George H. Cook Campus Magazine
Do you have a smartphone or computer, and a love for science? Researchers at Rutgers are looking for you. Why? Researchers can’t be everywhere. That’s why they rely on citizen scientists all over New Jersey and beyond to observe the world around them, log their data, and contribute to research. And thanks to smartphones, participation […]
Ticks are widespread in the New Jersey Pinelands. An understanding of their population dynamics in different habitats can guide management decisions and reduce the risk of tick-borne pathogen transmission for humans, pets, and livestock. The New Jersey Pinelands rely on a variety of forest management techniques for forest health and growth. Of these, forest thinning […]
Food insecurity is a problem for approximately one-third of Rutgers University–New Brunswick students. Cara Cuite, assistant extension specialist in the Department of Human Ecology, has led two basic needs insecurity surveys among students on the Rutgers–New Brunswick campus, one in 2016 and more recently one in 2019. “The 2019 survey was conducted to better understand […]
Distinguished Professor Donald Schaffner is an expert on microbial risk assessment, and he’s been thinking about the risks posed by microorganisms for more than 30 years. Schaffner, who started at Rutgers in 1989, serves as extension specialist in the Department of Food Science. About 20 years ago, he became very interested in studying the science of hand washing and […]
Last year, Rutgers announced its list of 12 Big Ideas—world-changing, multidisciplinary research projects that address critical issues of our time—in areas such as public health, climate resilience, social justice, access to education, the human microbiome, artificial intelligence, and more. The Big Ideas initiative was first unveiled in 2018 as a challenge to university faculty and […]
