‘Count one, count them all’ – anyone with a Rutgers connection can photograph wild species in citizen science project. When Lena Struwe was hiking in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve in Costa Rica three years ago, she spotted a yellowish harvestman, a spider-type animal, on a hiking trail rail and took a photo with […]
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Year-Round Farm Market Under Construction in Rutgers Gardens
Cook’s Market’s New Green Roof Structure Set to Open For Business Later This Year The Rutgers Gardens will soon be opening a new, year-round farmers market under a state-of-the-art, green roof structure. The 101-year-old, 130-acre property is home to botanical gardens and farms, and has hosted a farm market since 2008, according to Director Bruce […]
Year-Round Farm Market Under Construction in Rutgers Gardens
Bruce Crawford – Rutgers Gardens
RCE’s Personal Finance Program Announces Investment Risk Tolerance Quiz Has a New Home
After more than a decade being housed on a Rutgers Cooperative Extension personal finance web page, a 13-question survey to assess personal investment risk tolerance has moved to a website at the University of Missouri. The change is being made as a result of a website re-design involving the use of new programming language at […]
Rutgers Environmental Stewards Program Gets in Gear for 2018
Since 2005, hundreds of citizen scientists have made the commitment to protecting New Jersey’s environment by participating in the Rutgers Environmental Stewards Program. Offered by Rutgers Cooperative Extension, this 20-week program trains volunteers in important environmental issues affecting New Jersey, enabling them to solve problems in their respective communities. Starting late January this year, the […]
Warren County teen named 2018 Ag Ambassador
4-H – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF Colonel Henry Rutgers
Nearly half a century after Queens College was founded, the institution fell on hard times. Colonel Henry Rutgers, an esteemed officer in the Continental Army, a wealthy landowner, an important leader in the community, and a generous philanthropist, resuscitated the struggling institution with a gift of $5,000 and a bell—and you know the rest. Fast […]
Sabbatical-ing Out Loud: This Professor’s Leave Will Benefit Thousands Financially
During her sabbatical O’Neill, distinguished professor and extension specialist in Financial Resource Management, planned to research and curate an exhaustive list of online financial resources for her own purposes and did not initially plan to share them widely. Her work as an extension specialist, however, involves financial education and she has worked for years to […]
Getting the Best from the Fall Harvest of Fruits and Vegetables
By Kathleen T. Morgan, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Chair, Family and Community Health Sciences Every season brings its own delights when it comes to first fruits and vegetables. When Spring and Summer arrive in New Jersey, we carry the first, bright red strawberries home like precious gems. Who can’t remember that first bite into a fresh […]
Douglass Psychology Child Study Center Partners with Culture of Health Academy at IFNH
The New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH) is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Rutgers Department of Psychology in which the Douglass Psychology Child Study Center will operate classes in the Culture of Health Academy. This partnership with The Academy, located at IFNH, will enable the Douglass Psychology Child Study […]
