Amanda Wenczel, a doctoral candidate in Ecology and Evolution working at the Haskin Lab, is the winner of the New Jersey Sea Grant (NJSG) Stew Tweed Scholarship Award for 2014. Stew Tweed was a student of Hal Haskin, for whom the Rutgers Haskin Lab is named, and later spent a productive career as a County […]
On the Road to Health and Wealth: Rutgers Cooperative Extension Launches Online Personal Health and Finance Quiz
To help Americans reach their personal health and financial planning goals, Rutgers Cooperative Extension developed a new online self-assessment tool called the Personal Health and Finance Quiz. The quiz is available online at no charge and is believed to be among the first surveys for public use to simultaneously query users about their daily health […]
Rutgers Plant Biologist Jim Simon Recognized by International Agriculture Association
Rutgers Professor James (Jim) Simon, Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, has won the 2014 AIARD Special Service Award in recognition of his collaborative research in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere for over 20 years and his ability to use innovative and transformative approaches that lift people out of poverty. This recognition was bestowed upon him […]
Lisa Calvo Named Marine Educator of the Year by Statewide Organization
Lisa Calvo, aquaculture agent jointly affiliated with Rutgers NJAES and the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium, was presented the Outstanding Marine Educator of the Year Award by the New Jersey Marine Education Association (NJMEA) on May 20 during its annual professional development workshop, Teach at the Beach 2014, at Stockton College.
Graduate Student is Third Place North American Young Scientist Winner
Jessica Verpeut, Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate Program in Endocrinology and Animal Biosciences, was the North America 3rd Place Graduate winner in the 2014 Alltech Young Scientist competition. Her award-winning paper, titled “Effects of ketogenic diet on neurobehavioral outcomes in Engrailed 2 null mice,” highlights the dissertation research she has been conducting in the laboratory […]
RCE Campus Tree Planting Marks 100th Anniversary of Smith-Lever Act
On June 10, a Red Pygmy® dogwood tree was planted in the Foran Conservation Garden on the George H. Cook Campus to commemorate 100 years since the signing of the Smith Lever Act and the creation of Cooperative Extension in 1914. Larry Katz, director of Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) began the ceremony by reading the […]
Rutgers Haskin Lab Helps Celebrate Annual Bay Day in New Jersey
Delaware Bay Day, the free folklife festival celebrating the Bay and the Bayshore region, was held on June 7 in Bivalve, Port Norris and East Point, NJ. Hosted by the Bayshore Center, the festival which is dubbed “Food, Fun & Fireworks in Bivalve, NJ,” offered a number of fun activities and historical displays, including educational […]
Sustainable Farming on the Urban Fringe: Sex and the Single Asparagus
In the land of asparagus, it’s a male dominated world where the female just can’t catch a break. Not weighed down by seed, the male asparagus not only out-yields the female, but ironically is more tender and sweet. Read more on how males take the lead in hybrid asparagus production in the latest “Sustainable Farming […]
NJ Secretary of Ag Acknowledges Rutgers 4-H Equine Clubs During Month of the Horse Kickoff Event
Source: New Jersey Department of Agriculture New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher kicked off June as the Month of the Horse in New Jersey on Friday, June 6 by highlighting the state’s 4-H equine clubs, which operate through Rutgers Cooperative Extension county offices. Fisher observed a demonstration by the Gloucester County Equine Science […]
NJ Sea Grant Funds Coastal Storm Risk Communication Study Led by Rutgers Faculty
Despite the unparalleled accuracy of the forecast for post-Tropical Storm Sandy, too many coastal residents either failed to fully understand the severity of the storm and the dangerous conditions it would produce, or chose not to evacuate in spite of the serious risks of staying in their homes. Three statewide agencies, New Jersey Sea Grant, […]
