Scientists from Rutgers University-New Brunswick are leading a new $3.2 million study that aims to continue developing sweet basil plants resistant to downy mildew and an emerging bacteria that has decimated the crops of the culinary herb for more than a decade. The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture provided funding […]
SEBS-NJAES scientists lead $3.2 Million USDA grant to develop disease-resistant basil
James Simon – Department of Plant Biology
Nationwide 4-H STEM Challenge highlights Rutgers’ pioneering ocean research
Rachel Lyons – Department of 4-H Youth Development
Nationwide 4-H STEM Challenge Highlights Rutgers’ Pioneering Ocean Research
More than 300,000 youth nationwide are learning about Rutgers’ pioneering ocean research using underwater gliders to understand the effects of climate change as part of this year’s 4-H STEM Challenge. This is the first year Rutgers was chosen to develop the challenge in partnership with the National 4-H Council. “This is a great example of […]
2023 Annie’s Project Farm Risk Management Course for New Jersey Women Farmers
Rutgers Cooperative Extension presents a new online version of the popular Annie’s Project, offering New Jersey women farmers relevant and important farm risk management lessons to help them succeed. The six-week online training course, “Annie Goes Online: Risk Management On Your Kitchen Table,” will be held virtually on Zoom, one evening per week, on Jan. […]
2023 Annie’s Project Farm Risk Management Course for N.J. women farmers
Robin Brumfield – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Middlesex County 4-H Project GIFT Celebrates 25 Years of Giving!
Middlesex County 4-H’s annual Project GIFT Holiday charitable event provides a free day of holiday shopping for more than 130 families in need in Middlesex County, serving children from infants to age 18. This year Project GIFT celebrates 25 years of giving. More than 75 4-H teens assisted with the fundraising and running of this […]
Engineering firm creates new collaboration with Rutgers University to develop oyster reef-based coastal resilience system
David Bushek – Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory
6.7 Billion People Could Die in a Russia vs. U.S. Nuclear War
Alan Robock – Department of Environmental Sciences
Animals Are Running Out of Places to Live
Pamela McElwee – Department of Human Ecology
