The Rutgers University Recreation Activities Crew is sponsoring the 21st Annual “Special Friends Day” on March 10, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cook/Douglass Recreation Center. Approximately 100 children with developmental disabilities were invited to join this event for a fun-filled day of sports, games, arts and crafts, and swimming. Each child is paired with two Rutgers students as they […]
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Explore and Discover the Lindley G. Cook 4-H Camp
Early Bird Discount Available if you Register by March 1 and Discounts for Rutgers Employees! The Lindley G. Cook 4-H Camp is a residential summer camp located in Branchville, NJ, in the heart of beautiful Stokes State Forest in Sussex County. Since 1951, the camp has served 4-H and non-4-H youth in grades 4 – […]
2013 Rutgers Home Gardeners School on March 23
Gardeners who want to sharpen their skills on proper pruning or learn how to keep their hydrangeas happy are invited to attend the 37th Annual Home Gardeners School on Saturday, March 23, 2013. Program and registration information is available from the Office of Continuing Professional Education.
Horse meat in Ikea’s Swedish meatballs in Europe: Would you eat it?
Swedish furnishings giant Ikea says it is withdrawing meatballs from stores in 21 European countries amid concerns that they could contain horse meat. Monday’s move comes after authorities in the Czech Republic said they had detected horse DNA in tests…
Welcome Spring with the Home Gardeners School at Rutgers in New Brunswick
Winter is waning and it’s almost time to start prepping gardens and yards for Spring. As our weather grows warmer, Rutgers University is holding its Annual Home Gardeners School for master and novice alike. A tradition for 37 years, the Home Gardeners …
Rutgers Extension Faculty Play Key Role at NOFA-NJ Annual Conference
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey held its 23rd annual Food and Agriculture Winter Conference at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, NJ, this January. Classes on a wide range of topics were presented to over 400 attendees, making it the largest NOFA-NJ Winter Conference, to date. The two-day conference featured 50 speakers, 10 […]
Rutgers Class Reveals Hazards of Flood-Damaged Buildings on March 12
New Jersey residents can learn about the hidden dangers of flooded buildings and how to protect themselves in this course offered by the Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education. Months after Hurricane Sandy pounded New Jersey, many people are still dealing with the clean-up and rebuilding of their flooded homes and businesses. The health hazards […]
Rutgers Hosts 2013 Animal Science Competition Feb. 23
On Feb. 23, the Department of Animal Sciences at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences will host the American Society of Animal Science/American Dairy Science Association Northeast Student Affiliate (NESA) competition. Almost 200 competitors from land grant universities across the northeast are expected to attend the 2013 event, which offers a full day of activities […]
Rutgers Collaborates To Train Green Industry Workforce
The Rutgers University NJAES Office of Continuing Professional Education (OCPE) and The Bilingual Group announced TRAIN YOUR WORKFORCE: English and Spanish for the Green Industry in New Jersey. The program is designed to build language skills of the wo…
EPA Regional Administrator: Taking a Look Back and Toward the Future
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has come a long way, said Judith Enck, Region 2 administrator, but there is much more work to be done. Enck spoke on Jan. 29 to students, faculty, and staff on the George H. Cook Campus as part of a two-week program highlighting the work of the EPA, including […]
