Professor Olaf Jensen, specialist in fisheries management, co-authored study Fisheries managers should sharpen their ability to spot environmental conditions that hamper or help fish stocks, rather than assuming that having a certain abundance of fish assures how much can be sustainably harvested. That’s because the potential harvest of fish is only closely linked to abundance […]
Fred Grassle Awarded Japan Prize for Helping Unlock Ocean’s Mysteries
The 2013 Japan Prize, bestowed by the Japan Prize Foundation to honor work in scientific fields not usually recognized by the Nobel Prize, has been awarded to J. Frederick Grassle, professor emeritus of marine science and founding director of the Rutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences. Grassle led a 10-year-effort to create a Census […]
EPA Regional Administrator: Taking a Look Back and Toward the Future
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has come a long way, said Judith Enck, Region 2 administrator, but there is much more work to be done. Enck spoke on Jan. 29 to students, faculty, and staff on the George H. Cook Campus as part of a two-week program highlighting the work of the EPA, including […]
Breaking New Ground with Rutgers Organic Land Care Program
The first such program in New Jersey graduates its first class Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) graduated 27 New Jersey landscapers and land care providers from its first Organic Land Care Certificate Program in January. Participants completed a rigorous four-day program where they learned new skills related to sustainable, environmentally-friendly land care practices that improve soil […]
Sustaining Farming on the Urban Fringe: New Grain Farmer Balances Conventional and Organic
A first generation farmer in Ontario, Canada runs both conventional and organic operations on 8,250 acres with a mixed bag of management tools. Read more.
Recapturing Jersey Tomato Flavor; Rutgers NJAES Brings Back Old Time Varieties
In the dead of winter, home gardeners pore over seed catalogs, carefully selecting varieties of vegetables for their home garden. A staple in most home gardens is the tomato, somewhat easy to grow and very versatile for home cooking. One feature most prized in a tomato is its flavor, the absence of which in store-bought […]
Girl Scouts Investigate the Deep Sea in Ship to Shore Series
It’s “all hands on deck” for Girl Scout Cadettes from Central and South Jersey; that is, hands on ocean sediments, microscopes and “Oobleck,” in the inaugural Ship to Shore series, hosted by Rutgers Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences (IMCS). The Ship to Shore program targets girls in 6–8 grades to introduce them to ocean […]
Messing Recognized for Revolutionizing Agriculture
Joachim Messing, among the world’s top experts in molecular genetics, became famous for developing a genetic engineering technique used in laboratories to create plants that have produced disease-resistant crops considered vital to feeding the world’s population. Instead of cashing in on his discovery, he gave this scientific blueprint – which revolutionized agriculture and helped to […]
USEPA presents “Environmental Protection: Accomplishments and Future Challenges” on Jan. 29
The visit to the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences by the Regional Administrator Judith Enck is in conjunction with the USEPA’s “Documerica” exhibit currently on display at Rutgers’ Cook Campus Center until Feb. 5 – a showcase of photographs depicting environmental conditions of the past and present from the region and across the nation. […]
Partnership to Train Turkish Women Farmers Extends to the Municipality of Korkuteli
Robin Brumfield, professor in the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics and extension specialist in farm business management, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, will be in Turkey from Jan. 21-29 to train 20 Turkish women farmers how to sustain and scale profitable agricultural businesses. Brumfield will be joined by Professor Burhan Özkan, professor and specialist in […]
