A driving force behind most of the decisions Safa Abdulhai made during her time at Rutgers was to tear down misconceptions about her faith and encourage more representation of Muslim women – and women in general – in fields where they are still few in number. It’s one of the reasons why she chose to study biotechnology, decided to share her story as part of Muslim Feminists For the Arts and why she became a tutor and mentor to others at Douglass Residential College.
Climate change will force hundreds of ocean fish and invertebrate species, including some of the most economically important to the United States, to move northward, disrupting fisheries in the United States and Canada, a Rutgers University-led study reports.
Whites consider biracial people to be less trustworthy if they change their racial presentation depending on circumstances, Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers find.
When it comes to teaching gun safety to children, it does not seem to work. Kids – especially boys – who come in contact with a gun, no matter what they have been told, are too curious not to pick it up, according to a Rutgers study. The only way to keep kids safe is to lock guns up or not have them at all, says co-author Sallie Porter, assistant professor Rutgers School of Nursing. Read our release or the story on NJ.com.
Orangutans, already critically endangered due to habitat loss from logging and farming, may face another threat in the form of smoke from natural and human-caused fires, a Rutgers University–New Brunswick study finds.
The top 2 percent of graduates were inducted on Saturday into the Matthew Leydt Society, named for the first and only 1774 graduate of Queen’s College, New Brunswick. The society, launched in 2015, spotlights top graduates at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and the university’s medical division, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. The afternoon event, hosted on the grounds of the home President Robert Barchi and his wife, Francis, celebrated 171 students handpicked by the university for their achievement in the classroom, in laboratories and in the arts.
Dan Schulman, president and CEO of PayPal, called on the Class of 2018 to take a stand for social justice as they graduate during a time of unprecedented technological and social change. “Discrimination of any kind hurts all of us – and is a threat to our very democracy,’’ Schulman said during a rainy commencement ceremony for students graduating from Rutgers-New Brunswick and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences.
Megan Campbell dealt with abuse her entire life. But through it all, she knew that an education would lead her to a better life, far from the decade she spent in foster care. As a soon-to-be graduate from Rutgers University-Newark Honors Living-Learning Community with a degree in social work, the 24-year-old surivor wants to make sure what happened to her, doesn't happen to others.
Brandy Gunsolus will be the first to graduate from Rutgers School of Health Profession’s Doctorate in Clinical Laboratory Science program – a pioneering new model in health care that brings advanced practice clinical lab scientists to the patient’s bedside to address an ongoing need for greater accuracy and cost efficiency. “There is a gap between practicing physicians and labs not understanding the correct tests to order or how to interpret them," Gunsolus said. "For patient safety, we need to fill this gap."
Rutgers annually recognizes outstanding faculty who have made significant contributions he classroom, to their disciplines or for the benefit of the community or world. Read more about the awards and their accomplishments that range from pioneering the study of women and politics to leading the scientific frontiers of nanotechnology to building programs and designing curriculums to serve the most diverse student population.
One film showcases the choice Muslim-American make to wear the traditional headscarf. Another film depicts the fantasy of a writer who falls in love at a diner and escapes with the women to Manhattan. The two movies, written and produced by two teams of Rutgers students, will be screened at the festival. Four of the filmmakers will be in the audience watching their work presented during the 12-day event in the famed resort city on the French Riviera.