Radon professionals know radon is a silent, invisible killer, but many homeowners don’t think it could be a serious problem in their homes. The Eastern Regional Radon Training Center (ERRTC), a part of Rutgers NJAES Office of Continuing Professional Education, provides training for professionals to become certified as radon measurement or mitigation service providers. ERRTC […]
Rutgers Scientists Awarded More Than $300,000 For Bat Disease Research By U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Three Rutgers researchers, assistant professor and extension specialist in wildlife ecology Brooke Maslo, molecular ecologist and assistant professor Malin Pinsky, and epidemiologist and associate professor Nina Fefferman at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, received funding of more than $300,000 dollars from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to investigate strategies to fight White-nose […]
Breaking the Grass Ceiling: New Jersey’s “Annie’s Project” Featured in National Farming Magazine
The nationally acclaimed farm business educational program for farm women, Annie’s Project, helps women in farming strengthen their farm management experiences and network with other women working in the highly complex business of farming. The program, which operates in 33 states across the U.S., is offered in New Jersey through Rutgers Cooperative Extension, a unit […]
New Jersey 4-H’ers Join Over Six Million Youth Nationwide to Observe National 4-H Week, Oct. 4-9
4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship and life skills. Building on this, 4-H’ers will continue to be involved in serving their communities. Through 4-H programs, young people combine their concerns with practical skills so they can make a difference. Working together and having a good time through […]
Rutgers Scientist Michael Kennish is Editor of International “Encyclopedia of Estuaries”
Michael Kennish, research professor in the Rutgers Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, is the editor and a contributing author of the Encyclopedia of Estuaries, an international volume of the most comprehensive and multidisciplinary research knowledge and advances in estuarine science, to date. Newly published by Springer (Dordrecht, The Netherlands), it contains nearly 270 articles […]
ESC Director Karyn Malinowski (CC’75, GSNB’80,’86) Featured in Major Interview by NJFB “Ag Matters”
Founding director of the Rutgers Equine Science Center Karyn Malinowski (CC’75, GSNB’80,’86) was the subject of a far-ranging interview on the state’s equine industry in the Summer 2015 issue of Ag Matters, published by the New Jersey Farm Bureau. An equine specialist, Malinowski is a professor of animal sciences at the School of Environmental and […]
New NJAES Catnip Releases May Make Purr-fectly Good Insect Repellents
Farmers and home gardeners may be as attracted to the new lines of catnip being released by Rutgers NJAES as cats are. The new varieties have larger leaves and flowers, which produce more of the essential oils that cats go crazy for. Rutgers Professor Jim Simon and doctoral student William Reichert have developed lines with […]
Rutgers Plant Diagnostic Laboratory: A Resource for Plant Professionals and Home Gardeners
Since the days of Rachael Carson and Silent Spring, plant health managers, green industry professionals, and home gardeners alike have been looking for ways to reduce the impact of pesticides in the food supply as well as the lawn and landscape. From outright pesticide bans, to highly specialized and precision integrated pest management systems, the […]
New Jersey Educator Donates Historic U.S. Soils Collection to National Agriculture Library
On Aug. 19, fifty people including staff from the University of Maryland, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), National Agriculture Library (NAL), members of the Mid-Atlantic Association of Professional Soil Scientists, Rutgers University, and the Firman E. Bear Soil and Water Conservation Society gathered at the NAL for a ceremony to convey […]
State-of-the-Art Radon Training Facility Built at Rutgers
Rutgers recently redesigned and constructed a cutting-edge radon training lab for hands-on learning. For over 25 years, the Eastern Regional Radon Training Center (ERRTC) at Rutgers University has been providing professionals throughout the country with training in radon measurement and mitigation. To offer students an even better learning experience, the ERRTC opened a brand-new, state-of-the-art […]
