Reprinted from Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education 2020 Annual Report. The Northeast strawberry season is the epitome of the phrase, “short and sweet.” On average, the average harvest lasts only three to four weeks, but consumer demand is strong (strawberries are the most consumed berry in the U.S.) and increasing, especially for local berries. […]
Research
Leadership transition at Rutgers Specialty Crop Research and Extension Center at Cream Ridge
Margaret Brennan-Tonetta; Joseph Goffreda; Dean Polk, – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
White-nose syndrome has devastated bats–but some are developing immunity
Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn – Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
Rutgers Inspires Establishment of New Jersey One Health Task Force
New Jersey is the first state to legislate a task force to fight disease transmission from animals to people The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for scientists to address how humans, animals and the environment affect each other and to develop protocols to stop diseases from transmitting from animals to humans. Last month, New […]
Former U.S. senator: Murphy got the bear hunt issue right | Opinion
NJAES/Department of Animal Sciences
New Study Sheds Light on Evolution of Photosynthesis
A Rutgers-led study sheds new light on the evolution of photosynthesis in plants and algae, which could help to improve crop production. The paper appears in the journal New Phytologist. The scientists reviewed research on the photosynthetic amoeba Paulinella, which is a model to explore a fundamental question about eukaryote evolution: why was there a single origin of algae and […]
DNA pulled from thin air identifies nearby animals
Julie Lockwood – Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
SEBS Faculty Win University Research Council Awards
Congratulations to Katherine Dawson, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, Anita Bakshi, assistant teaching professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture, and Pamela McElwee, associate professor in the Department of Human Ecology, on winning awards from the University’s Research Council. Established in 1943 as a faculty committee to advise the President on matters […]
Rutgers Equine Science Center Recruiting Veterans for Equine Assisted Services Research
The Rutgers Equine Science Center is currently recruiting veterans for a research project investigating the effects of equine assisted services on veterans with PTSD. The research is being conducted by doctoral candidate Ellen Rankins, and professors Ken McKeever and Karyn Malinowski, director of ESC. if you are a veteran yourself or have a loved one […]
Rutgers Equine Science Center recruiting Vets for equine assisted services research
Ellen Rankins, Ken McKeever, Karyn Malinowski – Rutgers Equine Science Center; Department of Animal Science
