The Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JC NERR), which encompasses more than 115,000 acres of forested uplands, wetlands, aquatic habitats and barrier islands, is known among coastal practitioners in the state as a resource for tools and information to help communicate coastal flood risks in New Jersey. Managed by Rutgers NJAES in partnership with […]
A New Jersey Treasure Saved Twice: The Rutgers University Insect Collection
The little-known Rutgers University Insect Collection is one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of New Jersey insects in the world. It was conceived in 1888 by the Reverend George Hulst, the first director, and the first acting professor of entomology of the Rutgers Department of Entomology. Then beginning in 1889, through the tireless […]
Improving Vaccination Rates in Vulnerable Communities
Cara Cuite, assistant extension specialist in the Department of Human Ecology, and Rutgers Cooperative Extension colleagues, lead an outreach program to migrant workers. Their efforts are part of a range of Rutgers community outreach focused on hard-hit populations. The story below originally appeared in Rutgers Today. As the COVID-19 Delta variant spreads and infection rates […]
SEBS Research: Extending the Strawberry Season
Reprinted from Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education 2020 Annual Report. The Northeast strawberry season is the epitome of the phrase, “short and sweet.” On average, the average harvest lasts only three to four weeks, but consumer demand is strong (strawberries are the most consumed berry in the U.S.) and increasing, especially for local berries. […]
Rutgers Graduate Julia Engdahl Wins NOAA CO-OPS Professional Excellence Award
Julia Engdahl, a graduate of the Rutgers School of Graduate Studies’ Oceanography program, recently won a Professional Excellence Award during her first year as a contractor for NOAA’s Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, CO-OPS. Julia is also a recent graduate of the Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership, RUCOOL. In announcing the […]
Announcement: Leadership Transition at Rutgers Specialty Crop Research and Extension Center at Cream Ridge
Announcement from Margaret Brennan-Tonetta, Senior Associate Director, NJAES; Director, Office of Administration and Strategic Development; and Director, Resource and Economic Development at Rutgers. On Sept. 1, 2021, the role of director of the Rutgers Specialty Crop Research and Extension Center at Cream Ridge (formerly the Rutgers Fruit and Ornamental Research and Extension Center), currently held […]
Somerset County 4-H Returns In-Person with Annual Open House September 23
The annual Somerset County 4-H open house is returning this year on September 23, 2021 to welcome the local community with a free evening of hands-on learning and discovery with some of their over 65 clubs. “This is a perfect opportunity for families to learn about 4-H directly from our members and volunteers whose lives […]
Morris County 4-Hers Participate in an Array of “Summer of Fun” Activities
In July Morris County 4-H put together a 2021 Summer of Fun event list for their 4-H community and the public to participate in. “Highlights were the very popular Bat Walk, the fun Dress-a-pet / Dress-a-cage event, a guided photo walk through the Great Swamp, the Rocket League Tournament, and so much more,” said Kelly […]
Plant of the Month: When a Petunia Is Not a Petunia
by Bruce Crawford, Program Leader in Home and Public Horticulture Everyone loves using the common names for plants. It is a language that is intuitively understandable and is simply easier to remember than those cumbersome botanical names that seemingly make no sense! Yet, there are difficulties. One challenge with common names is when two different […]
National Society Names Inaugural Award in Honor of Rutgers Professor Emerita Bonnie McCay
The Anthropology and Environment Society, a section of the American Anthropological Association—the world’s largest scholarly and professional organization of anthropologists—recently inaugurated the Bonnie J. McCay Junior Scholar Award in recognition of McCay’s significant contributions to environmental anthropology, human ecology, marine affairs and theories of governance. McCay, professor emerita of human ecology at Rutgers, was a […]
