More than 20 percent of all preschool-aged children in the United States speak a language other than English at home, yet most state pre-K programs do not collect data on children’s home language, making it nearly impossible to design effective supports for young dual language learners, according to the State of Preschool 2017, a new report from the National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers.
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb toured the Center for Structured Organic Particulate Systems (C-SOPS) at Rutgers-New Brunswick, led by director Fernando Muzzio, to discuss its leading role in the advancement of innovative technology in pharmaceutical production. During the visit, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. introduced legislation to create national centers of excellence in continuous manufacturing. “This legislation will expand opportunities for FDA to partner with universities like Rutgers and industry to collaborate on a national framework for the adoption of continuous manufacturing while building a 21st-century workforce here at home,” Pallone said.
Helen M. Berman, Board of Governors distinguished professor emerita of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, is among 213 people elected to the academy this year, including author Ta-Nehisi Coates, actor Tom Hanks, President Barack Obama and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
The Pulitzer board called Evie Shockley’s book, semiautomatic, “a brilliant leap of faith … part rap, part rant, part slam, part performance art, that leaves the reader unsettled, challenged – and bettered."
Did you know that Mabel Smith Douglass led a door-to-door, $1 subscription campaign to raise money to construct the first building for the college that would one day bear her name? Or Eleanor Roosevelt (pictured here with students) appeared on the Douglass campus three times during the 1930s? These are some of the facts revealed in a new book about the history and transformation of Douglass Residential College in honor of its 100th anniversary.
Students from New Brunswick, Newark and Camden traveling to Washington today will meet with members of the New Jersey Congressional delegation and their staff to thank them for providing increased funding for financial aid. Congress overwhelmingly rejected deep cuts in aid that President Donald Trump had proposed for the 2018 fiscal budget. Students plan to ask for a modest increase in the Pell Grant maximum award as well as ask for continued support for the federal work-study program and federally subsidized loan program.
Angelo Soto Centeno, an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Rutgers University-Newark, will not be offended if you call him Batman. Bats are his favorite creature, and even though they are feared by most, he believes studying them will offer insights into climate change and what lies ahead.
The president and co-chief operating officer at Goldman Sachs, who studied economics as a Rutgers undergraduate, was instrumental in launching the Road to Wall Street, a seven-year-old program that grooms students for jobs in the financial industry’s biggest banks and connects them to alumni who are already there. He recently spoke to hundreds of students during an hourlong talk at Rutgers Business School in New Brunswick.
As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month and National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, Rutgers is rolling out a simple message on campuses in New Brunswick, Newark and Camden: “We R Here.” The goal is to let students know that no matter what campus they are on, support for victims of violence is available. Resources are also available for students, faculty and staff interested in learning how to offer support and be an active bystander.
Jessica Schellack, a graduate of Rutgers’ Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, founded OQ Coffee with her husband in 2012. Now Food and Wine magazine has recognized the Highland Park roastery for serving up the top brew in the state. The couple says their work is not just about brewing delicious and environmentally sustainable coffee but also about building community and promoting social action.
Internationally recognized for his scholarly contributions and leadership in communications and public policy, González’s outstanding career in journalism and broadcasting includes 29 years at the New York Daily News where he was a columnist.