Fourteen New Jersey 4-H members attended the National Agri-Science Youth Summit in January at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The theme of the Summit was “Inspiring Agri-Science Solutions” and provided youth with an opportunity to learn about and develop an understanding of the critical role that agricultural science innovation—ranging from […]
George H. Cook Honors Scholars Give Research Presentations
By Henry John-Alder, professor, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Representing the George H. Cook Scholars Program and the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, seniors Hailey Conrad and Adam Yawdoszyn and junior Connor Anderson have taken to state, regional, and national stages to present their research. Their presentations are a product of […]
LED Lighting in Greenhouses Helps But Standards are Needed
Rutgers research reveals information gaps on LED lighting for indoor crops While LED lighting can enhance plant growth in greenhouses, standards are needed to determine the optimal intensity and colors of light, according to Rutgers research that could help improve the energy efficiency of horticultural lighting products. Many lighting companies market their LED (light-emitting diode) […]
On Being a “Herbarian”
by, Kenda Svoboda, undergraduate digitization technician There is a certain calm that comes over you when you drop down into the basement of the Biological Science building at Rutgers University. Curating herbarium specimens has been a passion for many botanists for hundreds of years. At the University of Oxford, in special collections, the best kept […]
Rutgers Graduate Fills New Brunswick Food Desert Through Organic Farm
Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick alumnus James Klett doesn’t come from a farming background and never thought it would be his life’s work. That was until he visited his brother, an artist who was renting a cow barn for a workspace, and seeing a newly plowed field made him think that farming, no matter […]
Are We Alone in the Universe? Rutgers Professor Explores Possibility of Life on Mars and Beyond
Rutgers’ first astrobiology course explores possibility of alien microbes on other planets and moons People have spent centuries wondering whether life exists beyond Earth, but only recently have scientists developed the tools to find out. One of them is Nathan Yee, a Rutgers University–New Brunswick professor of geomicrobiology and geochemistry and a co-investigator at Rutgers […]
In Memoriam: Douglas E. Eveleigh, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, (1933-2019)
By Max Häggblom, distinguished professor and chair, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology It is with great sadness that we report that Douglas E. Eveleigh, an emeritus Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University, died on Dec. 30, 2019 of complications of a glioblastoma. Prof. Eveleigh served on the Rutgers faculty for forty-five years, where he was known […]
Rutgers Researchers Teach Lessons on Extraterrestrial Life in Local Elementary Schools
NASA-funded researchers say astrobiology lessons can boost a child’s confidence Josue, a 5th grader at McKinley Community School in New Brunswick, imagines an alien could evolve and thrive in the harsh elements of Jupiter by harnessing the ability to eat gas. Then, he uses clay to sculpt the creature and names his lifeform “Jomama.” “We […]
Professor Barbara O’Neill: Scholar of Human Transformation
By Paul Gottlieb, professor, Dept. of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics You have probably seen one of those Prudential commercials where a group of adults are told – probably through an oversized graphical game of some sort – that they haven’t been saving enough for retirement. They haven’t even been thinking enough about retirement. The […]
New Jersey Teens Attend National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, Georgia
Sixteen 4-H teens from throughout New Jersey attended the National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, Georgia from November 29 to December 3. National 4-H Congress is the premiere educational and recognition event for the 4-H youth development program. The New Jersey delegates attending National 4-H Congress representing nine counties included: Amber Densten and Danielle Klaus from […]
