The future of NJ wine has a new force and Beverly Tepper, professor in the Department of Food Science where she directs the Sensory Evaluation Laboratory, is among the nine women featured in Edible Jersey. The state seal of New Jersey, created in 1777, depicts Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, holding a cornucopia overflowing […]
Rutgers Shellfish Researcher Investigates the Link between Horseshoe Crabs and Oyster Farming in the Delaware Bay
Marine ecologist Daphne Munroe, associate professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, has a deep respect for New Jersey’s Delaware Bay and its unique ecosystem that supports an abundance of life. Munroe, a shellfish researcher working out of the Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory in Port […]
Start-up Innovator Nuvvon Inc. Joins Rutgers EcoComplex’s WindIgnite Program
Rutgers EcoComplex, the university’s Clean Energy Innovation Center, and Nuvvon, a start-up innovator in the development of solid state battery materials, has announced a new partnership that integrates the company for Offshore Wind (OSW) applications. Through the EcoComplex’s WindIgnite Offshore Wind Supply Chain Accelerator Program, Nuvvon and Rutgers will advance their shared goals and objectives […]
“Tossed” Cooking Competition Emphasizes the Importance of NJAES Research and Extension
On September 21, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) and the Rutgers University Programming Association (RUPA) hosted “Tossed,” a cooking competition held as a part of the annual Party at the Puddle welcome-back event. Students gathered at the famous Passion Puddle on Lipman Drive for food, a movie night, and to watch the exciting “Tossed” […]
Rutgers Helps to Develop New Mapping Tool to Coordinate New Jersey Coastal Resilience Projects
The Department of Environmental Protection announced the launch of an online mapping tool that will help the public, stakeholders and government officials advance work that is needed to bolster the resilience of New Jersey’s coastal areas to climate change. The Coastal Ecological Restoration and Adaptation Planning Tool (CERAP Tool), provides the locations of at-risk areas, […]
SEBS and NJAES Help Create Climate Change Learning Stations Unveiled to Mark Climate Week 2023
Editor’s note: Photo documentation stations resulted from a partnership with Rutgers DMCS, JC NERR, NOAA, and the MyCoast New Jersey website. This article first appeared on the DEP website. Marking Climate Week in New Jersey, Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette unveiled the first of five Climate Change Learning Stations in New Jersey’s state parks […]
Rutgers Synder Farm Hosts 2023 Open House and Tomato Tasting
On August 30, Rutgers Snyder Research and Extension Farm hosted its Open House and Tomato Tasting in Pittstown, New Jersey. Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway and NJAES Executive Director Laura Lawson joined a large crowd of loyal tomato-lovers at the annual event. With paper dishes and plastic forks in hand, visitors sampled more than 50 tomato […]
Agritourism: Fall Season Offers Bountiful Reasons to Visit a Farm
By Michelle Infante-Casella, Agricultural Agent, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Gloucester County What is agritourism? Webster.com defines agritourism (agriculture plus tourism) as “the practice of touring agricultural areas to see farms and participate in farm activities.” There are other names for agritourism– “agritainment,” “rural tourism” and “farm visits.” All are a form of commercial enterprise that links […]
K-12 Students Participate in Immersive Forest Management STEM Experience at Rutgers
Shreya Dutt, a high school student in East Brunswick, was fascinated by the topic of controlled application of fire used by experts to manage forests that she developed a video for use in her local library and as part of her YouTube channel. Shreya was one of 20 high students who spent two Saturdays over […]
Middlesex County’s Garden Arts and Music Festival – A Celebration of Master Gardeners and Turning the County Green
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