Rutgers Gardens offers spring and summer ventures for children to explore and discover the garden environment. Family Garden Club involves monthly Saturday morning workshops that are a great opportunity for children to learn the skills to grow their own vegetables and to develop a connection with nature and an appreciation of healthy foods. Workshop dates […]
Are warmer Arctic temperatures behind extreme winter weather?
CBS News interviews IMCS research scientist Jennifer Francis on the impact of Arctic warming on the jet stream.
New Study Abroad Opportunity for Rutgers Students to Help Turkish Women Farmers
Rutgers students can take advantage of a new, 3-credit study abroad program this summer in Antalya, Turkey. Empowering Turkish Women Farmers has been added to the growing list of summer International Service Learning programs through the Rutgers Center for Global Education. From May 16 to June 3 this year, students will live in the homes of […]
Raising Disease-Resistant Oysters at Rutgers Haskin Shellfish Lab
Join Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory Director Dave Bushek on a virtual tour of the facilities and the important research conducted there for WHYY’s Friday Arts. Bushek demonstrates the process of raising disease-resistant oysters and explains how it not only benefits consumers and the oyster industry, but fish and birds as well.
Rutgers Program Helps SEBS Student Transition from Foster Care System to College Life
Transitions for Youth, a program funded in part by the Rutgers School of Social Work and private donors, supports students like Amanda as they shift from foster care to college. Amanda is a SEBS student with a double major in Ecology, Evolution & Natural Resources and Biochemistry. Watch the video below to learn more about […]
Articles Contributed by Rutgers Extension Personnel Rank Among Top 50 “Most Read” in the Journal of Extension
The Journal of Extension (JOE) is the official refereed journal of the U.S. Cooperative Extension System and serves as a forum for emerging and contemporary issues affecting Extension education.
Wes Kline Receives 2014 Distinguished Service to New Jersey Agriculture Award
Wesley Kline, agricultural and resource management agent with Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cumberland County, received a 2014 Distinguished Service to New Jersey Agriculture award at the annual State Agricultural Convention on Feb. 5. The Distinguished Service Awards are presented each year during the convention banquet by the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture (SBOA) to […]
Prof. Don Schaffner Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
Rutgers Distinguished Professor Don Schaffner, an extension specialist in food science, was elected Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, the highly respected leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), the world’s oldest and largest life science organization. Schaffner will be recognized along with his 2014 cohorts at the Academy Fellows Luncheon and […]
The Tipping Point: Alumnus Lester Brown
When he arrived as a freshman at Rutgers, alumnus Lester Brown (AG ’55) had planned to continue farming tomatoes in South Jersey. Instead his path led him to exposure to global issues that he was able to identify as potential environmental crises, and so began his fundamental role in the global environmental movement. Read more […]
Big Ten Ag Alumni Reception in Washington, D.C., on March 3
In the spirit of institutional cooperation, the Big Ten schools with agricultural programs are gathering alumni and friends in the Washington, D.C., area for a special event. Alumni are invited to join Rutgers’ School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and fellow Big Ten colleagues at a reception from 6 to 8 p.m., on Monday, March […]
