District 8 Senator Phil Haines (R)*Rutgers Alum* Assemblywoman Dawn Addiego (R) Assemblyman Scott Rudder (R) Rutgers People in District 8   7,391   Alumni   1,289   Undergraduate and Graduate Students   804   Continuing Ed Students Enrolled Locally   212   Faculty/Staff   9,696   Total

• Continuing and Professional Education Courses: Keeping the state’s workforce current and offering citizens opportunity for professional advancement (Evesham, Medford, Moorestown, Mount Laurel, Pemberton)
• Rutgers Cooperative Extension: Youth development programs including 4-H Explorers Club (Medford) and horse clubs (Eastampton, Lumberton, Mount Laurel, Shamong, Southampton, Woodland)
• Keys to Achieving Resilient Transitions (KART): Provides training, funding, and support to group homes, residential treatment facilities, and community-based service providers for children on the brink of aging out of foster care (Lumberton)

• BizEd: Introduction to college-level business education for outstanding high school students (Moorestown)
• Center for Effective School Practices: Research-based pre-K through grade 12 classroom innovations (Pemberton)
• D’Arts (Distance Learning in the Arts): Live, interactive art and theater classes through videoconferencing (Medford)

Did You Know?
Few activities are as vital to the Pinelands as cranberry and blueberry farming. New Jersey ranks second nationally in blueberry production and third in cranberry production. And virtually all of it is centered in the Pinelands region. The Philip E. Marucci Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension Center of Rutgers in Chatsworth is at the forefront of research directly applicable to the production of high-quality blueberries and cranberries. The center received a two-year, $96,200 EPA grant to develop the pest management technology necessary to reduce pesticide use in the cultivation of these two wetland crops. The center has also taken the lead in research related to growing consumer and industrial interest in both berries’ potentially enormous health benefits. Using a $650,000 USDA award, the center will investigate the possibility that these two superfoods may prevent diabetes, tooth decay, and keep harmful bacteria away from the urinary tract and stomach.

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