The Office of the State Climatologist at Rutgers University received an Emergency Management Open Initiative (EMOI) subgrant for nearly $50,000, the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management (NJOEM) announced on Monday…The State Climatologist at Rutg…
Rutgers Professor Honored as a 2013 Fellow of the American Geophysical Union
A Rutgers University professor has been selected a 2013 AGU Fellow. A Rutgers University professor has been named a 2013 Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, the University announced on Monday. Barbara Turpin is a distinguished professor in the De…
Rutgers Dining Services Switching to Cage-Free Eggs
Following a three-year campaign and a petition drive that collected over 3,000 signatures, the Rutgers University dining program will no longer purchase eggs from hens raised in battery cage confinement systems, Rutgers United for the Welfare of Animal…
Buzz Off! Rutgers Doc Offers Tips on Bug Bites and Stings
Stinging insects are as much a part of summer as pool parties and picnics. But beware, stings from insects, including honey bees, wasps, hornets, yellow jackets and fire ants, send more than half a million people each year to hospitals and cause at lea…
New Brunswick 4-H Recognizes Volunteers, Community Partners
The New Brunswick 4-H Club showed its thanks on Monday to its network of volunteers and community partners that help make the club’s programs a daily reality. The club held a volunteer appreciation lunch at the New Brunswick Free Public Library, recogn…
Rutgers Research Highlights Ocean Days
Rutgers University research took center stage in the science curriculum of students this past week through the Rutgers Ocean Days program. Ocean Days gives students a firsthand look into current marine research being performed at Rutgers University. Th…
Army Vet Finds Rutgers’ Agricultural Programs and a Future in Growing Things
When Matthew Smith got out of the army in 2010, he was sure of two things: His insides hurt and he wanted to help people…Smith is now one of about 50 agriculture and food systems (formerly agricultural science) majors in the School of Environmental a…
20 Ways to Go Green in 2013
If you want to be kinder to the planet and save some money at the same time, here are 20 ways to go green in 2013…Buy fresh, local food this summer at Giamarese Farm, the Rutgers Gardens Farmers Market or the Rutgers Community Farmers Market. Have yo…
Rutgers Apiculture Club Maintains Bee Colonies
Rutgers University is abuzz with a new student organization. Hive, The Apiculture Society at Rutgers, convened in April, and since that time has started and nurtured four beehives, the sweet and sticky spoils of which were recently harvested. Founder C…
