As graduation nears for thousands of Rutgers seniors, several dozen students got a jump on important life skills, like better money management, at “Millionaire in the Making,” a lecture on wise financial practices given by Barbara O’Neill, a certified financial planner and Rutgers Cooperative Extension specialist in financial resource management. O’Neill also teaches an undergraduate […]
Julie Fagan Accepts 2013 Land Ethics Award from Wildflower Preserve in PA
Julie Fagan, associate professor in the Department of Animal Sciences, turned a project she began with students in a summer “Ethics in Science” course in 2011 into an award-winning entry on behalf of a community conservation group she leads. Fagan, team leader of the Haycock Community Wildlife Habitat group, was presented with the 2013 Land […]
Small Steps to Health and Wealth™ Online Challenge Begins April 14
Members of the media are asked to contact Barbara O’Neill, extension specialist in financial resource management, Rutgers Cooperative Extension by email at oneill@aesop.rutgers.edu or by phone at 848-932-9126. To help Americans reach their personal health and financial planning goals, the Cooperative Extension system is launching an online Small Steps to Health and Wealth™ (SSHW) Challenge […]
Rutgers Food Innovation Center Holds Marketing and Communications Seminar for Food Entrepreneurs
On April 24 and 25, successful communicators and business leaders partner with Rutgers Food Innovation Center (FIC) – South staff to present a two-day seminar on the basics of marketing and communications for food business owners. Scheduled to be held at FIC in Bridgeton, NJ, the seminar will feature topics like pitching products to retailers, […]
From Organisms to Ecosystems: Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Imagine taking that first step on the journey towards your future…
RCE Organic Vegetable Gardening Workshop on April 6
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County offers strategies to keep your garden free of synthetic pesticides Editors’ Note: Contact David Smela by email at david.smela@co.middlesex.com or by phone at 732-398-5268. Spring is here and many area homeowners plan to take to their yard for the experience of growing their own food. But for those who […]
Antarctica: Beyond the Ice Trailer
RU Center for Digital Filmaking follows IMCS researchers on their journey to document changes in sea life in Antarctica.
NJ Epsilon Sigma Phi Announces 2013 Extension Awards
In February, the New Jersey Chapter of the Epsilon Sigma Phi (ESP) honorary fraternity for cooperative extension agents announced its 2013 awards, recognizing over a dozen Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) faculty and staff. All 2013 State Epsilon Sigma Phi award winners automatically qualify as nominees for the regional and national ESP awards, which are presented […]
Skip Hyberg (CC ’74) Honored with USDA’s Economist of the Year Award
Skip Hyberg, a 1974 graduate of Rutgers’ Cook College and USDA scientist, was recognized “for excellence in developing, applying or educating about policy to support USDA’s mission.” Hyberg is a quantitative and scientific force behind the nation’s largest conservation program. Armed with two doctoral degrees, he is an economist and a scientist who has linked […]
J&J Executive Dominic Caruso Speaks to Business Finance Students
Dominic J. Caruso, vice president for finance and chief financial officer of Johnson & Johnson admits that his journey to success was part serendipity, part planned. That also could describe his journey to the George H. Cook campus to talk to undergraduate students in the “Business Finance II” course offered through the Department of Agriculture, […]
