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Mielle Organics paving the way for Black-owned, women-led haircare brandsThe Grio, 6/20/2021An industry favorite amongst beauty editors of all hair textures, Mielle Organics is known to help keep your hair healthy. Monique Rodriguez, nurse turned CEO of Mielle Organics, founded the company as a way to share with others how she was taking care of and growing her own hair... In their expansion and education plan, the brand has now partnered with actress and venture capitalist Pulliam, who was named as their Global Education Ambassador. Pulliam will lead the rollout of their inaugural Global Certificate Program with?Rutgers University?and Newark Business Hub. The brand will utilize funds from their million-dollar More Than A Strand fund to support 60 applicants for the 2021 program.Keshia Knight Pulliam Named Mielle Organics' Global Education AmbassadorBlack Enterprise, 6/20/2021Mielle Organics has selected actress and venture capitalist Keshia Knight Pulliam as its new global education ambassador. According to a press release, the former Cosby Show star will lead the Black-owned beauty brand's initiatives to roll out an inaugural Global Certificate Program. Mielle Organics, which is celebrating its seventh anniversary, has also joined forces with?Rutgers University?and the Newark Business Hub to provide select aspiring Black women entrepreneurs chances to receive educational business support and an opportunity to compete for funding of their ventures.Will Geoengineering Kill Us Or Save Us?Current Affairs, 6/21/2021Even during its current infancy, geoengineering is not everyone's darling. Climate intervention has faced intense resistance from many parties, some informed by predictions that geoengineering may actually exacerbate environmental hazards in some regions of the world. Professor?Alan Robock, Distinguished Professor in the?Department of Environmental Sciences?at Rutgers University, has been a long-standing skeptic about the net utility of depositing sulfur into the atmosphere to control warming. In an interview with Current Affairs, he said, "It would cool the Earth and it would reduce some of the impacts of global warming, but it would also produce a lot of risks that could reduce precipitation, or could destroy the ozone layer and let ultraviolet radiation through."Union County Residents Invited to Rain Garden ProjectPatch of Westfield, 6/22/2021Union County residents of all ages can become community scientists by identifying and photographing butterflies, birds, and other wildlife for the "Rain Gardens of Union County" project. The project is being run through the?Rutgers Cooperative Extension program?of the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station.Newark Business Hub, Rutgers partner to empower Black and Brown entrepreneursRoi-NJ, 6/22/2021The Newark Business Hub announced Monday that it has formed a partnership with Rutgers University in an effort to greater elevate Black and brown entrepreneurs. The partnership will provide access to the NBH online learning community, which includes live interaction between participants and coaches. Leaders with both groups say the resulting 24/7 community gives participants answers and advice and one-on-one coaching.?Kenneth Karamichael, assistant director of the?Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education, hailed the partnership. He said the initiative will pay off for years to come. Karamichael also said the partnership shows the commitment of Rutgers University to racial justice and in addressing inclusivity issues in the business world.FCHS launches new website promoting safe food preservationMorning Ag Clips, 6/22/2021Farm market customers can find free information on safe home food preservation of farm fresh produce thanks to a new website designed to preserve the harvest and launched by the Rutgers Cooperative Extension’s Department of Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS)... "Unfortunately, not everyone knows the safest way to preserve their produce," says?Daryl Minch, FCHS educator. "Our aim is to help people gain a greater understanding of food preservation that is backed by science-based research and tested outcomes."C-Section Babies Miss Out on Mom's 'Microbiome,' But Treatment Can Change ThatUS News and World Report, 6/23/2021When a baby is born, the mother's body provides a pathway into the world, but the journey also exposes them to beneficial bacteria that live in and on their mom. But that critical exchange doesn't happen during a cesarean section delivery... Now, researchers report that swabbing babies delivered via C-section with gauze that has been seeded with their mother's vaginal fluids delivers the same protective benefits to these newborns. "We thought it was important to study this because this is about the health of future generations of kids," said senior study author Maria?Gloria Dominguez-Bello, a professor of microbiome and health at Rutgers University in New Jersey. "We will continue using antibiotics, although we need to improve them, narrowing their spectrum, and we will continue using C-sections because they save lives. The question is, how can we save - as parents - the babies from collateral costs?"Symbiotic bacteria in root cells may be key to producing better cropsMorning Ag Clips, 6/24/2021A Rutgers study finds that symbiotic bacteria that colonize root cells may be managed to produce hardier crops that need less fertilizer. The study appears in the journal Microorganisms... "This matters because it shows that the microbiome of plants is important for plant cell development, particularly root cell development, and nutrient supply," said study co-author?James White, a professor in the?Department of Plant Biology?in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.NJDA honors Ed Wengryn, as N.J. horseperson of yearMorning Ag Clips, 6/28/2021Other awards presented were:Special Recognition:?Rutgers Equine Science Center?- The Science Center was recognized for its dedication to "Better Horse Care through Research & Education"; as this is the Center's 20th anniversary.Bell Scholarship:?Gemma Parente, Mendham -The $1,000 scholarship is presented by the Equine Advisory Board and named for Ernest C. Bell, a horse breeder and one of the founders of the Equine Advisory Board. Parente recently graduated from Rutgers University, where she was a George H. Cook Scholar. Her honors project was "Animal Waste Techniques on New Jersey Equine Farms."We invite you to send an email to?InTheNews@sebs.rutgers.edu?alerting us when you are quoted in a story or if your program is mentioned in the news. Please send links of news,?as it happens, as some media outlets do not retain online links beyond a week.Visit the newly redesigned SEBS and NJAES Newsroom at?sebsnjaesnews.rutgers.edu. ................
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