With funding from the New Jersey Healthy Community Network, the 3rd Annual Geohealth Workshop, led by David Tulloch, associate director for program development and GIS applications program leader at the Rutgers Grant F. Walton Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis (CRSSA), is scheduled to get underway at Rutgers this summer. The annual workshop, which […]
Youth/Community Development
Northeast Regional Urban Extension Conference Focuses on Building Collaborative Partnerships
Rutgers Cooperative Extension and the Water Resources Program held the Northeast Regional Urban Extension Conference on November 29 and 30. The focus was on Urban Innovation: Building Collaborative Partnerships across University, Community, and Civic Leaders. Held at the Paul Robeson Center, Rutgers University-Newark, professionals from across disciplines of Cooperative Extension faculty, government officials and local […]
Salinas Valley students study South Pole
Kristin Hunter-Thomson – Department of Human Ecology
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 […]
Burlington County teen is N.J. 4-H Equestrian of the Year
Jenna Miller, 2016 4-H New Jersey Equestrian of the Year
Rutgers’ Nature Thru Nurture program brings STEM to life: BTN LiveBIG
It’s noon on a Tuesday in New Jersey. Students circle a pond inhabited by creatures big and small – some on four feet, others powered by tentacles or wings. This is Rutgers’ Nature Thru Nurture (NTN) program, where plants, animals, gardens and bugs are…
Middlesex County set for 78th annual fair
One of Central Jersey’s largest events, the Middlesex County Fair, promises fun, farm and animal flair as the venture gets ready to start its 78th year in “business.”… Celebrating 250 years of Rutgers: The Middlesex County Fair is one of several county fairs celebrating Rutgers’ 250th anniversary with special interactive displays designed to bring attendees closer to the revolutionary history of its state university. For generations, Rutgers has been a vital partner in the Garden State’s county fair tradition through Rutgers Cooperative Extension and its 4-H Youth Development Program. To honor the milestone anniversary, all of the state’s county fairs will feature the theme, “Rutgers. Revolutionary for 250 Years.” Fairgoers will have the chance to be a part of history under a special tent that recreates the Nov. 10, 1766 signing of the charter that launched Queens College, the precursor to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Interactive cut-out figures for photo opportunities and “Rutgers 250” plant breeding products are also new this year.
Rutgers Equine Center Kicks Off “15 Years Of Excellence”
The 2016 Rutgers Equine Science Center Summer Showcase was a huge success! Close to 100 people participated in the kickoff celebration of the Center’s 15-year anniversary on July 13th. Welcoming remarks were given by Karyn Malinowski (CC’75, GSNB’80,’86), director of the Equine Science Center, and Wendie Cohick, chair of the Department of Animal Sciences, and […]
Nature Thru Nurture Program Helps New Brunswick Students Embrace Gardening
Nature Thru Nurture (NTN), a partnership program between Rutgers University and New Brunswick Public Schools, is bringing out students inner gardeners…Rutgers Professor of Urban Planning and Policy Development Radha Jagannathan, and Agricultural, Foo…
Unique Science Investigations Workshop Connects Polar Scientists with Teachers and Students
The best way to teach science is hands on, right? That’s the conventional way, but the polar regions and the obstacle of over 9,000 miles between cutting-edge polar science and the scientists, teachers and students who could benefit from this interaction demand another way. In June, Rutgers University departments of Marine and Coastal Sciences and […]
