Announcement by Sara Elnakib, chair of the Department of Family and Community Health Sciences. I’m delighted to welcome Jennifer Salt Taylor as our new FCHS Educator in Passaic County who will focus on supporting equitable and sustainable community food systems in the county. Jennifer has focused her professional life on community nutrition and increasing access […]
Apple supports Rutgers 4-H Computer Science clubs
Marissa Staffen, RCE of Essex County
Marycarmen Kunicki, RCE of Passaic County
Announcement: Sara Elnakib to Lead Department of Family and Community Health Sciences
Announcement by Laura J. Lawson, Interim Executive Dean of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and Interim Executive Director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. Dear NJAES and SEBS community, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Sara Elnakib, Department of Family and Community Health Sciences educator and department head, Rutgers Cooperative […]
RCE hosts urban gardening webinar series in Spanish
Cecilia Diaz, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Passaic County
Will You Be My Valentine? Passaic County 4-Her’s Make Cards for Meals on Wheels
Even though Passaic County 4-Her’s have not been able to meet in person during this COVID Pandemic that didn’t stop them from continuing their yearly tradition of making Valentine’s Day Cards for Passaic County Meals on Wheels participants. For the last seven years Passaic County 4-Her’s have been make Valentine’s Day Cards for Meals on […]
Asian Tick, Now in 9 NJ Counties, Traveling by Animal
Andrea Egizi, Department of Entomology
Dina Fonseca, Department of Entomology
Rutgers Culture of Health School Program Builds Nutrition and Fitness Literacy with Horizon Foundation Grant
In the field of health care, Rutgers has repeatedly proven itself to be a global leader—not only through groundbreaking coronavirus research but also through programs that advance personal health to build stronger, more resilient communities. A recent $100,000 grant from The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey puts that leadership in the spotlight by supporting a vital […]
NJ in Yearly ‘Danger Zone’ for Lyme Disease
Amy Rowe – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Passaic County 4-H Members Donate Lunch to Paterson’s Barnert Hospital
Passaic County 4-H Club
Registration Open for the 2020 Rutgers Environmental Stewards Program
If you have a passion for the environment, a desire to learn and volunteer in your community, then this program is for you Since 2005, hundreds of volunteers have made the commitment to protecting New Jersey’s environment by participating in the Rutgers Environmental Stewards Program. Offered by Rutgers Cooperative Extension, the program introduces volunteers to the […]
