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President Robert L. Barchi led one of the largest integrations in American higher education, partnered with RWJBarnabas Health to create New Jersey’s largest and most comprehensive academic health system, and oversaw Rutgers during a time of historic growth and a rising national profile.
A look at the ways students at Rutgers can fund their education.
“Legacy” mercury pollution from decades ago and miles away is an important source of contamination in New Jersey Meadowlands waterways, according to a Rutgers-led study that could help guide cleanup efforts.
Rutgers is collecting and contributing data on student athletes who experience concussions as part of a large scale, nationwide study aimed at making sports safer. Find out how Rutgers School of Health Professions researcher Carrie Esopenko and Kyle Brostrand, Coordinator of Concussion Management & Research for the Scarlet Knights are working to make a difference in college sports.
As we mark the 50th anniversary of one of the major milestones in human history, we’ve brought together stories about Rutgers research and op-eds written by Rutgers faculty to shed light on the significance of the moment, explore what the moon landing meant for all Americans and examine the value of reviving the space program. Check out the roundup of Rutgers news.
Scientists have confirmed that viruses can kill marine algae called diatoms and that diatom die-offs near the ocean surface may provide nutrients and organic matter for recycling by other algae, according to a Rutgers-led study.
It’s a case of grand larceny that could lead to new fuels and cleanup chemicals. Ten species of red algae stole about 1 percent of their genes from bacteria to cope with toxic metals and salt stress in hot springs, according to a study in the journal eLife.
To support the well-being and mental health of Rutgers’ 70,000 students, the university is joining a nationwide initiative designed to help schools evaluate and strengthen their mental health, substance misuse and suicide prevention programs and systems and to ensure that schools provide the strongest possible mental health safety nets.
Rutgers researchers have created a device that can determine whether targeted chemotherapy drugs are working on individual cancer patients.
Rutgers researchers find patients who perceive their primary care providers as lacking empathy and not willing to include them in decision making are at risk for abandoning treatment or not seeking treatment at all