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 […]
Eat Berries to Improve Brain Function
Note: Fresh local berries are in season during the spring and summer in New Jersey – strawberries from Mid-May to mid-June, and blueberries from mid-June until August. By Karen Ensle Ed.D., RDN, FAND, CFCS, Family & Community Health Sciences Educator, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County Eating berries is healthful and may help your brain […]
Grounded in 4-H and Graduating with Honors: Kristen Johnson (SEBS 2017)
When Kristen Johnson (SEBS 2017) entered Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences as a freshman, she already had a collection of endeavors and accomplishments under her belt as a lifelong participant in 4-H. One could surmise that if she came into her academic career running, after an outstanding record of achievement at Rutgers, she […]
Tradition still strong at Rutgers Day 2017
Beverly Hahn, 4-H member
Growing Up! RCE of Ocean County Implements Vertical Gardens Program
By Steve Yergeau, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, County Agent III/Assistant Professor Reprinted from Green Knight newsletter, February, 2017. “Jack jumped up and dressed himself and went to the window. And what do you think he saw? Why, the beans he had thrown out of the window into the garden had sprung up into a big beanstalk […]
Balancing act: Teen finds time for love of education, theater and 4-H
Kerri McBride – Burlington County 4-H Players
New NIFA Study Shows Funding to Land-Grants is a Valued Investment to States
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) released a new report that measured the effectiveness of NIFA’s investments to our nation’s land-grant universities — investments that benefit the American public through agriculture and food research, extension, and education projects. A key component of this federal funding has been Capacity […]
New Jersey 4-H Members Attend National Agri-Science Summit
Two New Jersey 4-H members attended the National Agri-Science Youth Summit held February 2-5 at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center located in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The purpose of the conference was to provide youth with an opportunity to learn about and develop an understanding of the critical role of agricultural science innovation in addressing […]
New Jersey’s Stella Almeida Inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame
Estella (Stella) Almeida of Eatontown, New Jersey was inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame on October 7 for her lifetime achievements and contributions to 4-H. Honored by the New Jersey 4-H Youth Development Program, Almeida was one of 16 people inducted during the ceremony at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy […]
