RCE Associate Director Kathleen Howell. Courtesy of Rutgers University. Kathleen Howell, associate director, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, was one of more than 40 employees honored with Presidential Employee Excellence Recognition Awards in Decem ...
Symposium and Networking Event Focused on Wind Energy Draws More than 100 Students : Newsroom
Several of the key organizers of the Graduate Student Symposium and Industry-Student Networking Event, which formed part of the weeklong North American Wind Energy Academy (NAWEA)/WindTech 2024 conference held at Rutgers. L-R: Sara Asgarzadeh, Rut ...
Rutgers-New Brunswick Innovation and Economic Prosperity Designation Award Presented at APLU Annual Meeting : Newsroom
L-R: Francine Conway, Chancellor, Rutgers-New Brunswick; Amy Mandelbaum, Senior Program Administrator, NJAES; Peggy Brennan-Tonetta, Senior Director and Director Resource and Economic Development, NJAES; and Jacqueline McGlynn, Director of Adminis ...
How New Jersey Will Be Affected by Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares for a second term, one of his primary goals is to scale back environmental regulations that he believes hinder economic growth. Trump’s deregulatory agenda includes significant cuts to rules on climate change ...
Cows and Solar Panels? In a New Jersey First, Project Melds Farming with Electricity Generation : Newsroom
Scientists are investigating how farmers can host a new type of vertical solar panel in their fields while cows can continue to graze. Photo credit: Office of Public Outreach and Communication – Lori Nardoza. Rutgers-New Brunswick inaugurates stat ...
FCHS Educator Karen Ensle Inducted into 2024 NEAFCS Hall of Fame : Newsroom
Karen Ensle, FCHS educator and department head, Union County, speaks during her induction into the 2024 NEAFCS Hall of Fame. Karen Ensle, Ed.D., educator and department head, Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS), Rutgers Cooperative Extensi ...
Horse-Caring Helps Veterans With PTSD : Newsroom
Veterans with PTSD in a Rutgers pilot study, including U.S. Army Lt. Colonel Eric “Moose” Petrevich (at right), found working with horses eased their symptoms. Equine specialist Jane Burrows (left) of Special Strides coaches Lt. Col. Petrevich wit ...
Rutgers Hosts Leadership from the Federated States of Micronesia : Newsroom
Federated States of Micronesia’s Secretary Andrew Yatilman and Secretary Elina Akinaga visit Rutgers Plant Biology labs. As one of America’s longest serving and renowned land-grant institutions, Rutgers University empowers food producers worldwide ...
Plant Biology Graduate Students Win Accolades at 2024 International Agronomy, Crops and Soil Science Meeting : Newsroom
L-R: Plant Biology graduate students Mark Labarge, Ryan Earp, and agricultural agent, RCE of Monmouth County, William Errickson, won accolades at the 2024 ASA, CSSA and SSSA International Annual Meeting. From November 10-13, leading scientists, re ...
Rutgers Seeks Volunteers to Become Master Gardeners : Newsroom
Rutgers Master Gardeners show off the fruits of their labor in 2016 at the Giving Garden Harvest in Monmouth County. Photo: Courtesy of Rutgers Master Gardeners. Rutgers Cooperative Extension is seeking volunteers to train as Master Gardeners, who ...