On November 10, 2023 the Rutgers Center for Lipid Research (RCLR) held its 8th annual symposium under the theme, “The fat-soluble vitamins strike back.” The symposium, which was held at the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health on the Rutgers–New Brunswick campus, was attended by more than 100 participants. The annual event drew […]
Rutgers Plant Geneticist Jim Simon Wins Distinguished Service to NJ Agriculture Award
Jim Simon, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Plant Biology, was presented with the Distinguished Service to New Jersey Agriculture Award for 2023 for outstanding research contributions to New Jersey’s farming industry by the New Jersey Farm Bureau (NJFB) at its 105th Annual Meeting held November 13-14. This prestigious award is presented each year by […]
Rutgers Contributes to the Fifth National Climate Assessment – Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute
The Fifth National Climate Assessment, the U.S. Government’s preeminent report on climate change impacts, risk, and responses was released by President Biden on November 15, 2023. The report is mandated by Congress and assesses changes in the climate, its national and regional impacts, and options for reducing present and future risk. NPR mentions this assessment is “the most […]
Rutgers Launches Climate and Energy Institute With Wide-Reaching Goals
Institute will combine and unify the strengths of three existing institutes on climate, environment and energy research University leaders are creating an institute designed to elevate the local, national and international profile of Rutgers–New Brunswick as a locus for scholarship on climate change, renewable energy production, energy conservation and their environmental dimensions. The Rutgers Climate and […]
Rutgers Gardens Awarded Trees for Schools Grant to Help Mitigate Climate Change
Rutgers Gardens, the 180-acre botanical garden of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey and a “living laboratory” in North Brunswick, New Jersey, is one of the recipients of a grant awarded by the NJ DEP and Sustainable Jersey via the Trees for Schools program. Funded by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the initiative […]
Rutgers New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative Offers Nutrition Education to Local Youth
This summer, the New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative (NJHKI) worked both on and off Rutgers campus to educate local youth about nutrition and its importance in overall health. Partnerships with Scarlet Kids summer camp on Cook Campus and New Brunswick’s New Brunswick Fit summer wellness program granted dozens of kids and teens access to interactive […]
It’s ‘National Farmers Market Week’ – Visit Our Two Rutgers Markets!
Each year the USDA proclaims a “National Farmers Market Week” to remind consumers to visit these markets in the summer and fall. August 6-12 this year marks the 24th of this annual celebration that highlights the vital role farmers markets play in our nation’s food system. According to the NJ Department of Agriculture, there are […]
The NExT Big Thing Program – Sarcopenia and Obesity: A Tale of Two Conditions
Since 2022, the Center for Human Nutrition, Exercise, and Metabolism (NExT) at the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH) has offered a unique opportunity for students and researchers to learn about the latest advances in fields as diverse as how nutrients and exercise impact body composition in health and in diseases and […]
Rutgers Office for Research Celebrates Innovation and Research at 2023 Patent Celebration
The research and innovation community at Rutgers came together to celebrate its own at the 2023 Patent Celebration hosted by the Rutgers Office for Research. Some 171 Rutgers researchers have been issued a total of 315 U.S. patents between fiscal years 2020-2022 (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2022). Rutgers researchers who received patents were awarded […]
State of the Climate Report: Temperature, Sea Level Continue to Rise in NJ
Rutgers-led report details 2022 climate trends for state and local leaders New Jersey’s summer of 2022, with the warmest August on record and the lowest rainfall levels seen in more than 50 years, offers a glimpse into how climate change may affect future summers in the Garden State, according to a new report being released […]
