The source material for the podcasts – Rutgers Cooperative Extension Fact Sheets – consists of original research by Extension and Equine Science Center-affiliated faculty as well as summaries of research and publications produced by other prominent scholars and experts. More than 40 Fact Sheets address topics of interest to horse and horse farm owners and individuals involved in the horse industry. On the Equine Science Center website, these are linked to frequently asked questions and a dynamic search engine, which make finding answers a very simple task.

     According to Dr. Karyn Malinowski, director of the Equine Science Center, the podcast series is just one more way of sharing the knowledge and research of the Center with the public.

     “Our mantra, ‘better horse care through research and education,’ is foremost in our minds,” she notes. “The Equine Science Center offers a wide variety of ways to learn – from seminars and conferences to peer-reviewed Fact Sheets to our highly interactive website. Audio recordings in the form of the latest podcast technology are just one more way to make learning as convenient and effective as possible,” she says.

     With this technology, the Equine Science Center is among the first at Rutgers, and it is in the advance corps of leading academic institutions nationwide adopting this learning method.