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 […]
Apple and 4-H Bring Technology to a New Generation of Learners
4-H, the largest youth development organization in the U.S., reaching more than 6 million young people across the country, has expanded its programming to include greater access to technology, thanks in part to support from Apple and its Community Education Initiative (CEI). Since Apple launched CEI in 2019, the programming has provided coding, creativity, and […]
Soil Health is Always a Good Investment
By William Errickson, agricultural agent, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Monmouth County As nursery growers, we ask a lot of our soils. They work for us 365 days a year and never take a break. Since crop growth and plant health are literally rooted in the soil, we need to consider what qualities make a soil ideal […]
Rutgers to Lead $16 Million in Climate Projects Along New Jersey Coast
Rutgers University researchers will lead several components of a $72.5 million federal initiative to fortify New Jersey’s coast against climate change and extreme weather events. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded the grant to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for the Building a Climate Ready New Jersey program. The five-year initiative seeks to enhance […]
Rutgers–New Brunswick Is Awarded “Innovation and Economic Prosperity” Designation
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) has designated Rutgers University–New Brunswick as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University in recognition of its substantial and sustained commitment to economic engagement in the region. The national designation highlights Rutgers’ role as an economic catalyst through transformative innovations in academic initiatives, pioneering research and impactful community outreach programs. […]
If There’s Something Strange Growing in Your Yard, Who You Gonna Call? Master Gardeners
Up-to-date, science-based horticulture advice from Rutgers experts is a phone call away for state residents Are weeds conquering your victory garden? Have critters turned it into a dine-and-dash buffet? Sound advice is available for New Jersey residents through the Rutgers Master Gardeners program, which operates helplines throughout the state. Rutgers master gardeners are trained volunteers who […]
Rutgers Entomologist Seeks Environmentally Friendly Ways to Thwart Crop Damage
In 2003, Anne Nielsen became the first doctoral student in the U.S. to study the brown marmorated stink bug, which was beginning its ascendancy as an invasive species notoriously damaging to crops. Working with her mentor, Rutgers entomologist George Hamilton, Nielsen traced the stink bug’s life cycle and origins. By the time the stink bug […]
Collaborative 2024 New Jersey FoodTech Conference Connects Industry Stakeholders
The 2024 New Jersey FoodTech Conference was held on June 26 at the Rutgers College Avenue Student Center in New Brunswick and brought together close to 250 attendees representing a wide range of food industry stakeholders. The conference, which has grown significantly since it was inaugurated last year, helps to promote the growth of New […]
4-H ResistoJets Rocketry Club Wins “Altitude Award” in 2024 NASA Student Launch Competition
On June 7, the Morris County 4-H team from the ResistoJets Rocketry Club was recognized for its first place “Altitude Award” in the middle and high school division of the 2024 NASA Student Launch Competition. The 2024 NASA Student Launch Initiative virtual awards ceremony, hosted by the Marshall Space Flight Center, featured presentations of awards […]
Announcement: Meredith Taylor is the new FCHS Educator in Middlesex County
Announcement by Sara Elnakib, chair of the Department of Family and Community Health Sciences. Please welcome Meredith Taylor, the new FCHS Educator in Middlesex County. Meredith Taylor, MA, MPH joins the Rutgers Cooperative Extension as a Family and Community Health Sciences Educator for Middlesex County. Meredith will be part of the Community Food Systems efforts […]
