The Food Science Club is a good way to get a “taste” of what this popular major at the Rutgers School of Environment and Biological Sciences is all about.
Alumni: Plan to ‘Do Lunch’ With the Executive Dean
Are you an Ag, CAES, Cook or SEBS alum who is planning to come to the 2013 Ag Field Day at Rutgers Day? Then come “Do Lunch With the Executive Dean!” Join Executive Dean Bob Goodman and alumni lunch chairman Barry Adler (’72), for some good eats and good fun. This first-ever “new tradition” will […]
4-H Youth Development Garners Program of Excellence Awards
On Feb. 21, the New Jersey Association of 4-H Agents announced the winners of its “Program of Excellence” awards for the year at its annual meeting at Mastoris Diner in Bordentown, NJ. The association is the professional organization for 4-H faculty and staff in New Jersey who provide leadership on state and national levels related […]
Governor’s Award Honors Camden SMART Initiative Green Efforts led by RCE Water Resources Program
In January 2013, the Camden SMART Initiative received the Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award for its efforts to promote sustainability and the use of green infrastructure to reduce flooding and combined sewer overflows in the City of Camden. The Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) Water Resources Program is a founding member of the initiative and, for the […]
Cape May County 4-H Presents 2013 Equestrian of the Year Awards
The Cape May County 4-H Youth Development Program announced the winners of its 2013 4-H Equestrian of the Year Contest held on March 5 at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Office in Cape May Court House, NJ. The 2013 Senior Equestrian of the Year title went to Victoria Speece, an active member of the Shore Blazers […]
Sarkar Publication among the Top 15 Articles in Biological Psychiatry in 2012
“Transgenerational Epigenetic Effects of Fetal Alcohol on the Hypothalamic Proopiomelanocortin Gene,” published by the lab of Dipak Sarkar, professor of Animal Sciences, was ranked among the top 15 articles in the field of biological psychiatry in 2012.
Studies Find Wild Pollinators are as Effective as Domesticated Honeybees
The domesticated honeybee has long been recognized as the workhorse of crop pollination but two recent studies turn that assumption on its head, revealing that wild pollinators are as effective as, and at times, more efficient than honeybees. Professor Rachael Winfree, from the department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, was involved in both studies. […]
Where Will Your Next Class Be?
How about Boztepe, Turkey, as part of a new Rutgers international service-learning study abroad opportunity from May 16 through June 3? The deadline to sign up for “Empowering Turkish Women Farmers” is March 31. The town of Boztepe is about 25 kilometers from Antalya, which is located on the Mediterranean Sea and one of the […]
Get Ready for the Allergy Season
Pollen season is here! There’s no mistaking it as some allergy sufferers in New Jersey and in the Northeast are already put on notice with teary, itchy eyes already a part of their daily existence. These symptoms are expected to be more in evidence in the next few weeks as tree pollen levels begin to […]
New Jersey Businesses with Rutgers Ties Win “Local Hero” Awards
Two New Jersey companies, whose commercial start got a boost from Rutgers NJAES, were among the winners of Edible Jersey magazine’s 2013 Local Hero awards. First Field, a company that sells ketchup made from local tomatoes, was recognized as the Local Hero Food Artisan. First Field is among the New Jersey businesses to be incubated […]
