Mike Kennish, professor emeritus in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, is the author of the newly published fourth edition of the marine science book, Practical Handbook of Marine Science. The volume adds a new, in-depth section devoted to “Climate Change and Climate Change Effects” and includes highly revised sections on Estuaries, Beaches, Barrier […]
Rutgers STEM Ambassador’s Program Inspires New Cohort of New Jersey High Schoolers
This year’s Rutgers STEM Ambassador’s program, an interactive, hands-on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) initiative for mostly 9th and 10th grade students in a campus setting, drew about 60 participants from Atlantic, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Passaic and Union counties. Chad Ripberger, Rutgers 4-H agent from Mercer County, and Janice McDonnell, 4-H SET agent, […]
National Farmers Market Week 2019: NBCFM Celebrates 10th Season Serving City Residents
As National Farmers Market Week is celebrated across the U.S. this year from August 4–10, the New Brunswick Community Farmers Market (NBCFM), one of two seasonal markets operated by Rutgers University–New Brunswick, celebrates its 10th season serving city residents. Based at 178 Jones Avenue, NBCFM was launched in 2009 with the support of a grant […]
Food Science Doctoral Candidates Win Important Fellowships
Regina O’Brien and Neeta Yousaf, doctoral candidates in food science in the School of Graduate Studies, both won important fellowships to support their research. O’Brien received the North East -Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) Graduate Student Fellowship Award of $15,000 for the project, “Increasing consumer acceptance of baby leafy greens grown in a controlled […]
Michael Acquafredda Named 2020 NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Finalist
Michael Acquafredda, doctoral candidate in the Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution in the School of Graduate Studies, is among 69 national finalists in the 2020 class of the NOAA and Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program. Named after one of Sea Grant’s founders and former NOAA Administrator John A. Knauss, the fellowship is […]
Rutgers Researchers Identify the Origins of Metabolism
A Rutgers-led study sheds light on one of the most enduring mysteries of science: How did metabolism – the process by which life powers itself by converting energy from food into movement and growth – begin? To answer that question, the researchers reverse-engineered a primordial protein and inserted it into a living bacterium, where it […]
Generation Ag: Rutgers in Big Push to Train Youth of Greece for Agricultural Careers
Editor’s Note: A grant of $27.5 million by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) was awarded to the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences to develop a comprehensive, interdisciplinary project to create job opportunities for youth in the agriculture and food sector in Greece alongside the Agricultural University of Athens and the American Farm School. The […]
Summer is the Season for 4-H to Shine at County Fairs in the Garden State
Abraham Lincoln noted in his address on September 30, 1859, to the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society in Milwaukee, that agricultural fairs “…render more pleasant, and more strong and more durable the bond of social and political union among us.” This sentiment still rings true and here in New Jersey, the county fair tradition is going […]
Climate Change Threatens Commercial Fishers from Maine to North Carolina
Rutgers and other scientists document the impact of ocean warming on fisheries. Most fishing communities from North Carolina to Maine are projected to face declining fishing options unless they adapt to climate change by catching different species or fishing in different areas, according to a study in the journal Nature Climate Change. Some Maine fishing communities are […]
Marine Science Family Night at Greater Brunswick Charter School Attracts Close to 200
The Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences along with 4-H Department of Youth Development and Rutgers Cooperative Extension with a grant from AT&T, launched a “Marine Science Family Night” at Greater Brunswick Charter School on May 30. As part of a broader series called “Family Science Nights” that was launched by Rutgers–New Brunswick to engage […]
