Rutgers-New Brunswick has joined the first cohort of First Forward Institutions recognized for efforts to help more first-generation students to graduate. Find out how programs like RU1st make a difference.
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Even before he took his first set of notes in “Foundations of Body Systems,” the traditional first class at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Marc Berenson was helping redesign the school’s LGBTQA+ curriculum. Read the latest in our series profiling memberes of the Class of 2019 for more on how Berenson helped build awareness and create a welcoming space for LGBTQA+ students during his time in med school.
From studying the ancient roots of climate change, to mastering theoretical particle physics, three Rutgers students received Goldwater Scholarships, the top undergraduate award of its kind in the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics. Learn more about recipients Mariya Galochkina, Rikab Gambhir, and Brandon Gomes and the work they plan to pursue.
Hesbon Isaboke, the son of Kenyan farmers, will become the first member of his family to graduate college this month and is working toward a career in medicine, a goal that seemed unimaginable growing up. Find out how the Office for Diversity and Academic Success in the Sciences (ODASIS) and its Access Med program helped Isaboke realize his academic potential.
An enormous volcanic eruption on Iceland in 1783-84 did not cause an extreme summer heat wave in Europe. But, as Benjamin Franklin speculated, the eruption triggered an unusually cold winter, according to a Rutgers-led study.
A team of students in “The Contemporary American: The Global War on Terrorism,” a course taught by American Studies Professor Angus Kress Gillespie, recently participated in a mock National Security Council session to help them understand what it’s like to make split-second decisions that can either save or costs lives during times of war. Read more about the class that was inspired after 9/11.
A review of 40 years worth of studies on how parental age affects fertility, pregnancy, and a child’s well-being over time suggests men need to be aware of their biological clocks, too. Read the release and story in Men's Journal for more on the study by Gloria Bachmann, director of the Women’s Health Institute at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
Timothy Nuber, an aerospace engineering senior at Rutgers–New Brunswick's School of Engineering, launched a new group at Rutgers called Space Technology Association of Rutgers (STAR), which brings students to work together to stand out in the highly competitive space industry. This week Nuber is heading to New Mexico to launch a rocket he and the students helped build to try to reach outter space.
An estimated 18,825 graduates will receive degrees from Rutgers this year during commencement at its three locations.
Shelia Oliver, who has a long history of public service and leadership in New Jersey, will speak at Douglass Residential College’s 98th Convocation on May 18. ''She is an example of how women leaders can shape policy and make substantive change in our communities,” says Douglass Dean Jacquelyn Litt.