Ryland Hagan – Department of Animal Science
Plant of the Month: By Any Name, Ipheion Brings Welcome Spring Color
by Bruce Crawford, Manager of Horticulture, Morris County Park Commission Every year gardeners search for new plants with early spring color that have somehow evaded the vigilant eyes of their gardening friends. Truth be told, gardeners love a touch of friendly competition! Ideally, these new finds should provide more than just floral interest; they should […]
Rutgers Master Gardeners Never Lose Sight of Their Mission
By Nicholas Polanin, chair, Dept. of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Jan Zientek, senior program coordinator and former statewide Rutgers Master Gardener coordinator. The dozen or so seed catalogs that I’ve received in the mail and the seeds and seed starting kits appearing in my local hardware store are a reminder that gardening season is upon us. […]
Post-Doc Kimberly Wiersielis Wins Prestigious National Institutes of Health Career Development Award
Kimberly Wiersielis, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Animal Sciences, is the recipient of an NIH Pathway to Independence Award that supports outstanding postdoctoral researchers in completing needed mentored training and transition in a timely manner to independent, tenure-track or equivalent faculty positions. Also known as the K99/R00, the award is considered a career transition […]
Fact check: False claim geoengineering is behind climate change
Alan Robock – Department of Environmental Sciences
Post-Doc Kimberly Wiersielis wins prestigious NIH award
Kimberly Wiersielis, Troy Roepke – Dept. of Animal Sciences
Award-winning film highlights Rutgers efforts to protect basil from blight
James Simon – Dept. of Plant Biology; Andy Wyenandt – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Award-winning Film Highlights Rutgers Efforts to Protect Basil from Blight
Fields of Devotion provides a window into the science behind developing disease- and climate change-resistant food crops When a devastating disease wiped out New Jersey farmers’ basil fields, growers turned to Rutgers scientists for help. Now the public will be able to follow the unique partnership between local farmers and Rutgers scientists in Fields of Devotion, […]
Early tips for your spring vegetable garden | Gardener State
William Errickson – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Tornadoes and waterspouts in February? Here’s how rare NJ’s wild winter weather is
David Robinson – New Jersey State Meteorologist
