U.S. Air Force officials installed a new kind of structure in the waters of St. Andrew Bay on the shore of the Tyndall U.S. Air Force Base in northwest Florida on Oct. 30 – the first section of a Rutgers University-designed “self-healing” reef made of custom-designed concrete modules and living oysters. The reef is designed […]
Ferrero Invests in U.S. Hazelnut Farming with Research Grants to Rutgers and Oregon State University
Investments are the latest in an ongoing commitment to help researchers develop methods for growers increasing hazelnut productivity and sustainability in the U.S. and around the world Ferrero Hazelnut Company (Ferrero HCo), a division of global sweet-packaged food company the Ferrero Group, today expanded its investment in U.S.-grown hazelnuts with a research grant of $180,000 […]
Rutgers-created F.I.R.E Hot Sauce Packs a Punch
Like “The Little Engine That Could,” this small bottle – just 5.5 ozs – of hot sauce is meant to convey the enterprising work of the team at the Rutgers Food Innovation Center (FIC) in their quest to bring hope to entrepreneurs looking for commercial success for their food-related products. A unique business incubator that […]
Rutgers Seeks Volunteers to Become Master Gardeners
Rutgers Cooperative Extension is seeking volunteers to train as Master Gardeners, who will help the school deliver horticulture programs and information to the public. Enrollees can expect to complete training and start service by the second week of January. Anyone interested in gardening and volunteer service can become a Rutgers Master Gardener by enrolling in […]
Horse-Caring Helps Veterans With PTSD
A study by Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers has shown that military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), who participated in a program caring for horses, experienced an improved mental outlook and easing of symptoms. Reporting results of the study in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry, researchers said the insights could open the door to a new approach in […]
FCHS Educator Karen Ensle Inducted into 2024 NEAFCS Hall of Fame
Karen Ensle, Ed.D., educator and department head, Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS), Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County, was inducted into the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS) Hall of Fame in Tucson, Arizona, on September 19. She was recognized with the 2024 NEAFCS Hall of Fame Award—the most prestigious honor […]
Cows and Solar Panels? In a New Jersey First, Project Melds Farming with Electricity Generation
Rutgers-New Brunswick inaugurates state-of-the-art agrivoltaics research and demonstration project for simultaneous production of food and solar energy Federal, state and university officials are inaugurating a research and demonstration project at Rutgers University-New Brunswick with the purpose of advancing a technology that could produce renewable energy while making farms more sustainable. The New Brunswick project, part […]
Rutgers Feeds the Future Celebration Launches Initiative and Honors Supporters
University leadership announced the Healthy Harvest Initiative, which will establish a hub for community and student food security, and honored alumni donors Robert and Harriett Druskin and corporate partner Johnson & Johnson for longstanding support in fighting hunger. With a backdrop of red barns bathed in setting sunlight, chickens clucking in their pens, and […]
Rutgers Awarded $1.1 Million NSF Grant to Support Researchers in Advancing the Societal Impacts of Research
Rutgers Associate Professor and 4-H Youth Development STEM Agent Janice McDonnell is a collaborating partner of the Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) who was awarded $1.1 million of a $9.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to build capacity in supporting research impact. While researchers around the world are working to […]
RUCOOL Staff Hosts Organizational Capacity in Research Training
Rutgers Associate Professor and 4-H Youth Development STEM Agent Janice McDonnell hosted seven institutions in a training focused on facilitating organizational capacity for research impacts at the Chauncey Hotel and Conference Center, in Princeton, NJ, in July. McDonnell is a part of the leadership team at Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS), an NSF-funded center […]
