Chad Ripberger, Janice McDonnell – 4-H
Rutgers STEM Ambassador’s Program Inspires New Cohort of New Jersey High Schoolers
This year’s Rutgers STEM Ambassador’s program, an interactive, hands-on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) initiative for mostly 9th and 10th grade students in a campus setting, drew about 60 participants from Atlantic, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Passaic and Union counties. Chad Ripberger, Rutgers 4-H agent from Mercer County, and Janice McDonnell, 4-H SET agent, […]
Master gardeners can practice their craft and gain hands-on training at Wayne greenhouse
Cecilia Diaz – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Passaic County Launches Rutgers Cooperative Extension Teaching and Demonstration Site and High Tunnel at Local Golf Course
By Cecilia Diaz, Agriculture Associate, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Passaic County Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Passaic County inaugurated a new teaching and demonstration site consisting of a high tunnel located at Preakness Valley Golf Course. The installation of this structure will allow Rutgers Master Gardeners, youth, and others to learn about horticultural and agricultural techniques. […]
Teens in N.J. benefit from 4-H and Google
CYFAR, 4-H, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Teens in NJ and Across the Country Benefit from 4-H and Google Collaboration to Expand Access to Free Computer Science Education
A new $6 million grant from Google.org helps 4-H bring technology, resources, and training to over 1,000 urban youth around New Jersey. In New Jersey and all across the country, technology will play an increasingly important role in the way we live and work. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that in just three […]
Healthy on the Go Meal Planning Helps Busy NJ Families Bring Nutritious Foods to the Table
Sarah Curran; Sara Elnakib – FCHS – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
EPA gives $50,000 grant to Rutgers to help Paterson schools reduce food waste
Sara Elnakib – Family and Community Health Sciences – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
NJAES Board of Managers Hosts Urban Tour for Legislators
The Board of Managers (BOM), an advisory group to the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), is made up of representatives from New Jersey’s county boards of agriculture. The Board also serves as advocate for the experiment station and provides input to NJAES’ directors on matters concerning the state’s agricultural enterprise. In addition to […]
Water Resources Program Partnership with PVSC Earns Utility “Forward Thinking” Award
In order for New Jersey municipalities to alleviate localized flooding, protect and improve water quality, and prevent processes that cause untreated wastewater from entering local waterways, targeted efforts using green infrastructure are needed for the management of stormwater runoff and nonpoint source pollution. An example of such an initiative, for the past five years the […]
