The 4-H Caring Canines Club of Burlington County captured first place in the Promotions Division at the 2013 National 4-H Film Fest but placed fourth overall out of 38 entries from eight states. 4-H volunteers, Linda Berk, Kim Tzap and Trish McCoy serve as the leaders of this winning 4-H Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Project […]
Mark Your Calendar for Community Day Sept. 17 at Passion Puddle
Thinking about joining a new club? Community Day is not just about the free BBQ and T-shirts – it’s a chance to get to know what the student organizations on campus are all about. Watch the video below from last year’s Community Day and find out more about this year’s event.
The Science Behind Candy
If you think you like candy and ice cream just because they’re sweet, you’re missing the science behind the treats. Watch Rutgers food science professors explain how flavor – and especially texture – influence our likes and dislikes and find out the role science plays at Thomas Sweet Ice Cream and Chocolate, owned by Rutgers […]
Rutgers University Presents: Rutgers Orientation kNight (RON)
How to teach new students about Rutgers’ long history and contributions to society? RON to the rescue! The Rutgers Orientation kNight has a lot to say about Rutgers, including contributions to the turfgrass industry by Rutgers Center for Turfgrass Science. Watch the video (Turfgrass mentioned at the 5:20 minute mark).
Award-Winning Student Video: Duckweed as a Renewable and Sustainable Biofuel Feedstock
Plant Biology and Pathology graduate student Philomena Chu won two Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) awards for her submission, “The Little Green Plant That Could: Duckweed as a Renewable and Sustainable Biofuel Feedstock.” Watch Chu reveal the big potential of this tiny aquatic plant.
Beekeepers Buzzed About Rutgers Course
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Bees are critical for crop pollination. With some colonies dying off in recent decades due to mites and other problems, support of backyard beekeepers has become even more important. Bee enthusiasts learn how to keep hives healthier in a popular, hands-on “Beyond the Basics” beekeeping course, offered by Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Office […]
Samsung Summer Science Program at Rutgers
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The Samsung Summer Science Program provides hands-on learning in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) for high school students across the U.S. Approximately 3,000 teens attend week-long immersion sessions at one of six participating universities across the country during the summer. This Samsung-sponsored video features the Samsung Summer Science Program at Rutgers, which is hosted […]
State Apiarist and OCPE Beekeeping Lecturer Creates “Bee Beard”
Tim Schuler, New Jersey State Apiarist and part-time lecturer on beekeeping for Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education, is called on to create a “Bee Beard” after internet comedy venue, College Humor, achieves one million “likes” on Facebook. Note: Schuler finds an interesting use for his Rutgers ID card: a unique bee scoop and spreader.
Rutgers Oysters Please Cape Customers
Take a video tour of a Massachusetts oyster farm that is growing Rutgers-bred oysters developed at the Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory, a field station of the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station.
Simple Steps to Keep Mosquitoes from Breeding in Your Yard
Rutgers Department of Entomology shares these procedures to help prevent mosquitoes from becoming a backyard nuisance.
