The work of the Department of Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS) was recognized by the YMCA Alliance, in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, with a Culture of Health Award. The award, presented at the Culture of Health Conference in New Jersey, “honors individuals and communities that are creating partnerships and deep commitments […]
4-H Members Represent New Jersey at National Healthy Living Summit
Four 4-H members represented New Jersey at the National Youth Summit on Healthy Living held Feb. 12-15 at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The purpose of the summit was to provide high school youth with an opportunity to develop knowledge and skills to address issues like nutrition education, physical fitness, […]
Former RAREC Directors Gerald Ghidiu and Bradley Majek Cited for Distinguished Service to NJ Agriculture
[Source: NJDA press release] Gerald Ghidiu, retired extension specialist in entomology and former director of the Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center (RAREC), and Bradley Majek, weed specialist who retired in 2013 as director of RAREC, were honored Feb. 10 with Distinguished Service to Agriculture citations by the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture during […]
New Species of Flower Encased in Amber Named by Rutgers Botanist
Lena Struwe, associate professor in the departments of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, and Plant Biology and Pathology, identified a new flower species, Strychnos electri, discovered trapped in amber by entomologist George Poinar from among hundreds of specimens unearthed from an amber mine in the Dominican Republic in 1986. The two flower specimens, estimated to […]
Do Pathogens Hold The Key to Understanding the Origin of Eukaryotes?
A new paper in Science, co-authored by evolutionary biologist Debashish Bhattacharya, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, helps to answer the question. A major turning point in the history of life on Earth occurred about two billion years ago – the evolution of complex cells, the so-called eukaryotes. This was the foundational lineage that […]
2015 NJAES Annual Report Available for New Jersey Stakeholders
The 2015 NJAES Annual Report, produced by the Office of the Executive Dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources Robert Goodman, was unveiled on Feb. 11 at the final day of the New Jersey Agricultural Convention in Atlantic City. The report highlights the research and extension activities of the experiment station under the six broad categories […]
Rutgers Revolutionary: Cracking the Genetic Code of Plants
Prof. Joachim Messing, among the world’s top experts in molecular genetics, became famous for developing a genetic engineering technique used in laboratories to create plants that have produced disease-resistant crops considered vital to feeding the world’s population. Instead of cashing in on his discovery, he gave this scientific blueprint away for free to his fellow […]
Zika Virus: What New Jersey Residents Should Know
Randy Gaugler and Ary Faraji of the Rutgers Center for Vector Biology take an in-depth look at the Zika virus and what New Jersey’s residents need to know about the recent outbreak. Read more at the Center’s blog.
Rutgers Gardens Incorporates Student Farm for Outreach and Learning Opportunities
A student run farm that has operated at the Hort Farm since 1993 will re-emerge across the lane at Rutgers Gardens. The Office of Agriculture and Urban Programs will offer a sequence of interdisciplinary courses involving the organic farm. It also will provide the foundation for a broad spectrum of community outreach and programs, student […]
FIC to Lead Feasibility Study with City of Paterson to Create Food Business Incubation Program
The Rutgers Food Innovation Center (FIC) has been awarded a contract from the Paterson Restoration Corporation (PRC) to lead a feasibility study on creating a food business incubation program in Paterson, NJ. The grant to Rutgers was for $70,000, with funding to the PRC by the U.S. Economic Development Administration. The PRC and FIC will […]
