Already a strong supporter of university programs, alumnus John Adams is helping build the Rutgers Summer Service Internship Initiative.

Professor Debashish Bhattacharya is studying the genetic makeup of coral to pinpoint the genes involved in coral bleaching caused by climate change.

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine recently opened the Georges E. Sara Digital Dentistry Center, honoring the memory of an Australian entrepreneur who helped make the visionary center a reality.

The lab test can quickly identify which variant of the virus causing COVID-19 has infected a person, an advance expected to greatly assist health officials tracking the disease and physicians treating infected patients.

A sophisticated new model reveals how predator-prey relationships affect species’ ranges

According to the National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers, public preschools suffered enrollment and funding declines during the pandemic, with nearly 300,000 less children in 2020-2021 than in the previous year.

The Autism MVP Foundation Endowed Fellowship will create new, hands-on educational opportunities for Rutgers graduate students who want to empower adults with autism.

A landmark study at Rutgers identified rare genetic markers that indicate someone’s likelihood of developing schizophrenia and the potential to treat its root cause.

To celebrate the memory of Rutgers neurology professor Daniel Schneider, his mother, Penny Moreno, is ensuring his legacy lives on in future generations.

Following this week’s historic Supreme Court confirmation, Rutgers experts explore a variety of issues.

As a first-generation student studying mechanical engineering, Steven Perez-Badillo hopes to inspire middle and high school students to pursue STEM opportunities at Rutgers.

Rutgers–New Brunswick, Rutgers–Newark, and Rutgers–Camden augment New Jersey’s Garden State Guarantee to increase access to a college degree for low-income students.

Contribution to aid aspiring N.J. middle schoolers on their path to earning a college degree

Scarlet community members from around the world come together to celebrate Rutgers excellence and create paths to a brighter future.

A new project, supported by a Luce Foundation grant, will unite scholars and community members seeking racial justice through activism, spirituality, and the arts.

New findings by Rutgers researchers show activities of specialized brain cells differ based on their location, which could shed light on the causes of neurodegenerative diseases like multiple sclerosis.

Three sisters created medical and nursing school scholarships to honor their parents’ twin passions of education and caring.

A new grant will launch a project that aims to break down barriers keeping underrepresented students from pursuing careers in earth sciences.

Eastern Europe’s escalating tragedy, a disturbing disregard for the First Amendment, and a new day dawning in Garden State schools. Rutgers experts explore the issues.

Alumna Gloria Bachmann leads an initiative to meet the health needs of formerly incarcerated women as they reenter society.

Rutgers University–New Brunswick announced today a sweeping new financial aid program that builds upon existing state aid programs to enable New Jersey students with family incomes below $65,000 to attend the university tuition free. The program also provides a sliding scale that significantly limits the amount of out-of-pocket tuition and fees paid by students with family incomes below $100,000.

Gift from Rutgers-Newark alumni to help Honors Living Learning Community become a national model.

A new Rutgers School of Public Health study reveals the intense professional and personal impact the pandemic has had on Black and Latinx health care workers in support roles.

The designation–given by the Department of Education to institutions where 50 percent of undergraduates are minority students–brings with it federal education grants to expand educational opportunities for disadvantaged students.

Rutgers–Camden Biologist Maria Solesio’s vital research into the impaired cellular mechanisms in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s patients could result in life-changing treatments.

The World Trade Center Health Program, part of Rutgers’ Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, has been helping Ground Zero victims since 2003.

Rutgers students will soon benefit from a New Jersey program that makes college more accessible and affordable for residents who attend in-state, public four-year institutions.

The Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics Protein Data Bank at Rutgers celebrates its 50th anniversary.

The first of its kind in New Jersey, the Brandt Behavioral Health Treatment Center and Residence will be an exceptional resource for families of teens and young adults.

Nurse2Nurse, a new confidential helpline at Rutgers, connects overtaxed nurses with mental health assistance.

The number of American women with chronic high blood pressure who are dying during and after pregnancy is up sharply, a new Rutgers study warns, particularly among Black women.

This year, you can make your gift to Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) go even further than usual. The 2022 Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) Scholarship Match Campaign will match donors’ gifts toward scholarships at the medical school.

Why are employers having so much difficulty hiring and retaining workers? What is driving America toward irreversible polarization? And how can our health care system better protect expectant mothers—especially Black women—from the dangers of high blood pressure? Rutgers experts explore the issues.

The Department of Homeland Security is tapping Rutgers expertise for methods to combat terrorist and criminal attacks on soft targets such as schools, hospitals, shopping malls, and sports stadiums.

Rutgers has received $10 million from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to improve the health and quality of life in economically disadvantaged communities.

Since first being detected, the coronavirus has caused more than 5 million deaths worldwide. Now, the Omicron variant has deepened concerns about how long the pandemic will last. Rutgers experts in health care, environmental science and engineering, education, labor, and business reflect on life under COVID.

A scholarship enabled Theresa Ragozine to achieve a college degree and launched her into a successful life. Now, she wants to do the same for current students.

Members of the scarlet community celebrate the official opening of a crucial, academically focused facility.

Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School will serve as a national hub for pediatric sites as part of a $470 million National Institutes of Health research initiative.

As the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread, Rutgers experts in infectious disease, epidemiology, pediatrics, and global health address the questions surrounding this pernicious strain.

Facing the facts on the new coronavirus mutation. Enhancing the brain’s immune system. And: when will the stranglehold of global shortages end? Rutgers experts explore the issues.

A new endowed scholarship will assist students seeking dual degrees in pharmacy and medicine.

Alumna remembers her own challenges paying for college and makes a gift to ease the journey for today’s students.

Thanks to an outpouring of goodwill across the Rutgers community, Giving Tuesday 2021 was a resounding success.

A Rutgers study found that COVID-19 saliva tests can measure microscopic organisms in the mouth, allowing for the development of new lung health treatments for people with COVID.

How neuroscience professor Michael Cole uses predictive modeling and machine learning to help patients with disorders like schizophrenia, OCD, bipolar disorder, and even addiction.

Researchers at Rutgers’ School of Engineering used a technique from an ancient healing practice to deliver a SARS-CoV-2 DNA vaccine which generated an immune response 100 times stronger than an injected vaccine.

When #GivingTuesday 2021 arrives on November 30, the scarlet community will focus on strengthening student food pantries, as it has in the past. This year, however, donors to Rutgers’ food pantries have more options than ever for how to participate.

An alumna’s final wish spurs new focus at Rutgers on Jainism, a religion that influenced Gandhi.

According to a Rutgers-led study, volcanic eruptions contributed to the collapse of dynasties in China in the last 2,000 years by temporarily cooling the climate and affecting agriculture.

A Rutgers Future Scholar and recipient of a Scarlet Promise Grant shares intel on how Rutgers helped him close in on achieving his career dreams.

President Holloway outlines a focus on access, research and service in his inaugural address.

Health care issues for seniors, the crumbling of a Biden proposal, and an awakening in municipal politics. Rutgers experts explore a range of topics.

In professor David Salas-de la Cruz’s lab, researchers are developing sustainable construction materials that may replace wood, concrete, and steel.

In some New Jersey communities up to eight percent of children have autism spectrum disorder—more than triple the national average, according to a Rutgers study.

New diagnostic model combining electroencephalogram (EEG) data with clinical observations can determine if patients will respond to treatment with 80 percent accuracy.

Donor Marlene Brandt RC’80 helped break ground on the Brandt Behavioral Health Treatment Center and Residence, which grew out of the challenges families face when seeking care for adolescents and young adults.

Rutgers researchers used gait analysis and kinesiological technology to connect the dots between genetic disorders linked to autism and the walking patterns of adults.

Rutgers researchers found that people with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have a protein in their lungs that restricts breathing.

The newly dedicated center stands up for those on the spectrum who aren’t always able to stand up for themselves while addressing the shortage of quality services for adults with autism.

New Jersey’s tidal marshes aren’t keeping up with sea level rise and may disappear completely by the next century, according to a study led by Rutgers environmental researchers.

Rutgers University–Camden dean Howard Marchitello and a panel of advisers help strengthen Scarlet Promise Grants.

A prominent Rutgers art professor receives one of the nation’s most prestigious awards. Incremental changes in law enforcement come under fire. And an important partnership forms among world-class research universities.

A couple’s endowed gift to Scarlet Promise Grants will help ensure that students for generations to come can get the aid they need to finish their degrees.

With the help of a $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation, Rutgers is leading a multi-university group tackling the coastal climate crisis. The group will partner with regional communities to develop adaptation plans that protect coastal areas increasingly threatened by extreme weather caused by climate change.

Although Navneet GSNB’99 and Reema CC’98, GSNB’01 Puri are long-standing advocates and alumni supporters of Rutgers through philanthropy and service, their latest gift resonates on a personal level.

Luke Visconti, the founder of DiversityInc and a member of the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni, explains his enthusiasm for helping students achieve their goals.

Kimberly Hopely will be the next president of the Rutgers University Foundation and executive vice president for development and alumni engagement, President Jonathan Holloway announced today.

One year after President Jonathan Holloway called for broad support for Scarlet Promise Grants, the Rutgers community has raised $10 million to support tomorrow’s leaders.

Rutgers researchers say testing for some inflammatory proteins associated with the nervous and immune systems will help diagnose the early onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

The Wireless Information Network Laboratory (WINLAB) at Rutgers University-New Brunswick has received a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to build a nationwide, community-based mobile edge sensing and computing infrastructure.

A Rutgers-led study found that the rise in heroin and fentanyl in New Jersey between 2014-2019 led to the tripling of medically treated opioid overdoses despite the state’s strict opioid laws.

In a year of pathbreaking, 21st century Big Ideas, we celebrate a few historical Rutgers achievements where decisive, often courageous action set the tone for extraordinary progress.

Recognizing that it would be impossible to address the vast array of potential microbial threats individually, the Rutgers Center for COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness (CCRP2) is formulating strategies to evaluate and respond to outbreaks of all kinds.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Congressman Frank Pallone joined President Jonathan Holloway for a tour of three engineering facilities to showcase federal investment in research.

Able to climb stairs, navigate rough terrain, and respond to commands, Spot, the mobile robotic dog, offers researchers an autonomous technology for innovations in infrastructure maintenance and repair.

Antibiotic exposure early in life could alter human brain development in areas responsible for cognitive and emotional functions, according to a Rutgers researcher.

Rutgers has received more than $3 million in federal funding from the Department of Education to help low-income students and those from historically underrepresented communities get back on track in the face of the pandemic.

Rutgers-led researchers developed a microchip that measures stress hormones and cortisol from a drop of blood. With this microchip, patients will be able to monitor their cortisol levels and better manage stress.

Part of the university’s Brain Health Institute, the Rutgers Center for Advanced Human Brain Imaging Research will make it possible for researchers to develop novel therapies for neuropsychiatric and neurological disorders, including addiction, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, autism, brain injury, stroke and Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases.

Shortly after assuming the presidency in July 2020, Jonathan Holloway unveiled three priorities that will be guiding lights during his tenure: the relentless pursuit of academic excellence; the development of strategic and institutional clarity; and the achievement of “a beloved community,” a university culture imbued with tolerance, diversity, and the spirited exchange of ideas.

In 2012, New Jersey residents got an alarming tutorial on what unmitigated climate change portends when Hurricane Sandy, one of the worst storms in state history, devastated the coast from north to south, destroying businesses, beach homes, and boardwalks and swamping communities several blocks inland.

One experience that many people are looking forward to when the global pandemic finally ends is the chance to indulge some wanderlust. For a highly select group of students at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, a return to normalcy will include a rare opportunity to travel abroad as Fulbright Students: living in another nation to immerse themselves in a new culture while continuing their studies or teaching.

Both Rutgers medical schools helped ensure the safety and efficacy of two of the major COVID-19 vaccines, and will continue to monitor them in the coming months.

Rutgers ranks among the biggest contributors to a historic crowdsourced computing effort to model intricate SARS-CoV-2 proteins and search for COVID-19 treatments.

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine researcher Scott Kachlany discovered that protein found in oral bacterium could kill leukemia and lymphoma cells. Now, he’s beginning clinical trials of cancer therapy that use this new treatment method.

Rutgers professor emeritus Lionel Goodman wants to spark creativity among undergraduates and doctoral students seeking answers to intriguing questions.

Rutgers researchers found that young teens who use the internet, social media, or video games recreationally for more than an hour each day during the school week have significantly lower grades and test scores.

A new Rutgers study shows the important role symbiotic bacteria play in the development of a plant’s root cells and nutrient supply. Unlocking this relationship can lead to hardier and more resilient crops.

New Rutgers research suggests coral structures may withstand climate change due to the carefully organize proteins—resembling what’s in human bones—that they use to form rock-hard skeletons.

The National Institutes of Health has awarded neuroscience professor Mark Gluck a grant to investigate the links between Alzheimer's Disease and COVID-19, which share common immunological pathways and age-related risks.

“Not only is Mr. Concannon’s generous pledge one of the largest from an individual in the School of Health Profession’s history,” says Katie Mayfield, Director of Development for the school, “but this type of philanthropic leadership often inspires others to consider giving back in a way that is meaningful to them—resulting in a multiplier effect from his single gift.”  

Rutgers has opened a new building to better serve adults with autism spectrum disorder through vocational and recreational programs, making it possible to expand existing programs to address a growing need in New Jersey, which has the highest autism rates in the country.

Rutgers engineers received funding to develop an easy-to-use sensor that detects the presence of COVID-19 in a patient’s breath within minutes.

Rutgers University Foundation’s governing board announced plans today to change its name to the Rutgers University Foundation Board of Directors, eliminating the term “overseers,” a change that comes amid growing nationwide consensus around the abandonment of language that historically has connoted racial inequities.

Thanks to every donor who made Rutgers Giving Day 2021 the most successful yet! As a community, we seized the moment yesterday—uniting to transform lives and improve the human condition.

A Rutgers-led study shows that the global increase from melting ice and warming oceans is accelerating rising sea levels along much of the Atlantic coast, with southern New Jersey having the fastest rates.

Bold concepts and visionary proposals have energized the university from its inception—and, with the proper support, created a brighter future for everyone.

Rutgers researchers have designed a new rapid test that can detect all three of the rapidly spreading variants of the coronavirus in a little over one hour—much shorter than the three to five days required by current tests, which can also be more technically difficult and expensive to perform.

Rutgers scientists for the first time have pinpointed the sizes of microplastics from a highly urbanized estuarine and coastal system with numerous sources of fresh water, including the Hudson River and Raritan River.

In 1951, American poet Langston Hughes warned of our fate when our dreams go unfulfilled. At Rutgers, one Big Idea proposes how the university can better fulfill the dream of a college education—and what can happen when we do.

Black women in New Jersey die or experience significant health problems related to pregnancy, birth, and infant mortality at dramatically higher rates than white women. Experts at Rutgers want to do something novel: empower the community to determine their solutions. Their work will serve as a model for urban areas throughout the United States and the world.

Like many Holocaust survivors, Larisa and Anatoly Rabinovich suffered from a lack of food and medical care as children. The impact on their health lasted a lifetime, including problems with their teeth and gums.

One year after the first COVID-19 case was reported, researchers and medical professionals continue to learn more about the virus that causes it.

Last fall, when Crismeldy Jimenez, a sophomore at Rutgers University–Newark, moved into a suite in Woodward Hall, she wondered if she would be able to stay there her entire freshman year.

The Tepper Family Chair in Visual Arts was established in 2011 with a gift from Marlene Brandt RC’80. It is the first endowed chair at Mason Gross School of the Arts, and Park McArthur became the third holder of the Tepper Chair in 2019.

Individuals and families in central New Jersey who faced homelessness because of the COVID-19 pandemic will be able to share their experiences and stories in a podcast and other venues, thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation.

The largest gift ever received by Rutgers University–Camden – is launching a new program to attract students to Rutgers Law School in Camden who have distinguished themselves academically and demonstrated a commitment to public service.

While national events roiled the 2020 election, the growing number of women running for public office—a record—continued unabated.

Rutgers’ Miller Center for Community Protection and Resilience announced a $1.2 million gift that will support the center’s research and programming geared toward serving and securing vulnerable communities by improving relations with police.

A $25 million anonymous philanthropic gift to Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey will provide groundbreaking support for the Cancer Immunology and Metabolism Center of Excellence.

When you make a gift of $60 or more or a sustaining gift of at least $5 a month before the end of the year, you’ll receive a limited-edition reusable Rutgers-branded face mask.

Members of Rutgers’ men’s and women’s golf teams will now be able to perfect their swings and short games year-round, thanks to a new training facility in the College Avenue Gym at Rutgers University–New Brunswick.

After retiring from a successful career as an education and management consultant, John Cooper is giving back to financial assistance programs that help underrepresented student minority groups.

A Rutgers study has discovered that vitamin D regulates calcium in a section of the intestine that previously was thought not to have played a key role.

Rutgers is leading a clinical trial assessing the combination of nitazoxanide, ribavirin and hydroxychloroquine to treat people 21 or older who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 and are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic.

This year at Rutgers, #GivingTuesday is an opportunity to support Scarlet Promise Grants, which are crucial to providing equitable access to a world-class Rutgers education.

A gift to the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey’s Patient Relief Fund can make a difference in the life of someone undergoing cancer treatment.

Last week, alumni and friends from Rutgers University–Newark and Rutgers University–Camden came together for a friendly competition to help put a dent in student hunger.

The gifts of these proud alumni are still transforming lives. The funds have been donated to The Bells Must Ring, a campaign for Scarlet Knights athletic programs.

George Tsacnaris holds many records, streaks, and firsts. He has the record for most Rutgers athletic events attended in person during any academic year.

Grateful for care received from Rutgers doctors, the New Jersey executive provides generous support in four crucial research areas.

Last year, Scarlet Promise Grants provided financial assistance to 11,000 students, allowing them to attend Rutgers and pursue the careers of their dreams.

The funding will enhance research already being done in collaboration with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey as part of the Cancer Assessment and Prevention Study.

Some Rutgers students experience food insecurity. They might skip meals or eat lower quality food that doesn’t provide the nutrients they need to fuel their minds. The resulting hunger can threaten their ability to succeed. So let’s put a dent in student hunger. In honor of Rutgers’ Charter Day, the Raptors vs. Raiders Food Drive […]

Shridar Ganesan, is internationally recognized for his expertise in cancer genomics and molecular biology, especially the biology of hereditary breast cancer and the basic mechanisms by which cells repair damage to DNA.

John Sharkey describes himself as “a pay it forward kind of guy,” which is why he and his wife, Chris, established the Elsayed A. Elsayed Endowed Scholarship.  

Daniel Van Abs, a Cook College graduate and Rutgers professor, has been making modest gifts to the university for more than 20 years. But he felt he needed to do more because of what he is witnessing in his classes.

On October 14, 2020, the Rutgers University Alumni Association hosted a live conversation with Jonathan Holloway, 21st president of Rutgers University, and Nevin Kessler, Rutgers University Foundation President and Executive Vice President for Development and Alumni Engagement.

The program supports research that aims to better understand COVID-19 testing patterns among underserved and vulnerable populations; strengthen the data on disparities in infection rates, disease progression and outcomes; and develop strategies to reduce the disparities in COVID-19 testing.

A $3 million National Science Foundation grant will help Rutgers train graduate students to develop robots for the future that integrate technology, computer science and machine learning with social and behavioral sciences like psychology, cognitive science and urban policy planning.

Rutgers engineers have developed a way to spray extremely thin wires made of a plant-based material that could be used in N95 mask filters, devices that harvest energy for electricity, and potentially the creation of human organs.

With the pandemic far from over, President Donald Trump’s positive COVID-19 test has brought an even greater intensity to public conversations—and personal health concerns—across the nation. Count on Rutgers experts to appear in the news every day, offering helpful perspective on healthcare, politics, and countless other hot-button issues.

Upcoming 5G wireless networks that will provide faster cell phone service may lead to inaccurate weather forecasts, according to a Rutgers study on a controversial issue that has created anxiety among meteorologists.

Whether they’re explored on a presidential debate stage, in classrooms, or at your kitchen table, scores of Rutgers experts appear in the media every day, providing fresh perspective on healthcare, politics, and countless other areas of public concern.

Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway today announced the receipt of a five-year $15 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the establishment of the Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The establishment of the Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice marks […]

Launched in 1991 as Rutgers Assistance Grants, Scarlet Promise Grants are awarded in amounts between $500 to $5,000 per academic year as part of qualified students’ financial aid packages and for emergency support for reasons ranging from the death of a parent to job loss to health emergencies.

Graduating from Rutgers more than a century ago, one alumnus made a pledge that is still transforming lives—on the football field and beyond.

For news consumers, Rutgers experts appear in the media every day with fresh perspectives on healthcare, education, government policy, and other areas of public concern.

Teresa Wood, a professor in the Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Neuroscience at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, researches the biological mechanisms that underlie multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain and between the brain and the body.

Rutgers Global Health Institute initiative combines advancements in telemedicine with lessons learned from earlier battles against HIV to increase cancer survival rates in an area that needs it the most.

Questions springing from the coronavirus are finding their way into other urgent conversations in our society, from domestic violence to the ethics of drug development. Rutgers experts appear in the news every day, providing much-needed perspective on healthcare, business, politics, and other areas.

Addressing complex questions and others, Rutgers experts provide fresh perspective on healthcare, politics, and countless other areas of public concern.

Herbert C. Klein, a Rutgers alumnus and longtime donor, and his family have made a $5 million gift to the university to support Rutgers’ leadership in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease and other devastating neurodegenerative conditions.

As the new academic year begins, Rutgers students face a more challenging and uncertain Fall semester than their predecessors ever encountered. Here are a wealth of guidance and insight from Rutgers experts who appear in the media every day, providing fresh perspective on healthcare, politics, and countless other areas of public concern.

Due to the postponement of the fall athletics, season ticket holders will have the opportunity to reallocate their balance. We ask that you consider making a tax-deductible donation supporting the Rutgers Scholarship Fund.

Two Rutgers-led studies have identified a more rapid method to decontaminate N95 masks using vaporized hydrogen peroxide – making reuse of masks more economically feasible and practical for health care workers on the frontlines against COVID-19.

According to a new Rutgers report, New Jersey's economy is defying the national trend of a slowing recovery momentum from COVID-19- driven economic losses.

Scores of Rutgers experts appear in the media every day, providing fresh perspective on healthcare, politics, and countless other areas of public concern. Here are examples from the past few days.

Whether you’re looking for insight into U.S. voting systems, the pandemic in schools, Joe Biden’s running mate choice of Kamala Harris, or other conversation topics, you’ll find it from Rutgers experts in a wide range of news stories and media outlets. Here is a sampling from the past few days.

The research team of infectious disease experts at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School will receive the grant over five years and will conduct early studies of new diagnostic tests, including non-sputum based diagnostics that use oral swabs, urine, blood or stool to detect TB. 

Earlier this year, as COVID-19 began to spread through New Jersey, Christiana Foglio, founder and CEO of Community Investment Strategies (CIS), decided to connect with her alma mater to address the issues and create a solution.

Suhayl Dhib-Jalbut is a professor and joint chair of the Departments of Neurology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS). He also directs the Robert Wood Johnson Center for Multiple Sclerosis.

A study, published in Genome Medicine, provides further evidence supporting the idea that the use of antibiotics in children under 1 year old disrupts the intestinal microbiota – the trillions of beneficial microorganisms that live in and on our bodies – that play a crucial role in the healthy maturation of the immune system and the prevention of diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease and type 1 diabetes.

Rutgers continues to serve as a model for university engagement within the public sphere with faculty and researchers offering key guidance to state and local communities on navigating the COVID pandemic safely and frequently helping news outlets make sense of complicated topics. Here’s your weekly guide to Rutgers in the news.

Feng Gao is an assistant professor in the Department of Accounting and Information Systems at Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick. Her research interests include corporate governance, securities regulations, insider trading, and corporate social responsibility.

The gift from the Browns is the third million-dollar commitment to the Rutgers Scarlet Promise Grants program since President Jonathan Holloway’s call for support on July 1.

Building on the momentum of previous years, Rutgers Giving Day 2020 raised a total of $1.94 million, with 5,790 individual donors stepping up and making an impact.

Richard Lathrop Jr., an authority on natural resource management and landscape ecology, is an environmental monitoring and ecology professor at Rutgers’ School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the director of the Grant F. Walton Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis.

The gift from Gary and Barbara Rodkin is the second million-dollar commitment to Rutgers’ Scarlet Promise Grants program since President Jonathan Holloway’s call for support on July 1.

Rutgers continues to serve as a model for university engagement within the public sphere with faculty and researchers offering key guidance to state and local communities on navigating the COVID pandemic safely and frequently helping news outlets make sense of complicated topics. Here’s your weekly guide to Rutgers in the news.

These R Fund supporters – Andy, a '95 Rutgers College graduate, and Lisa, a Brown University graduate and Athletics Hall of Fame inductee – have taken that advancement mindset to Rutgers Athletics, a program on the rise like the hottest stock on the market.

Darius Palia is an internationally recognized banking, law, and economics expert. He is the founding director of the Financial Institutions Center at Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick, which promotes research on financial institutions.

In these turbulent times, Rutgers continues to lead as a model for university engagement within the public sphere. Here's your weekly guide to Rutgers in the news.

Reynold A. Panettieri Jr., a pulmonary critical care physician and director of the Rutgers Institute for Translational Medicine and Science discusses what we know about asthma and inflammation and the important questions that still need to be answered.

News outlets turn to Rutgers faculty and researchers to help make sense of complicated topics and explain the work they’re doing to better the world.

One of Rutgers’ most generous international donors has given 30,000 masks to Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) to help fight the spread of COVID-19. Dezhi Lu and the Huamin Charity Foundation, the first private, family-funded foundation established in China, made the gift.

A new Rutgers study, published in the journal Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, examined the microbe-laden “biofilms” that cling to sewer walls, and even built a simulated sewer to study the germs that survive within.

The fall semester at Rutgers University will combine a majority of remotely delivered courses with a limited number of in-person classes, President Jonathan Holloway said today.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the Humanities Action Lab (HAL), headquartered at the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University–Newark, a $500,000 grant over three years to establish and support Climates of Inequality and the COVID Crisis: Building Leadership at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs).

Scarlet Promise Grants offer essential financial support to talented students for whom a transformative Rutgers education would otherwise be impossible. Last year, the program distributed more than $33 million is assistance to 10,500 Rutgers students.

New Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway arrives at a unique time in the university’s history, as America reckons with racial inequality and the continued turbulence of the coronavirus pandemic.

Today, Jonathan Holloway, the 21st president of Rutgers University, takes office. We hope you are as proud and excited as we are to welcome President Holloway, an exceptional leader for an extraordinary period in our history.

A recent $100,000 grant from the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey puts that leadership in the spotlight by supporting a vital component of the New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative (NJHKI).

As the rise in COVID cases complicates the reopening plans of various states and the country struggles to address racial and social inequalities, news outlets turn to Rutgers faculty and researchers to help make sense of complicated topics and explain the work they’re doing to better the world.

The gift from the David T. Bender Trust—which also provided an investment learning opportunity for students at Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick—is one of the largest in Rutgers Athletics history.

At Rutgers we do more than inspire hope. We act on its promise, empowering our global community to move forward with confidence, compassion, and optimism. At times, the path to the future can be difficult to see, but when we come together to collaborate, innovate, and support one another, we always discover a way forward.

Your weekly guide to Rutgers experts in the news. This week's content features articles on racial justice, reparations, and Juneteenth.

How the Creative Writing Program and the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University–Newark and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) came together to create City Verses.

Two grants given to Rutgers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are helping to revolutionize the field known as translational medicine. Sometimes referred to as “bench-to-bedside,” translational medicine addresses moving discoveries quickly and efficiently from the lab to the commercial marketplace.

Paul Falkowski, a leading authority on the ocean’s impact on the environment, is a distinguished professor in the departments of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Marine and Coastal Sciences in Rutgers’ School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. He is also the founding director of the Rutgers Energy Institute.

Members of the Rutgers community have come together to call for change as protests against police violence and racism sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody continue nationwide. Meanwhile, Rutgers experts have been at the forefront of understanding the COVID pandemic and have been offering key guidance to local officials, communities, and media outlets about moving forward safely. Here’s your weekly guide to Rutgers experts in the news.

Melissa Valle is one of 32 fellows chosen from among a national pool of applicants. The Career Enhancement Fellowship, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered by the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, seeks to increase the presence of underrepresented junior and other faculty members in the arts and humanities by creating career development opportunities for selected Fellows with promising research projects.

While designed as an elective for Rutgers nursing students, the study abroad program is, in fact, open to all students at the university. This year’s trip was attended by six nursing students (two graduate students and four undergrads), a pre-med student, a pre-physician assistant student, and one student at Rutgers School of Public Health who was moved to change her focus to nursing after the trip. For all who attend, the program has been life changing.

Rutgers cancer researchers have been awarded $200,000 to develop drugs that would eliminate cancerous tumors and prevent them for metastasizing.

Masayori Inouye, a distinguished professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, is a pioneer in the field of molecular biology.

Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center serves the needs of the autism community from childhood through adulthood. Its school program, run by Rutgers’ Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, is currently assisting more than 60 New Jersey students from 34 school districts.

Jak Chakhalian, an authority in the field of condensed matter physics, holds the inaugural Professor Claud Lovelace Endowed Chair in Experimental Physics in the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University–New Brunswick. His lab works with quantum materials to create new quantum nanostructures for use in the next generation of ultrafast communication and computational devices. 

As areas of the country slowly reopen under various stoplight colors and the restrictions they impose, the global COVID pandemic remains a potent reminder of how research universities like Rutgers continue to be critical drivers of public health.

Gary Rendsburg is an internationally recognized scholar of ancient Israelite history. He is known for his scholarship in the literature of the Bible, the history of ancient Israel, the historical development of the Hebrew language, and post-Biblical Judaism, among other areas.

University experts have been at the forefront of understanding the virus which has brought the globe to a grinding halt, and have been offering key guidance to local officials, communities, and media outlets about moving forward safely.

Children, teens and young adults are at greater risk for severe complications from COVID-19 than previously thought and those with underlying health conditions are at even greater risk, according to a study coauthored by a Rutgers researcher.

Tiep, who holds the Joshua Barlaz Chair in Mathematics at the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, is an internationally renowned expert in finite groups theory and representation theory. Group theory focuses on algebraic structures known as groups.

Rutgers’ RUCDR Infinite Biologics received an amended emergency use authorization from the FDA late Thursday for the first SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus test that will allow people to collect their own saliva at home and send to a lab for results.

Rutgers has launched a clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of an oral anti-inflammatory drug that could help prevent serious illness and death in early-stage COVID-19 patients.

Alumni and donors raise more than $250,000 for student emergency funds and COVID-19 research on Tuesday, March 5 as part of a global effort to fight COVID-19.

Rutgers is at the forefront of finding a way to move forward since the coronavirus upended college sports as a member of the first Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases recently formed by the Big Ten Conference.

Join the global movement to fight COVID-19 today, May 5, by participating in #GivingTuesdayNow. Make a gift to support one of Rutgers’ four emergency student funds or the Rutgers COVID-19 Response Fund.

Gary Chropuvka, co-head of quantitative investment strategies with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, talks about his decision to support Rutgers students facing financial challenges in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic that’s ravaging the economy.

Governor Phil Murphy's plan to safely rollback New Jersey’s lockdown restrictions wouldn’t be possible without the COVID-19 saliva test developed by Rutgers researchers and recently granted emergency FDA approval.

A Rutgers University–Camden law professor and her students are working to help residents avoid losing their homes to foreclosure.

Rutgers physicians and University Hospital are leading the way in using blood plasma from patients who recovered from COVID-19 to treat new patients who are severely ill with COVID-19 infections.

The fight against the coronavirus is underway in a Rutgers University–Camden research laboratory.

The FDA has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to Rutgers’ RUCDR Infinite Biologics and its collaborators for a new collection approach that utilizes saliva as the primary test biomaterial for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the first such approval granted by the federal agency.

Rutgers President Robert Barchi sends a message of hope, courage, compassion, and strength amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rutgers’ RUCDR Infinite Biologics has launched a test for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and is using its automation experience and infrastructure to test as many as tens of thousands of samples daily.

Simi Kedia’s highly regarded research on corporate governance and fraud has been widely disseminated in both academic journals and popular media. Her work has been cited in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Forbes, Fortune, Financial Times, CNBC, and NPR’s Marketplace.

Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) has established the Center for COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness (CCRP2). Designed to be an institutional hub for COVID-19 research activities and public outreach, the center brings the best Rutgers has to offer—world-class clinical and technological infrastructure, cutting-edge research programs, and respected scientists—to help conquer the defining crisis of our time.

Rutgers has created a new center to coordinate the university’s myriad research and public health and outreach efforts to combat COVID-19.

Engineers have created a tiny device that can rapidly detect harmful bacteria in blood, allowing health care professionals to pinpoint the cause of potentially deadly infections and fight them with drugs.

Rutgers researchers have discovered the origins of the protein structures responsible for metabolism: simple molecules that powered early life on Earth and serve as chemical signals that NASA could use to search for life on other planets.

Rutgers University Foundation president, Nevin Kessler, addresses the alumni community regarding the COVID-19 outbreak.

Rutgers University-New Brunswick is a national leader among universities committed to improving the enrollment, retention and graduation of low-income students, according to the latest report by the American Talent Initiative (ATI).

Brian Leftow is the inaugural holder of the William P. Alston Chair for the Philosophy of Religion in the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University–New Brunswick.

Richard Alomar, an associate professor of landscape architecture in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and a core faculty member of Rutgers Global Health Institute, recently traveled to Puerto Rico’s Las Carolinas community as part of a collaborative effort to build resilience following the devastation brought by hurricanes Maria and Irma in 2017.

Peter D. Cole is the chief of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, leading the institutions’ efforts to provide state-of-the-art care for children and adolescents with cancer and blood disorders.

Grace Saba, assistant professor, is the lead principal investigator, and John Wilkin, professor, in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, is co-principal investigator, of a $1,499,895 million project observing ocean acidification on the U.S. Northeast Shelf, from the Mid-Atlantic to the Gulf of Maine. 

As the inaugural holder of the Alfonse A. Cinotti/Lions Eye Research Chair of Ophthalmology, Marco Zarbin is helping patients with retina-related vision loss.

A Rutgers graduate, Stylianos led the teams that separated conjoined twins in 1993, 1995, and 2000. Yet he still manages to find time every week to mentor undergraduates.

Jack Tchen is the inaugural holder of the Clement A. Price Chair in Public History and the Humanities at Rutgers University–Newark, established with a $2 million gift from the Mellon Foundation in honor of Clement A. Price, a professor of U.S. history and African-American studies at Rutgers–Newark who died in 2014. The Mellon gift was supplemented by additional funds from corporations, foundations, Rutgers alumni, and friends of the School of Arts and Sciences–Newark.

The gift to create the Profeta chair was inspired by the three elements that have guided Paul Profeta throughout his career—business, education, and philanthropy. He has been a lecturer at his alma mater, Harvard Business School, and an associate adjunct professor at Columbia Graduate School of Business. He has also lectured at the Johns Hopkins Graduate School of Business and Rutgers Business School.

When Shobana Sood learned that she’d been awarded the George F. Smith Endowed Scholarship—a merit-based scholarship that allowed her to attend Robert Wood Johnson Medical School tuition-free—she told her mother that, when she could, she would endow a scholarship of her own.

Holloway will begin serving as president on July 1, 2020, succeeding President Robert Barchi, who began his tenure in September 2012.

“I hope that my gift provides increased momentum for the Department of Childhood Studies and related programs at Rutgers–Camden to help make a difference in the lives of children in the Camden community, the Greater Delaware Valley region, and beyond.”

By recently pledging a seven-figure gift to the Rutgers Future Scholars Program, they are ensuring that other students will benefit from a Rutgers education as they have.

Nearly 2 million molecular structure data files are downloaded every day by researchers, educators, students, citizens, medical professionals, patients, patient advocates and biopharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

The Eagleton Science and Politics Fellowship works by giving scientists the opportunity to serve one year appointments as science aides in state government,” said Anna Dulencin, senior program coordinator for the Eagleton Science and Politics Initiative.

With a generous endowment from Adams RC’65 and his wife, Lizbeth, as well as guidance from founding director Bathory and current director Lisa L. Miller, also a professor of political science, the program brings together approximately 15 rising juniors each year to study public policy and the forces that shape it.

Donor response to the Chancellor’s Challenge over the past year—which has matched up to $1M in gifts to scholarships for the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine and the Rutgers School of Nursing—is inspiring and deeply appreciated.

We—students, faculty, staff, and community—truly feel the impact of your gifts, no matter the size. On behalf of all of us, thank you for making a difference, and thank you for staying forever connected, forever involved, and forever invested.

The impact of your gifts, no matter their size, resonates each day throughout Rutgers–Camden and the region. On behalf of the entire university, thank you for making a difference in our community, and thank you for staying forever connected, forever involved, and forever invested.

Donor support enables Rutgers to expand educational opportunities for the next generation of leaders and to provide research, health care, and services that make the world a better place. No matter its size, your gift helps make Rutgers the academic, health, and research powerhouse it is today.

"I’ve said to many of the guys that we’re in a season of life when it’s time to give back, and I feel very proud in the way that so many have stepped up."

More than $2.3 million in Research Scholar Grants from the American Cancer Society have been awarded to three Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey researchers to examine cell metabolism and tumor formation in forms of breast cancer, lung cancer and leukemia.

Getting a Rutgers Assistance Grant helped Israel Alford avoid having to take a second job or drop out of school for a semester. “The grant covered the balance that financial aid didn’t cover,” Alford says. “It alleviated that financial burden and I was able to register for classes without having to take out a loan.”

Marlene Brandt has a vivid memory of the moment her family’s nightmare began. A longtime member of Rutgers University Foundation’s Board of Overseers, Brandt was watching from the stands in the fall of 2014 as her vibrant daughter “Mia,” one of her three children and a senior in college, led her school’s volleyball team to victory.

Timing and passion were everything for Roseanne Monaco Branciforte, PHARM ’84, whose generosity towards the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy (EMSOP) will greatly impact pharmacy student health and well-being for years to come.

Leveraging education to escape her own impoverished childhood as the daughter of migrant farmworkers, Santiago has spent the past four decades working to make college access a reality for the children of Camden, New Jersey.

Healing from loss, ten-year-old Anika Gamburg launched a fundraising campaign for addiction research at Rutgers’ Cardiac Neuroscience Laboratory. Her efforts helped fund a study on substance abuse education and created the Gamburg Innovation Award, supporting students and early-career scientists working on experiments related to addiction.

In an effort to help more students avoid finishing college with burdensome debt, Rutgers’ Board of Trustees has created an endowment that will provide, in perpetuity, more need-based aid.

Through the generosity of donors such as Richard Weeks ENG’50, whose $6 million gift helped transform the School of Engineering at Rutgers–New Brunswick, the university’s strategic goals are becoming reality.

With a $1.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) and Rutgers University – Newark are drawing upon Newark’s legacies as a jazz capital and poetry incubator to amplify voices too often drowned out and retrain us to listen sympathetically.

The David Rockefeller Fund has awarded a $30,000 grant to the Humanities Action Lab (HAL) for one of its newest initiatives, the Rikers Public Memory Project: A Community Truth and Healing Process (RPMP). Housed at Express Newark at Rutgers University–Newark, HAL produces community-curated public humanities projects on urgent social issues.

Rutgers donors committed a record-breaking $250.9 million in 2018-2019 to support a broad array of efforts to improve people’s lives, including the creation of the state’s first inpatient mental health treatment facility for adolescents and young adults and scholarships for students from underserved communities.

Rutgers is in the midst of celebrating 2019 as the centennial year of Paul Robeson’s graduation. Three years ago, the Class of 1971 Campaign Committee began raising funds for a coinciding gift—knowing it would materialize well before their 50th anniversary when classes typically make high-profile donations.

Spurred by a pressing need for comprehensive mental health services for New Jersey’s young people, Rutgers University alumna Marlene Brandt has committed $30 million to the university, launching an initiative leveraging Rutgers’ deep resources in the field.

Former Rutgers Assistance Grants get a boost with a new fundraising effort and a new name: Scarlet Promise Grants. Sam Adepoju, receiving a Rutgers Assistance Grant meant the difference between a dream deferred and a dream fulfilled. As a first-year student at Rutgers University-Camden, Adepoju was not sure where the money for tuition would come from.

The first episode of Advance Rutgers discusses the distinction between machines as tools versus machines as partners we work with and how to develop that partnership in a way that is ethically, morally, and socially just.

In the dog days of August 2021, as Fatima Farid watched the last remaining American plane leave Afghanistan, she gave up hope that her family would ever flee the Taliban. She described her fear and desperation to Rutgers Today. “We were at the airport. It was 6 a.m. and we weren’t on that plane,” says […]

Millions of college students struggle to afford food every day. In a recent survey from The Hope Center, 39 percent of students at two-year colleges and 29 percent at four-year schools reported experiencing food insecurity. And it’s not only undergraduates who have these challenges, but master’s and doctoral students, too. A 2020 study found that […]

Leaving behind a huge tax bill with the stretch IRA now gone? Here’s a way to make your IRA’s tax-deferred benefits continue to stretch for your beneficiaries.