The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service has selected Rutgers University as a recipient of its 2021 Honored Institution Awards for 125 years of service and providing outstanding weather service to the nation. Rutgers has maintained a weather station on campus as part of the Cooperative Observer Program since Jan. 1, 1896, […]
RU Ready 2 Garden Holiday Plant Edition
Bill Hlubik, Bill Errickson, Tim Waller, Angela Monaghan – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Rutgers Executive Dean Receives National Honor for Advancing Agricultural Education
Laura Lawson, interim executive dean at Rutgers’ School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, recently received an Honorary American FFA Degree from the National FFA (Future Farmers of America.) Lawson, along with her fellow honorary degree recipients, were recognized as “individuals who have provided exceptional service on a national level to agriculture, agricultural education, or FFA.” […]
Rutgers Executive Dean Receives National Honor for Advancing Agricultural Education
Laura Lawson – interim executive dean
Spotted lanternflies love grapes. That has N.J. vineyards worried.
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
New Research Study on Equine Assisted Services for Veterans Showcased on Veterans Day at ESC Annual Event
Each year, the Equine Science Center at Rutgers University hosts its annual “Evening of Science & Celebration.” This event celebrates the year’s achievements, showcases current research, and awards members of the equine community for their accomplishments. Hosted this year on November 11, Veterans Day, doctoral candidate, Ellen Rankins, is presenting on her large-scale research project […]
Rutgers Award-Winning Invention Aims to Reinvent Drug Delivery
Lori Dars, associate director in the NJAES Office of Economic Development and Innovation, was a mentor to the students, helping them to better understand customer base and needs, as well as how to market their product. Dars is the director of Rutgers I-Corps, an NSF-supported program designed to assist in the transition of technology concepts […]
An Aster to be more widely distributed
Bruce Crawford
Plant of the Month: An Aster to be More Widely Distributed
by Bruce Crawford, Program Leader in Home and Public Horticulture Sometimes, you simply need to work with a plant for a number of years before you suddenly ‘discover’ its beauty and come to appreciate that plant. This plant may not provide an incredible show throughout the entire season, but it contributes to the Garden in […]
N.J. weather: Coldest night of the season on the way, with freeze alerts issued in 6 counties
Dave Robinson, Office of NJ State Climatologist
