After weeks of negative publicity for the state university, Saturday’s Rutgers Day became a time to come together. Almost as a show of force, Rutgers University students, alumni, families and community members came out in red and white to the four Cent…
Meet Rutgers’ calendar girls
Ross Iskowitz has a lot of guts. Not only did the young Randolph man walk up to 11 beautiful Rutgers University students and graduates and ask them to pose for a calendar dedicated to the college’s community, but he’s pursuing the marketing of Scarlet …
Middlesex County students help seniors in growing initiative
Starting with seedlings and small plants, residents with AristaCare at Cedar Oaks have spent the past three months watching the "Growing One Seed at a Time" take root in their residence. As part of activities to mark National Horticultural Ther…
Program reveals new advancements at Rutgers’ EARTH Center
For a half hour, representatives from the Rutgers Cooperative Extension EARTH Center shared recent and trending research and programs with the public, including the need for lead testing in urban gardens, the benefits of bio-energy crops and the econom…
NJFloodMapper: A new tool for coping with sea-level rise
If sea level rises as scientists predict, will your New Jersey home or parts of your town be underwater? Rutgers University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have unveiled an online mapping tool that offers a disturbing look at wh…
Welcome Spring with the Home Gardeners School at Rutgers in New Brunswick
Winter is waning and it’s almost time to start prepping gardens and yards for Spring. As our weather grows warmer, Rutgers University is holding its Annual Home Gardeners School for master and novice alike. A tradition for 37 years, the Home Gardeners …
Rutgers professor 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 wo…
Rutgers introduces Equine Business Planning course
Rutgers Cooperative Extension, with funding from the Equine Science Center and Northeast SARE, is to offer a pilot program oriented specifically for horse-business owners. The newly established Equine Business Planning course aims to help horse-busines…
Rotary, Rutgers, AristaCare kick off ‘Growing Lives’
Kicking off the "Growing Lives, One Seed at a Time" campaign, the Rotary and Rutgers District 7510, in collaboration with AristaCare at Cedar Oaks, hosted a kick-off social on Dec. 19…DePrado teamed up with Nicholas Polanin as co-coordinator …
Tree care training more important than ever after Hurricane Sandy
With recent storms that have devastated our area and toppled trees too numerous to count, having knowledgeable tree care professionals on the ground during and after clean-up is vital to ensure public safety and homeowners’ properties. In response to t…
