clean” is good enough. The agency decided to ban these chemicals because it says they may cause more harm than good. Some data has suggested that long-term exposure to some of the active ingredients used in many antibacterial products could […]
IFNH’s Peggy Policastro and Sue Shapses of the Rutgers New Jersey Obesity Group Weigh in on New Jersey’s Obesity Epidemic
One quarter of all New Jersey residents are facing a health problem so severe, it’s been deemed an epidemic — obesity. It seems it’s not just the population that’s growing in the Garden State, but our waist size too. A new report, called The State of Obesity issued by the Trust for America’s Health and […]
SEBS Office of International Programs Offers Scholarship Opportunities to Pursue Study Abroad Dreams
As a STEM student, it is often perceived as difficult, even impossible, to be able to study abroad, much less find the right program to stay on track to graduate on time. On top of academic requirements, study abroad programs for STEM students are often costly. In response to these concerns, the School of Environmental […]
