A team of researchers led by Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists has analyzed crop yields of more than 1,500 fields on six continents, and found that production worldwide of important, nutritionally dense foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes is being limited by a lack of pollinators. The results, detailed in Nature Ecology & Evolution, showed that across […]
Apple and 4-H Bring Technology to a New Generation of Learners
4-H, the largest youth development organization in the U.S., reaching more than 6 million young people across the country, has expanded its programming to include greater access to technology, thanks in part to support from Apple and its Community Education Initiative (CEI). Since Apple launched CEI in 2019, the programming has provided coding, creativity, and […]
Karishma Subramanian SEBS ’28 Begins Her Journey Into Occupational Therapy
Karishma Subramanian, a first-year student at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS), is excited to begin her first semester on the George H. Cook campus and see her dream of one day becoming an occupational therapist. “I was inspired by my mom who has been an occupational therapist for almost 25 years. I […]
Soil Health is Always a Good Investment
By William Errickson, agricultural agent, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Monmouth County As nursery growers, we ask a lot of our soils. They work for us 365 days a year and never take a break. Since crop growth and plant health are literally rooted in the soil, we need to consider what qualities make a soil ideal […]
Announcement: Strategies to Bring Rutgers Gardens to the Core of Cook Campus
Announcement by SEBS Executive Dean, Laura Lawson. Dear Colleagues, Rutgers Gardens is a beloved space on campus that offers many opportunities for education, engagement, and enjoyment. The Rutgers Gardens strategic vision planning process is steadily moving forward, and we’ll have more to share in the coming months. Many of the stakeholders contributing feedback so far […]
Rutgers to Lead $16 Million in Climate Projects Along New Jersey Coast
Rutgers University researchers will lead several components of a $72.5 million federal initiative to fortify New Jersey’s coast against climate change and extreme weather events. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded the grant to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for the Building a Climate Ready New Jersey program. The five-year initiative seeks to enhance […]
Generous Gift from Rutgers Food Science Alumnus Will Support Scholarships for Graduate Students
Working as a chemist at a research institute in India in 1961, R.G. Krishnamurthy learned that Rutgers Professor Stephen S. Chang, renowned for his outstanding contributions to food technology and his work on flavors and lipids, was looking for student researchers. Krishnamurthy GSNB’65—the first in his family to earn a college degree, starting with his […]
Rutgers 4-H STEM Ambassadors Embark on Enriching Pre-College Experience
Since its inception in 2009, the Rutgers 4-H STEM Ambassadors program has engaged more than 550 high school students from New Jersey’s urban communities in year-round experiences designed to promote STEM identity and college readiness among those underrepresented in science and engineering. The program trained its 16th cohort of students drawn from cities such as […]
Distinguished Professor Dipak Sarkar and Team Publish Manuscript in Impactful Neurooncology Journal
Dipak Sarkar, Distinguished Professor of Animal Sciences, and his team recently published the manuscript, “DPPA4 increases aggressiveness of pituitary neuroendocrine tumors by enhancing cell stemness,” in the journal, Neurooncology. One of the leading oncology publications in the world, the journal has a high reputation in the field and is ranked number 15 of 322 international […]
Rising Temperatures and Poor Air Quality Signal Future Impacts
A Rutgers-led report details 2023 climate trends for New Jersey Canadian wildfires that severely impacted the air quality in New Jersey and other regions of the United States in June 2023 provide a glimpse into how climate change may affect future environmental conditions in the state, according to a new report released by researchers at […]
