The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) and the Rutgers Agrivoltaics Program (RAP) have entered an agreement to develop and implement a Dual-Use Solar Energy Pilot Program. The pilot program, which was announced on May 1 and will last for three years, is designed to demonstrate and study the compatibility of agricultural or horticultural […]
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Cassie Nelson Announced as 2023 Alpha Zeta ‘Teacher of the Year’ at SEBS Convocation
Dr. Cassie Nelson, an assistant teaching professor in the Division of Life Sciences and the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, was named the 2023 Teacher of the Year by the Rutgers Chapter of the Fraternity of Alpha Zeta, the national honor and service fraternity for agriculture and environmental studies. The award was named in […]
2023 SEBS Convocation Remarks by Class Representative Genaye Deal
Editor’s Note: Genaye Deal, 2023 SEBS Class Representative, is an Animal Science major, with a minor in Jewish Studies. Hello, Class of 2023! I’m an animal science graduate, and a transfer student. While many may not know me as I joined you all later in your college journey, I know that everything happens for a […]
2023 SEBS Convocation Remarks by Executive Dean Laura Lawson
Good morning! Thank you, Chancellor-Provost Francine Conway, for sharing this wonderful moment with our school. It is an honor to once again have you celebrate with us. Thank you for your words of welcome and best wishes to our graduating students, and to their families and friends. I’ve had the privilege of joining Dr. Conway […]
NJAES Office of Research Analytics and the Bloustein Local Government Research Center Develop NJ Property Ownership Database
Lucas Marxen, associate director of the NJAES Office of Research Analytics, and Marc Pfeiffer, Bloustein Local Government Research Center, worked together to develop the NJ MOD IV Historical Database an online, searchable database of New Jersey MOD IV parcel information data sets from 1989 to 2022. Providing land parcel and property ownership data, the MOD […]
Earth Day, Every Day Spring 2023 Webinar Kicks Off New Series
Rutgers Cooperative Extension’s Earth Day, Every Day and Marine Extension Program Seminar Series present the educational webinar, “All the Small Things with Big Environmental Impacts,” beginning April 17. Open to the public, the free webinar will be conducted online via Zoom every third and fourth Monday evenings in April through June starting at 6:30 p.m. […]
NJHKI Delivers Nutrition Curriculum at National Foraging Youth Resilience Summit in Colorado
In March, the New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative (NJHKI) partnered with Forging Youth Resilience (FYR) to deliver nutrition curriculum for FYR’s national network of 24 clubs at the FYR Local Club Summit in Denver, CO. FYR is a nonprofit organization with the mission to empower young people to build physical and mental strength by supplying […]
Rutgers Clean Energy Innovation Incubator, the EcoComplex, Celebrates Princeton NuEnergy’s U.S. Department of Energy EERE Grant Achievement
Rutgers EcoComplex “Clean Energy Innovation Center” proudly announces and congratulates Princeton NuEnergy (PNE) on its U.S. Department of Energy EERE grant award achievement. Princeton NuEnergy (PNE) will team up with grant partners from Argonne National Lab, National Renewable Energy Lab, Oak Ridge National Lab, and UC Irvine to officially launch its $12 million U.S. Department […]
Plant of the Month: Subtle Bells Peal the Beauty of Spring
By Bruce Crawford, Manager of Horticulture, Morris County Park Commission Without a doubt, there is no shortage of color throughout April and May. This also implies that for a spring bloomer to be garden worthy, it must have bold blossoms or colorful foliage. Or, at least that was my viewpoint when I first began to […]
Sowing the Seeds of Sustainability, One Yard at a Time
By Steven Yergeau, Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean and Atlantic counties. As Earth Day approaches in the month of April, we are reminded of steps we can take to protect our environment. At home, work or school, our daily choices can help keep pollution out of our air, water and […]
