Being judged on merit, not skin color, is what Paul Robeson sought after college. He found that as a performer he could almost make that happen. Read the latest in our ongoing series marking the 100th anniversary of Robeson's graduation from Rutgers in 1919.
The Dance & Parkinson’s program at Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts uses music and movement to help people reclaim control of their bodies. A new film from the school’s Documentary Film Lab captures just how moving, and joyful, that process can be.
With concerns over vaping making headlines following six reported deaths and an increase use among high school students, Michael Steinberg, a professor at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and director of the Tobacco Dependence Program at the Rutgers University Center for Tobacco Studies breaks down some of the special health risks young people face when using e-cigarettes.
Adam Fox, now at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, worked as a paramedic dispatched to Ground Zero after the attacks on the World Trade Center. Read more about Fox, who recently became the first civilian doctor to train alongside the U.S. Air Force Critical Care Air Transport Teams to help victims of disasters.
Fine motor skills – used for eating, writing and buttoning clothing – may be a strong predictor for identifying whether children with autism are at risk for long-term language disabilities, according to a Rutgers-led study.
Aaron Kowalski, a Rutgers graduate who has devoted his career to finding a cure for diabetes, recenlty became the first person living with type 1 diabetes to lead the world’s largest nonprofit funder of research for the disease. Learn more about him.
Life is a gamble, but Ana Lopez knew going back to school would better the odds. Read about her journey from working as a cocktail waitress in Atlantic City to earning her degree through a statewide program at Rutgers.
For international students like Anusha Gupta, starting college not only means adjusting to campus life, but to life in the United States. Rutgers First-Year International Transition (RU-FIT) is a new, one-credit course developed by Rutgers Global's international academic support unit to help international students navigate campus life and nuances of American culture.
Find out what Cande V. Ananth, at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School cites as the cause and what he says women can do to lower the risk during pregnancy.
Renewed funding by the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office through the federal Victims of Crime Act will ensure more Rutgers community members receive needed services and support and engage faculty and staff in preventing and addressing campus sexual violence. Learn more.