Mary Nucci – Department of Human Ecology
A Kitchen Challenge: Nudging College Students Toward Healthy Eating
Structured program, along with enhanced nutrition education and social support may be key drivers, Rutgers researchers find Is there a way to encourage college students to make healthier food choices in their daily diets? Yanhong Jin, a professor with the Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological […]
There May Be Good News About the Oceans in a Globally Warmed World
Rutgers-led study suggests ongoing oxygen loss from the seas due to climate change may reverse in the future An analysis of oxygen levels in Earth’s oceans may provide some rare, good news about the health of the seas in a future, globally warmed world. A Rutgers-led study published in Nature analyzing ocean sediment shows that ocean oxygen levels in […]
Officials warn of dangerous levels of toxic ‘blue-green algae’ in South Jersey
Mike Haberland – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
‘Oppenheimer’ leaves out the most terrifying, deadly risk of nuclear weapons because nobody knew about it until the 1980s
Alan Robock – Department of Environmental Sciences
Greg DiLalo (CC’77; GSNB’79): 50-Years Strong on the George H. Cook Campus
In September 2023, Greg DiLalo (CC’77; GSNB’79) celebrates 50 consecutive years on the George H. Cook Campus, a journey that matches the lifespan of Cook College itself. A member of the first class of Cook College students to matriculate in 1973, Greg’s unbroken connection to the beloved Cook campus covers four years of college, two […]
Nicoletta “Nicki” Graf (CC’77): Doyenne of the Floriculture Greenhouse Complex
Since 1988, the Floriculture Greenhouse complex, located on the Cook campus has been the domain of Nicolette Graf (CC’77). Tucked away between Nichol Avenue and Red Oak Lane, the greenhouse – one of several on the campus – boasts some 15,000 square feet of protected tropical and sub-tropical environments under glass, plus outdoor gardens that […]
Gift of $1.25 Million for Rutgers Nutrition Student Scholarships Honors Vitamin Industry Pioneer
By Debbie Meyers Entrepreneur Carl DeSantis’s gift pays tribute to the legacy of his lifelong friend and business partner E. Gerald “Jerry” Kay. Carl DeSantis began his entrepreneurial journey in the 1970s by running his home-based, mail order vitamin and herbal supplement company out of his garage in Florida. Meanwhile, up in New Jersey, after […]
Dangerous levels of toxic ‘blue-green algae’ found in South Jersey ponds and lakes
Mike Haberland – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Algae bloom grows into a health advisory for Timber Creek Pond
Michael Haberland – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
