A national survey shows that most Americans pay little attention to the debate over genetically modified foods, despite extensive media coverage of the issue. The survey, released by researchers at Rutgers University, found that more than half (53 perc…
Here are some healthy breakfast ideas for kids
The proof is in the pancakes. Studies have repeatedly shown that children who eat a healthy breakfast get higher grades, pay better attention in class and are less likely to fidget in their seats due to those distracting hunger pangs. The research also…
Barnegat Bay faces uncertain future
Nearly a year ago, Barnegat Bay’s bottom was littered with broken boats, remnants of shattered homes and keepsakes washed westward when superstorm Sandy destroyed waterfront communities. The Edwin B. Forsythe Wildlife Refuge – hundreds of acres of prot…
Highland Park resident garners Borlaug Fellowship to help ensure global food security
The 2013-2014 Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship recently was awarded to David Rohan Byrnes of Highland Park, a graduate student at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences in New Brunswick. Th…
State needs to be ‘smarter than the storm’
"Stronger than the storm" implies that we can somehow beat Mother Nature through our superior strength and resolve. But as those who have survived natural catastrophes like hurricanes, tornadoes, and tsunamis have come to realize, being "st…
Time for the Great Jersey Tomato Tasting
Does the opportunity to challenge your palette with nearly 60 varieties of freshly picked tomatoes excite you? Do you know the difference between Mortgage Lifter and Jersey Devil? Would you like to visit a 350-acre research farm on the one afternoon of…
Barnegat Bay may have survived Sandy, but can it survive us?
Ship Bottom harbormaster Kenneth Baran sees some signs of hope on Barnegat Bay this summer after superstorm Sandy. "I see in the lagoons gigantic jellyfish," said Baran, who lives across the bay in Stafford’s Beach Haven West waterfront communi…
Cutting-edge lawn, garden science at open house
Matt Milburn of Milltown, a Kean University undergraduate, has been interning with the Rutgers Cooperative Extension to research which grasses are the hardiest for New Jersey lawns. On Saturday at the EARTH Center at Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, he was a…
Workshops for rain gardens
Jay Scott is an enthusiastic gardener who loves his rain barrels. When the New Jersey Water Supply Authority began holding workshops to make rain barrels, he was quick to sign up. Scott, a borough resident, has a greenhouse near the back of his propert…
Rutgers researcher explores cooling atmosphere of Southeast U.S.
On most days Ann Marie Carlton [assistant professor, atmospheric chemistry] rides her purple Trek 7000 bicycle to and from work at Rutgers where she teaches atmospheric chemistry and air quality modeling. During her stress-free, 2.5-mile tree…
