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This semester, a group of students explored the life and legacy of Paul Robeson, Rutgers’ third African-American graduate and most famous alumnus, in a Byrne Seminar cotaught by the human rights activist’s granddaughter, Susan Robeson. The seminar marks the beginning of Rutgers University-New Brunswick’s #Robeson100, a commemoration of Robeson’s 1919 graduation from Rutgers College – and his achievements as a scholar, athlete, artist, activist and global citizen.
The Rutgers Board of Governors and Board of Trustees recognized Rutgers women’s basketball head coach C. Vivian Stringer’s historic 1,000th career win. The Board of Governors also awarded the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair in Education to Marybeth Gasman and approved the naming and construction of the Barbara and Gary Rodkin Academic Success Center.
There is no scientific proof that humans are hardwired to go to war, despite the age-old belief that war is just part of human nature. Read about the research Rutgers-Newark professor of anthropology R. Brian Ferguson published in Scientific American and find out why he believes that the eventual eradication of war is at least a theoretical possibility.
Parasitic intestinal worms are providing new insight into possible treatments for emphysema. Read why William Gause, director of the Center for Immunity and Inflammation at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, and lead author of a new study, believes a protein that responds to fight parasitic worms could be used to control progression of the chronic, deadly, lung disease.
While the opioid epidemic is plateauing or declining around the country, New Jersey is among the few places where the numbers continue to go up with 3,000 projected deaths from opioid overdoses this year, according to Kathleen Scotto, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences vice chancellor for research and research training. Learn about a new series of workshops that seek to find ways Rutgers research can be used to address this health crisis.
Until the Colombia peace agreement in 2016, armed conflict kept many farmers and ranchers from converting tropical forests into farm fields and pastures. Laura C. Schneider, an associate professor in the Department of Geography at Rutgers-New Brunswick, is researching how the transition from war to peace is affecting these lands and promoting deforestation.
Rutgers-New Brunswick senior Nick Pellitta, Haoyang Yu, a 2015 Rutgers-New Brunswick graduate, and Mussab Ali, a senior at Rutgers-Newark, were named today as the university’s first Schwarzman Scholars, a prestigious global program designed to help students develop their leadership skills while pursuing a master’s degree in global affairs at one of the top universities in China. Read our story to learn more about the standout trio.
Meet Kat Reese and Maddie Warriner, two Mason Gross School of the Arts alumnae who found a unique path for their careers in the arts as part of The Equus Projects, a dance company that creates site-specific works combining performance with equestrian artistry.
On the heels of World AIDS Day, Thomas Sokolowski, director of Zimmerli Art Museum, talks about how a small group of artists contributed to worldwide change. Read our Q&A to learn more about his part in the first Day Without Art in 1989 and the creation of the iconic red ribbon AIDS awareness symbol.