On November 3, 2017, the Rutgers Center for Lipid Research hosted its annual symposium entitled “Lipid Biology and Disease.” It was a full-day symposium that showcased the best and the state-of-art research findings from world-renowned and rising faculty in the center. The focus of the symposium, organized by Grace Guo of the School of Pharmacy […]
Regional Livestock Agent Bob Mickel (GSNB ’89) Retires After 31 Years at Rutgers NJAES
Robert C. (Bob) Mickel, agricultural and regional livestock agent for Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) of Hunterdon County retired on November 1. Mickel began his career with Rutgers in 1987, serving as acting 4-H agent for RCE of Mercer County. After he received his master’s degree from Rutgers Graduate School-New Brunswick in 1989, he was hired […]
IFNH Student Ambassadors Present Research at National Conference in Chicago
On October 21, the student ambassadors of the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH) flew to Chicago to attend the four-day Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE). The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics celebrated its 100th anniversary in Chicago, Illinois, where more than 16,000 registered dietitian nutritionists, nutrition science researchers, policy […]
Getting the Best from the Fall Harvest of Fruits and Vegetables
By Kathleen T. Morgan, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Chair, Family and Community Health Sciences Every season brings its own delights when it comes to first fruits and vegetables. When Spring and Summer arrive in New Jersey, we carry the first, bright red strawberries home like precious gems. Who can’t remember that first bite into a fresh […]
Rutgers Faculty and Staff Achieve National and Regional Awards at 2017 NACAA Conference
The National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA) is the professional organization for Extension educators and other professionals who work in agriculture, horticulture, forestry and natural resources, 4-H youth development, community development, administration, aquaculture and Sea Grant, and related disciplines. Each year, NACAA recognizes members for outstanding work programs, communications, and service through its awards […]
Douglass Psychology Child Study Center Partners with Culture of Health Academy at IFNH
The New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH) is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Rutgers Department of Psychology in which the Douglass Psychology Child Study Center will operate classes in the Culture of Health Academy. This partnership with The Academy, located at IFNH, will enable the Douglass Psychology Child Study […]
In Memoriam: Daniel Kluchinski (1963 – 2017)
Daniel Kluchinski, 54 of Rocky Hill, NJ passed away on October 16 with his husband at his side after an incredible fight with cancer. Dan is survived by his husband of 29 years–W. J. “Brad” Bradhering, his parents–Joseph and Florence Kluchinski, his brothers (and sister-in-laws) Dave (Dawn) and Don (Carol) Kluchinski and six nieces and […]
Rutgers Master Gardeners of Atlantic County Bloom in PA Hort Society Contest
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) celebrates the accomplishments of gardeners in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware with its annual PHS Gardening and Greening Contest. The competition invites backyard gardeners, community gardeners and those passionate about greening their public spaces to enter. For three years in a row, the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Atlantic County’s (RMGAC) […]
Rutgers to Conduct Climate Master Volunteers Feasibility Study
By Amy Rowe, Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent, Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension Reprinted from Green Knight newsletter, August 2017 Rutgers University was recently awarded a one-year planning grant to determine the feasibility of a Climate Master Volunteer program. The study will be undertaken to analyze the need for this type of volunteer education program and […]
Rutgers Hosts 13th International Turfgrass Research Conference, Attracting Attendees from 24 Countries
Excerpted from International Turfgrass, The Newsletter of the International Turfgrass Society (ITS), September 2017. By Bruce Clarke, Director, Rutgers Center for Turfgrass Science and ITS Immediate Past-President The 13th International Turfgrass Research Conference (ITRC) was held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Brunswick, NJ from July 16-21, the first time since 1993 that the […]











