The Historic Lewes Farmers Market has awarded scholarships to six Delmarva farmers. The scholarships of $500 will enable these farmers to attend sustainable agriculture conferences…The Pennsylvania State University, University of Maryland, and Rutger…
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Celebrating 60th Anniversary of Selman Waksman Nobel Prize
Rutgers University’s School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology hosted a symposium and dinner event on December 11-12, 2012 on the New Brunswick, NJ, campus in honor of the 60th anniversary of Selman Waksman receiving the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
ACUA to Host Rutgers Environmental Steward Training
The Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) will be participating in a Rutgers University program designed to introduce non-scientists to key environmental issues in the state, the ACUA announced Tuesday afternoon. The 2013 class of Rutgers Cooperat…
Rutgers Trivia Bowl
SEBS students Christina Enoch, class of 2016 and Mary Kate Colquhoun (shown as “Mosie” in video) class of 2013 take part in Rutgers Trivia Bowl.
New Jersey Winter Weather Outlook from State Climatologist
RU-tv WeatherWatcher program interviews State Climatologist David Robinson on what goes on at the Office of the State Climatologist and the winter weather outlook for 2013. For a summary of New Jersey’s weather for 2012, read the highlights of a most incredible year (following the December overview).
Pennsylvania winery owners take pride in Farm Show medal wins
It is one thing to receive recognition from "Wine Spectator" or elite wine critics such as Robert Parker. It’s another to be awarded a best of show Governor’s Cup for the top wine in the state at the Pennsylvania Farm Show…This year, 36 winer…
Annie’s Project Farm Women’s Conference Offered in Three Locations in New Jersey
National farm business program educates and empowers women Rutgers Cooperative Extension is offering its women’s farm business management event, Annie’s Project: Farm Women Conference, in three separate locations in New Jersey, on Feb. 20, 21 and 22, 2013. This one-day, intensive training session and networking opportunity allows women who are unable to commit to a […]
Sensitizing Emergency Responders to the “R” Word
Retired Paterson Police Officer Larry Rudesyle recalls when words like ‘crazy’ and ‘retarded’ were used in dispatches to refer to a person behaving erratically. Recently, television shows like Glee have crusaded to banish stereotypes that surround the developmentally disabled. Similarly, the New Jersey Legislature made a big push to improve first responders’ understanding about developmental […]
Rutgers Environmental Stewards Training – a Foolproof New Year’s Resolution!
Be a citizen-scientist by becoming a Rutgers Environmental Steward Are you looking for a New Year’s resolution that you’re likely to stick with? How about a way to give something back to your community that’s meaningful and also guaranteed to get you out and about? Consider joining the 2013 class of the Rutgers Environmental Stewards […]
Essex County 4-H: A Year in Review
Check out what 4-Hers in Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Essex County were up to in 2012.
