If you want to be kinder to the planet and save some money at the same time, here are 20 ways to go green in 2013…Buy fresh, local food this summer at Giamarese Farm, the Rutgers Gardens Farmers Market or the Rutgers Community Farmers Market. Have yo…
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4-H Clubs: Helping to build America’s youth
Perhaps parallel with today’s youth teaching their elders about ever-expanding technology, in the late 1800s researchers found that while adults in agricultural areas resisted new ideas developed at the university level, young people were open- minded …
Projesi Sona Erdi (Suzanne’s Project ended)
[NOTE: Article is in Turkish.] Suzanne’s Project organized by Akdeniz University Korkuteli Vocational School, the Municipality of Korkuteli, and Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey was held January 21 29, 2013. The project lasted approximately …
USEPA presents “Environmental Protection: Accomplishments and Future Challenges” on Jan. 29
The visit to the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences by the Regional Administrator Judith Enck is in conjunction with the USEPA’s “Documerica” exhibit currently on display at Rutgers’ Cook Campus Center until Feb. 5 – a showcase of photographs depicting environmental conditions of the past and present from the region and across the nation. […]
Camden receives ‘Environmental Excellence’ award
The Camden Stormwater Management and Resource Training (SMART) initiative has received the 2012 New Jersey Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award… It is comprised of the City of Camden, Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority, Cooper’s Ferry P…
Editorial: Mercer County open space planning shifts from purchases to stewardship
With most of the largest parcels of open space in Mercer County spoken for or already set aside as preserves, a new strategy of stewardship is emerging. The county and its municipalities are slowly shifting from acquisition to refinement and consolidat…
Milltown council receives update on watershed plans for the area
For the second time in as many months, Rutgers University students provided municipal officials with solutions to ongoing flooding problems in the borough. Weeks after hearing presentations by students from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning an…
Insurance Carrier Funds Activities to Fight Childhood Obesity
While much of the emphasis on combating childhood obesity in New Jersey has focused on diet, a major insurance company is promoting increased activity as another way to fight the problem. UnitedHealthcare’s HEROES program awards $1,000 grants to help f…
OCPE Provides Workforce Readiness Training for New Brunswick’s Fresh Grocer
Rutgers NJAES Office of Continuing Professional Education (OCPE) provided new employees of the Fresh Grocer in New Brunswick with workforce readiness training. This training bridges the gap between employers and job seekers, preparing workers with the necessary skills to succeed. In this video, OCPE documents the process used to train Fresh Grocer new employees. Utilizing NJ Department […]
Cook Alumna Named Coordinator of NJDA School Nutrition Programs
Arleen Ramos-Szatmary (CC’98) has been appointed the new Coordinator of School Nutrition Programs in the Division of Food and Nutrition at the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. Ramos-Szatmary has been with the Department of Agriculture since 2000, first working as a program specialist reviewing school nutrition programs throughout the state for compliance with the School […]
