New Jersey 4-H Members learned about government processes in the vibrant, living classroom of the nation’s capital as part of Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF), an intensive 4-H civic engagement program for high-school youth held at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The New Jersey 4-H delegation of 30 youth and three […]
SEBS Graduate Student, a Sustainable Fuels IGERT Fellow, Wins Two Awards in NSF Research Competition
Philomena Chu, graduate student in Plant Biology and Pathology, recently received two awards in the 2nd Annual Online Video & Poster Competition of the National Science Foundation’s IGERT Program. IGERT, which is an acronym for Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship, is the NSF’s flagship interdisciplinary doctoral training program. Since 1997, the program has supported […]
Rutgers OCPE Courses and DOL Grants Help NJ Unemployed Gain New Skills
New Jersey Department of Labor training grants and Rutgers continuing and professional education courses lead to practical skills and new employment opportunities for state residents The first part of Sergio Sosa’s story is far too familiar: the Union City resident was inches away from earning his Master’s degree in Biology from Rutgers, and was transitioning […]
Samsung Summer Science Program at Rutgers
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The Samsung Summer Science Program provides hands-on learning in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) for high school students across the U.S. Approximately 3,000 teens attend week-long immersion sessions at one of six participating universities across the country during the summer. This Samsung-sponsored video features the Samsung Summer Science Program at Rutgers, which is hosted […]
Prof. Barbara O’Neill Presents Key Financial Management Skills at National Conference
Barbara O’Neill, Rutgers Cooperative Extension specialist in financial resource management presented three workshops at the 2013 American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) Annual Conference, Embracing and Managing Change through Family & Consumer Sciences, in Houston, Texas, June 26-29. At this year’s conference, O’Neill provided information on a variety of topics, such as financial […]
Rutgers Food Innovation Center Client Jin+Ja Wins Gold at the 2013 Fancy Food Show
Reuben Canada, CEO of Canada Enterprises and creator of Jin+Ja Drink was thrilled to learn his product would take home the gold at the 2013 Summer Fancy Food Show, hosted by the Specialty Food Association. The gold standard, the Specialty Outstanding Food Innovation (sofi) Award in the specialty food industry, is one of the greatest […]
Thawing the Mysteries of the Arctic
When most people think of the Arctic tundra, they think of a vast frozen land with few signs of life. But when Max Häggblom, professor of biochemistry and microbiology at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, thinks of the tundra, he imagines a secret world, unseen by the naked eye, teeming with possibilities.
Rutgers and EPA Co-Host Green Infrastructure Conference at Duke Farms July 31
Rutgers Cooperative Extension and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will co-sponsor the New Jersey Green Infrastructure Forum to be held at Duke Farms on July 31. The conference begins at 8:30 a.m. and will highlight the critical importance of using green infrastructure to manage storm water and enhance treatment of sewage and better withstand […]
Rutgers 4-H Program Promotes Expressive Arts for NJ Youth
The Expressive Arts 4-H program of Rutgers Cooperative Extension, a unit of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, was established in December of 2009 in recognition of the importance of the arts to the social, emotional, psychological and physical development of youth. Since its inception, the Expressive Arts 4-H program has provided performing, media and […]
Celebrate Rutgers, 4-H connection at county fairs
Kids go for the animals, teens go for the rides and parents go for the food – and there’s plenty of all those things at your county fair. Do you know the connection between Rutgers, 4-H and county fairs? Learn more about it.
