Julianna Ezzo – 4-H Middlesex County Member
Laura bovitz – 4-H, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Youth/Community Development
Rutgers Climate Institute Receives NIFA Grants for Multi-State Climate Adaptation Projects
In July, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced nine grants totaling more than $8 million to study and develop new approaches for the agriculture sector to adapt to and mitigate the effects of changing environmental conditions. The funding is made possible through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research […]
If it’s Summer 4-H is Bringing Science to Urban High School Students
Annual 4-H Summer Science Program was held July 10-14 on the Cook Campus More than 60 urban high school students from seven New Jersey Counties participated in hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) activities for a week alongside Rutgers faculty at the 9th annual 4-H Summer Science Program on the Rutgers-New Brunswick campus. The […]
One place in N.J. to find watermelon gorging, goat kisses and baby chicks
Morris County 4-H – Rutgers Cooperative Extension.
Morris County 4-H Fair showcases the group’s many achievements
Linda Kabis – 4-H Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Student news: Rutgers hosts urban high schoolers in 4-H STEM Ambassador Program
Chad Ripberger – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
NSF’s Ocean Observatories Initiative Uses Big Data in Teaching Undergraduates
These days, there are a growing number of research programs that collect high volumes of scientific data using advanced technologies, especially in oceanography. One such program is the National Science Foundation’s Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), which has constructed observational and computer infrastructure that provides continuous scientific measurement of the ocean. For the coming decades, the […]
Using GIS Mapping and Spatial Thinking to Promote Health in the Urban Landscape
With funding from the New Jersey Healthy Community Network, the 3rd Annual Geohealth Workshop, led by David Tulloch, associate director for program development and GIS applications program leader at the Rutgers Grant F. Walton Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis (CRSSA), is scheduled to get underway at Rutgers this summer. The annual workshop, which […]
Northeast Regional Urban Extension Conference Focuses on Building Collaborative Partnerships
Rutgers Cooperative Extension and the Water Resources Program held the Northeast Regional Urban Extension Conference on November 29 and 30. The focus was on Urban Innovation: Building Collaborative Partnerships across University, Community, and Civic Leaders. Held at the Paul Robeson Center, Rutgers University-Newark, professionals from across disciplines of Cooperative Extension faculty, government officials and local […]
Salinas Valley students study South Pole
Kristin Hunter-Thomson – Department of Human Ecology
