Peter Guarnaccia, professor in the Dept of Human Ecology and investigator at the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, was invited by former Rutgers anthropology graduate student Nia Parson to deliver the George and Mary Foster Distinguished Lecture in Cultural Anthropology at Southern Methodist University (SMU). Parson, who completed her Ph.D. in […]
Mercer County Boys and Girls Club Receives Friend of 4-H Award
David E. Anderson, executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of Trenton and Mercer County, was recently recognized by the New Jersey Association of 4-H Agents with the Friend of 4-H Award for his support of the 4-H program. This award, which is presented annually, recognizes an individual or a group for outstanding technical, […]
Horsing Around: Rutgers Equine Science Center Unveils New Computer Game for Youth
Recognizing the growing need to promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, the Equine Science Center at Rutgers University recently launched “Exercising HorsePower”, a new computer game based on equine exercise physiology laboratory practices. The game is available from the Center’s youth web portal.
Marine Science Study Shows Depleted Fish Stocks Can Come Back from the Brink
A study by IMCS scientists published in Science shows catch limits can help restore overfished species. Read more about the work.
Middlesex County Master Gardener Workshop: Basics of Bee-Keeping
A growing number of New Jersey residents who want to do something for the environment and help the ailing honeybee at the same time have taken up bee-keeping, a relatively inexpensive activity that can be done in a backyard. The Master Gardeners Program of Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County will hold a workshop, “Introduction […]
Scenes from Rutgers Day 2013
Rutgers Day 2013 was a great event for the university and its visitors. Faculty, staff, and students pulled out all the stops to provide a day that demonstrated Rutgers’ mission of research, education and service to the state.
Alumni Story: Compassion, Volunteering, Mentoring: Words to Live By For Barry Adler, Class of ‘72
Conventional wisdom tells us that in order to be successful in a career, one has to be passionate. Barry Adler, DVM, (Animal Sciences, ’72) would likely add: “One also has to be compassionate.” Barry is founder and director of the Woodbridge Veterinary Group and Hospital in Woodbridge, NJ. He has stayed close to the School […]
Undergraduates From Brazil Present Research at George H. Cook Honors Symposium
In a longstanding exchange with the University of Sao Paulo (USP) in Brazil, five undergraduate students presented their research at the George H. Cook Honors Symposium on April 12. Prior to the visit of the USP students, Rutgers sent five of its undergraduate students to Brazil last October to participate in a similar forum, the […]
The IR-4 Project: Celebrating 50 Years at Rutgers
The IR-4 Project, a federal-state agricultural research collaboration headquartered at Rutgers, celebrated a milestone by hosting its 50th anniversary reception at the Rutgers University Inn and Conference Center in New Brunswick, NJ, on April 16. The IR-4 Project was established by the USDA and the State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors in 1963 to provide state-of-the-art […]
Rutgers Hosts 2013 Liberian Studies Association Conference
The state of affairs in the West African Republic of Liberia can be summed up by a mix of adage and metaphor, “It takes a village to put Humpty Dumpty back together again.” But the country, which faces a multitude of economic, social, technological and environmental woes even as it struggles to redevelop after back-to-back […]
