The Rutgers Turfgrass Program has raised a total of $400,000 to support the Henry Indyk Endowed Graduate Fellowship at the university. Thanks to a $61,000 donation from the New Jersey Turfgrass Association (NJTA) and the New Jersey Turfgrass Foundation (NJTF) in March, the seven-year capital campaign has met its goal of continuing support of graduate graduate education at the university. Read More �
FoodCorps New Jersey service member Alexis Sangalang joined First Lady Michelle Obama and five other FoodCorps leaders to plant the sixth season of the White House Kitchen Garden with DC students on April 2. Sangalang serves with the New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids in Camden, NJ. Read More �
The Rutgers 4-H Youth Development Program sponsored a Rutgerscience Saturday March 29 for 51 young people grades 5-9. Participants practiced listening like a spy using laser technology, embedding messages in images, and learning how to use surveillance technology. Rutgers University graduate student, Swapnil Mhaske showed a group of "spies in training" how to eavesdrop using using a laser beam. Read More �
Wetlands are effective tools for cleaning polluted water. As the plants grow they remove excess nutrients from stormwater runoff and store it in their leaves, while adding oxygen to the water. Their roots also support a habitat for microorganisms that feed on excess nutrients. Read More �
Sometimes innovation strikes at the most unlikely of times and in the most unlikely of places. While researchers can labor for months at their research facilities, a breakthrough may come while they're tinkering at home in their garage or basement. Read More � |
