A dramatic decline in the bee population at fruit farms in New Jersey and Pennsylvania has Rutgers scientists wondering whether it is a natural phenomenon or a warning about a future threat to the world’s food supply. In a study published in the science journal Insect Conservation and Diversity, Rutgers scientists, who have been tracking the decline in […]
Celebrating Rutgers Marine Field Station with Inaugural Special Collections Apparel
University Communications and Marketing has introduced a new initiative to showcase points of pride at Rutgers through a limited-edition collection of retail merchandise, only available online and at the University Bookstore. SEBS and NJAES have been selected to kick off the series, just in time for the Rutgers University Marine Field Station (RUMFS) to celebrate […]
Cook’s Market Accepts SNAP, Offers Good Food Bucks Vouchers to Eligible Shoppers to Increase Healthy Food Access
Cook’s Market at Rutgers Gardens is committed to being a part of the food security solution For many New Jersey residents, “SNAP” are four letters that represent hope during trying times. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a federal food benefits program designed to help households in need purchase the food they need while […]
Plant of the Month: Coreopsis — The Preferred Name for a Preferred Plant
by Bruce Crawford, Manager of Horticulture, Morris County Park Commission As we learn plants, the common name is invariably the name we prefer, since it is in a language that makes sense and is easier to recall. Typically, the biggest challenge with common names is the lack of consistency, as they can vary by location […]
SEBS Hosts 2022 CASE Institute to Prepare Next Generation of High School Agricultural Educators
More than a dozen high school teachers and pre-service teachers in training to become agricultural educators from across the U.S came to the Rutgers Cook Campus to attend the CASE Institute focused on the course, “Introduction to Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources.” Held July 10–20, this institute was hosted by Rutgers School of Environmental and […]
Rutgers Alumna Kelly Bidle (CC’91) Named Inaugural Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Rider University
Kelly Bidle (CC’91, Biological Sciences) began her tenure as dean of the newly created College of Arts and Sciences at Rider University, effective July 1. The new college, the result of the merger of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences with Westminster College of the Arts, consists of four schools—three of them new—Westminster Choir […]
NJAES Beginner Farmer Training Program Distributed its First CSA Shares to Customers
The first class of farmers in the Rutgers Beginner Farmer Training Program (RU Ready to Farm), which was launched in 2021 with a USDA-NIFA grant, reached an exciting milestone this summer when participants began harvesting and distributing weekly consumer supported agriculture (CSA) farm shares to customers. CSA supports New Jersey farmers and provides customers with […]
Humpback Whales That Visit New York, New Jersey Stay Longer and Visit Again
Researchers analyze humpback whales in New York Bight apex area over seven years Humpback whales spotted along the Jersey Shore and the waters off New York often stay for an extended period of time and return year after year, according to a study co-authored by Rutgers University, Gotham Whale, the Center for Coastal Studies and […]
Celebrating National Blueberry Month and Rutgers NJAES Continuing Innovative Research
Not only is the Highbush Blueberry the state fruit of New Jersey, but this crop is also inextricably linked to Rutgers University. As we celebrate National Blueberry Month in July, we remember the early history of blueberry research and highlight Rutgers’ current research efforts to support New Jersey farmers and help sustain this agriculturally important, […]
Nuclear War Would Rewire the Physical, Biological and Ecological States of Oceans
Rutgers scientist helps produce world’s first large-scale study on how nuclear war would affect marine ecosystems Even the smallest nuclear war would devastate ocean systems, leading to sharp declines in fish stocks, expansion of ice sheets into coastal communities and changes in ocean currents that would take decades or longer to reverse, according to a Rutgers […]
