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Rutgers - Discover Us
Office of Community Engagement
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Newsletter September 2010
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The "Discovery Initiative" of the Office of Community Engagement invites you to join fellow alumni, current and retired faculty and staff, students, and the public for any or all of the "Discovery" events and programs offered by the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station.
Click on the links below to read more about our upcoming events for 2010/2011. Please check our website often for updates to our event calendar, www.discovery.rutgers.edu.
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Discover Homecoming
Friday, October 1 - Sunday, October 3
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|  Join Teams Discovery and Cook Community Alumni Association on Sunday, October 3, for the 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun
Walk to fight hunger. The proceeds from this event will help Rutgers
Against Hunger fill food pantries, sponsor programs, and increase hunger
awareness. Our teams will attempt to win the top spot for
collecting the most canned and boxed foods. So, put on you running
shoes and join us in the walk against hunger. Visit the Rutgers Homecoming website for more information and to register by September 17.
The Office of Community Engagement will also be representing the School
of Environmental and Biological Sciences at the Rutgers Homecoming
Festival and Pep Rally on Friday, October 1, Buccleuch Park at 4 p.m. Stop by and play a carnival game and win a prize. A brilliant fireworks
display will close the festivities at 9 p.m. |
Discovery Tour: The Gleaning
Wedneday, October 27, 2010, 10 a.m.
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alumni, faculty, and friends to take part in a "gleaning," the ancient
practice of collecting leftover crops from a farmer's field and donating
them to the hungry. Rutgers is dedicated to increasing hunger awareness and encouraging
outreach to help those in need. The Office of Community Engagement,
in conjunction with Rutgers Against Hunger and Farmers Against Hunger,
is sponsoring a "Gleaning" at the Giamarese Farm on Wednesday, October
27, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. The harvested crops will be donated to
Elijah's Promise and the Franklin Food Bank to help provide fresh
produce to the hungry, who often have limited availability of fresh
foods. Visit our website for more information and to register by October 15. |
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Other events and lectures
| "Eat Well, Live Well"
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Learn about the role of nutritional pharmacology in the dietary management of cardio-metabolic disease from Dr. Peter Gillies, Director of the New Jersey Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health. Visit our website for more information and to register.
"Feeding Nine Billion-Plus People in 2050 on a Resource Limited Planet"
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Dr. Kenneth Cassman, agronomist and director of the Nebraska Center for Energy Science Research, joins us from the University of Nebraska to talk about the challenges of feeding nine billion people in the year 2050. Visit our website for more information and to register.
Retired Faculty Luncheon
Monday, December 6, 2010
Join friends and colleagues at the Continuing Studies Conference Center for a buffet lunch, a brief update from Executive Dean Bob Goodman, and good times with old friends. Visit our website for more information.
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What's Happening...
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Discovery Tour: The Great Tomato Tasting and 4-H Expressive Arts Premiere
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 Forget American Idol, the 4-H Expressive Arts Program showcased its talent at the recent Discovery Tour: The Great Tomato Tasting and 4-H Expressive Arts Premiere on Wednesday, September 1, at the Snyder Farm in Pittstown. Under sunny skies and summer temperatures, 150 guests were entertained by talented 4-H Expressive Arts performers making their debut. Guests also were treated to a delicious cooking demonstration and tasting by Chef Christopher Albrecht from the Eno Terra restaurant. The event concluded with participants visiting The Great Tomato Tasting where hundreds of varieties of tomatoes, basil, and peppers could be sampled.
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Hot Topic: Is it Safe to Eat Eggs?
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by Nicole Pride
| Nearly 1,500 people have been infected with Salmonella since May, leading to a recall of a half-billion eggs nationwide. Investigators have traced the Samonella bacteria to two farms in Iowa, which both issued recalls. Recalled eggs, however, may still be in grocery stores, restaurants, and consumer homes. Donald Schaffner, director of the Center for Advanced Food Technology and a professor at Rutgers, clears up misconceptions surrounding salmonellosis and offers safety tips for consumers. Read more...
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In other news...
"What Swims Beneath the Pier--and What Doesn't
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New Yorkers love their piers; for fish, it depends
by Ken Branson | Several times over the last four summers, Rutgers marine scientists have combined high and low technology to answer a straightforward scientific question: How do the fish in the a big urban estuary react to big piers built by their human neighbors?
Read more about this research here.
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Other events in the works for 2011...
| February 10, 2011 - "A World of Change: Climate Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow" Executive Dean's Lecture Series featuring Susan Solomon, research scientist with NOAA
March 16, 2011 - Discovery Workshop: Rain Barrels and Rain Gardens
April 28, 2011 - Annual Excellence Awards Ceremony and Reception
April 30, 2011 - Ag Field Day at Rutgers Day
May 14, 2011 - Rutgers Rising Memorial Service/Rutgers Alumni Reunion Dean's Tour and Reception
May 25, 2011 - Discovery Tour: Farmer for a Day
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Office of Community Engagement
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
57 U.S. Highway 1, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8554
Phone: 732-932-2000 email: discovery@aesop.rutgers.edu
www.discovery.rutgers.edu
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