Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco announced that the County of Bergen has partnered with the Rutgers Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability (CUES) to develop the first comprehensive master plan for the Bergen County Parks system. The first stage of this work commenced over the summer, as CUES professors and students began creating a baseline inventory […]
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Office of Continuing Professional Education Serving New Jersey’s Workforce for Over 100 Years
Rutgers has a long tradition of providing training to New Jersey’s workforce. The NJAES Office of Continuing Professional Education (OCPE) was established in 1906 and served 22 New Jersey farmers that year by providing technical information through two- and three-day “short courses.” Today, OCPE successfully supports the learning needs of thousands of people in the […]
Don’t count on the ‘five-second rule,’ researchers say
Donald Schaffner, Department of Food Science
Bergen County parks planners turning to residents for a wish list
Wolfram Hoefer, Rutgers Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability
Rutgers Environmental Stewards Program: Helping Citizens Make A Difference in New Jersey
Imagine being able to discuss climate change with the State Climatologist or learn about New Jersey’s geology from the people who map it. Would you like to learn about habitat restoration in your own community or help to improve water quality of a local river or stream? These are some of the opportunities available to […]
‘Taking Chances’ at The Coast: Have We Learned Hurricane Sandy’s Lessons?
The book—edited by Karen M. O’Neill and Daniel J. Van Abs (CC’77), associate professors in the Department of Human Ecology at Rutgers—explores Sandy’s devastating impacts and the future of the coasts. Rutgers University and other experts examine the historic superstorm’s catastrophic impacts and shocking aftermath from numerous angles and try to decide whether Sandy was “a […]
Distinguished Professor and Extension Specialist Donald Shaffner Debunks the ‘Five-Second Rule’
Donald Schaffner and graduate student, Robyn Miranda, conducted research looking into the widespread practice of scooping up food and eating it within a ‘safe’ five-second window. Schaffner and Miranda tested four surfaces, four different foods and four different contact times and found out that sometimes bacteria can transfer in less than a second, concluding that […]
Rutgers 250 Celebrated in a Corn Maze!
Stony Hill Farms in Chester, New Jersey is one of several New Jersey farms that are honoring Rutgers’ 250th anniversary with a Corn Maze design. Stony Hill’s maze features the Scarlet Knight mascot and R250! Replete with five bridges, game sheets and decoder glasses, a journey through the maze teaches about what Rutgers and its […]
Burlington County teen is N.J. 4-H Equestrian of the Year
Jenna Miller, 2016 4-H New Jersey Equestrian of the Year
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program Helps Families Prepare for Going Back to School
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County
