Announcement from Margaret Brennan-Tonetta, Senior Associate Director, NJAES; Director, Office of Administration and Strategic Development; and Director, Resource and Economic Development at Rutgers. On Sept. 1, 2021, the role of director of the Rutgers Specialty Crop Research and Extension Center at Cream Ridge (formerly the Rutgers Fruit and Ornamental Research and Extension Center), currently held […]
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Somerset County 4-H Returns In-Person with Annual Open House September 23
The annual Somerset County 4-H open house is returning this year on September 23, 2021 to welcome the local community with a free evening of hands-on learning and discovery with some of their over 65 clubs. “This is a perfect opportunity for families to learn about 4-H directly from our members and volunteers whose lives […]
Morris County 4-Hers Participate in an Array of “Summer of Fun” Activities
In July Morris County 4-H put together a 2021 Summer of Fun event list for their 4-H community and the public to participate in. “Highlights were the very popular Bat Walk, the fun Dress-a-pet / Dress-a-cage event, a guided photo walk through the Great Swamp, the Rocket League Tournament, and so much more,” said Kelly […]
National Society Names Inaugural Award in Honor of Rutgers Professor Emerita Bonnie McCay
The Anthropology and Environment Society, a section of the American Anthropological Association—the world’s largest scholarly and professional organization of anthropologists—recently inaugurated the Bonnie J. McCay Junior Scholar Award in recognition of McCay’s significant contributions to environmental anthropology, human ecology, marine affairs and theories of governance. McCay, professor emerita of human ecology at Rutgers, was a […]
NBCFM celebrates National Farmers Market Week
Ellen Williams, 4-H Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Lauren Errickson, New Brunswick Community Farmers Market
New Brunswick Community Farmers Market Celebrates National Farmers Market Week with Youth Activity
A project of Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Johnson & Johnson, and the City of New Brunswick, the New Brunswick Community Farmers Market (NBCFM) increases fresh fruit and vegetable access for local residents while supporting New Jersey farmers. The markets are open three days per week at two locations in the city, providing opportunity for multiple farms to sell their products. Vendors accept SNAP as […]
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 […]
Liz Weston: How to have a retirement worth saving for
Barbara O’Neill, FCHS/DAFRE
Rutgers Water Resources Program Graduates 122 new Green Infrastructure Champions!
Green Infrastructure Champions is an extension program originally piloted in 2019 to empower local stakeholders to play a dominant role in encouraging their own municipalities to implement green stormwater infrastructure practices. The Green Infrastructure Champions Program was offered for a third year in a row this past winter and spring. Ten unique and completely virtual […]
Four from Rutgers Named 2022 NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellows
Four graduates from Rutgers, which had the most of any institution in the U.S., have been selected for the 2022 class of the NOAA and Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program. Janine Barr, Schuyler Nardelli and Elizabeth Liza-Fairbanks (Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences) and Ashlyn Spector (Department of Earth and Planetary […]
