Each year, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, a unit of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), honors faculty and staff for their outstanding work and outreach through their programs and support. The winners for 2014 received their awards at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Annual Conference at the Cook Campus Center in New Brunswick on October 20. […]
Rutgers Environmental Science Students Volunteer at Local “Freecycle” Event
Freecycling is a grassroots effort by people who are giving and getting used items for free and keeping usable stuff out of local landfills. The Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission (Friends EBEC), a nonprofit citizens group dedicated to local environmental education and conservation, has sponsored several Freecycling events for the past few years, […]
Rutgers and Local Foundation Team Up to Bring FCHS Educator to Salem County
Rutgers’ Department of Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS) and the Salem Health and Wellness Foundation announced the establishment of a Health Educator position for Salem County, which has been without a FCHS health educator for over 20 years. FCHS, a unit of Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE), sought to establish this position in Salem County, […]
The Science Behind Breakfast
Professor of Food Engineering Mukund Karwe, in the Department of Food Science, explains what’s behind the snap, crackle and pop in our favorite cereals while Nutritional Sciences Professor Carol Byrd-Bredbenner makes a case for starting off the day with more than a cup of coffee.
Entrepreneurship Agriculture Day 2014 — Another Success!
On October 18, Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) celebrated its second Entrepreneurship Agriculture (EA) Day on Cook Campus. This event was part of the Entrepreneurship Ag Program initiated at SEBS in Spring 2013 and comprised the teaching of a Jr/Sr Colloquium on Entrepreneurial Agriculture, a competitive student internship on Entrepreneurship Agriculture and […]
The Oyster is Her World
A School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Honors Program scholar, senior Lauren Huey, is on a mission to save the Delaware Bay’s oyster population from a fatal disease. Read more on the Rutgers University–New Brunswick website.
Transforming NJ’s Ag Crops to Food Products: Rutgers Food Innovation Center (Video)
New NJAES Office of Research Analytics Holds Open House
The newly formed Office of Research Analytics (ORA) of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) held an Open House last month at its location in Room 003 in Martin Hall, across from the Waksman Room. ORA, a unit of the NJAES Office of Cooperative Research, was initiated by Senior Associate Director Brad Hillman, with […]
Monster Mash Brings Children to Rutgers for Halloween Fun
A day of fun for everyone! The 11th annual Monster Mash took place on October 24 at the Cook/Douglass Recreation Center Gymnasium. The Halloween Monster Mash is a collaborative community service event sponsored by Rutgers University Residence Life on the Cook/Douglass Campus and provides an alternative trick-or-treat experience for elementary school children in New Brunswick […]
Mark Robson Receives New Jersey Public Health Award
Mark Robson (CC’77; GSNB’79, ’88; SPH’95), professor in the Department of Plant Biology and Pathology and dean of Agricultural and Urban Programs, received the Sullivan Award from the New Jersey Public Health Association (NJPHA). The highest award by NJPHA, the Sullivan award is presented to an individual for dedicated and outstanding public service and contributing […]
