Rutgers develops Citizen Action through Science approach Thanks to an innovative mosquito control approach developed at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, residents in several Maryland neighborhoods reduced populations of invasive Asian tiger mosquitoes by an impressive 76 percent, on average. The Rutgers-led project, called Citizen Action through Science (Citizen AcTS), mobilizes neighbors guided by scientists to address […]
Byrne Seminar Students Build Schoolyard Teaching Garden for IFNH Nursery School
Twenty Rutgers students from the Byrne Seminar, “Building a Schoolyard Garden,” created the first living laboratory on the George H. Cook campus that is dedicated to the preschoolers in the Culture of Health Academy, a nursery school located on the ground floor of the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH). The academy, which […]
ASLA Elevates Kathleen John-Alder to the Council of Fellows
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has elevated Kathleen John-Alder, associate professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture, and 30 other members as Fellows for their exceptional contributions to the landscape architecture profession and society at large. Election to the ASLA Council of Fellows is among the highest honors the ASLA bestows on members […]
Student Food Sustainability Fair: Making Smart, Environmental Food Choices
By Dorothy Lee (SEBS’19) – Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources The Food Sustainability Fair—held on World Food Day, October 16th—aimed to educate students about the cycle of food: before the plate, on the plate, and beyond the plate. I wanted to engage students in learning more about where food comes from and where […]
Bringing Back Hard Cider in the Garden State
Rutgers researcher Megan Muehlbauer is studying more than two dozen heirloom varieties of cider apples to identify which grow best in the Garden state Move over microbreweries. Megan Muehlbauer believes she has stumbled upon the next big food trend and she wants to help build a thriving industry in New Jersey. Muehlbauer, a Rutgers New […]
Rutgers Study Reveals Residents’ Attitudes and Home Sanitation Predict Presence of German Cockroaches
With the support of a grant from U.S. Department of Agriculture Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center, Changlu Wang, associate extension specialist in the Department of Entomology, and his team of researchers discovered that home sanitation and residents’ attitudes were a good predictor of the presence of German Cockroaches (Blattodea: Ectobiidae) in their apartments. The study […]
Rutgers Site Honored for 50 Years of Weather Observations by National Weather Service
The National Weather Service (NWS) presented Rutgers with a 50-Year Honored Institution Award for the long record of service of the current weather station operated by Rutgers University–New Brunswick. Each morning at 8 o’clock, an observer visits the weather station located at the Rutgers Gardens to record air and soil temperature, rainfall, snowfall and evaporation […]
Rutgers Holds 11th Annual Pioneers in Endocrinology Workshop
“Endocrinology of Women’s Health” was the theme of the 11th Annual Pioneers in Endocrinology Workshop held at Rutgers on September 17, 2018, at the Busch Student Center. The workshop was sponsored by the Rutgers Endocrine Program; Rutgers-RWJMS Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition; Department of Animal Sciences at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological […]
Rutgers Discovers New Delivery System that Could Help Prevent Bacterial Infections
According to a recent Rutgers study, there may be a more effective mechanism for drug delivery in order to prevent bacterial infections or the growth of bacteria in unwanted locations. Rutgers researchers have discovered a new system to deliver antimicrobial agents – drugs, antiseptics or pesticides – that could more effectively treat or prevent bacterial […]
Northeastern Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors Bestows Award of Excellence on NJAES Team
The Northeastern Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors gave its 2018 Award for Excellence in Multistate Research to the technical committee of NE1335 for the project, “Resource Management in Commercial Greenhouse Production,” a USDA-funded research initiative that focuses on supporting commercial plant production in controlled environments such as greenhouses, high tunnels and indoor […]
