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When it comes to giving, it’s the people who count

Every gift to Rutgers starts and ends with a person in need. Your gifts may be measured dollar by dollar but their impact is measured by the individual stories, ideas, and possibilities that you help make happen. And Sam Adepoju’s story is full of possibilities.

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Rutgers Impact on the World

New Rutgers Saliva Test for Coronavirus Gets FDA Approval

Rutgers leads the way with a new collection approach that utilizes saliva as the primary test biomaterial in the fight against COVID-19.

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Making a Difference

Healthy Start

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

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Change Agents

Prudential Creates New Scholarship Program

Prudential, a corporate stalwart in Newark, committed $10 million to the Honors Living-Learning Community (HLLC). The gift, the largest ever for Rutgers–Newark, underwrites the Prudential Scholars Program, providing scholarships to Newark residents who enroll in the HLLC to pursue a bachelor’s degree.

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70,000+

The number of students who learn at Rutgers each year.

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77%

The percentage of Rutgers undergraduates who receive financial aid.

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$736.8 million

How much Rutgers spent in research and development in 2018 - 2019.

EXPLORE A CAUSE

Engineering Success

Alumnus Gives $10 Million to School of Engineering

The School of Engineering at Rutgers will continue to attract talented students and produce highly qualified engineers, thanks to alumnus Richard N. Weeks, who made a commitment of $10 million to support undergraduate scholarships at the school. The pledge by Weeks ENG’50 is the largest gift to the engineering school.

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Out of the Dark

Lavelle Fund gift for blindness program

A grant from the Lavelle Fund for the Blind to Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care aims to address the challenge of depression and vision loss through a new program called Eye2Eye. Conceived by Steven Silverstein, director of research at UBHC, Eye2Eye is a peer telesupport mental health program for New York City and New Jersey residents who are blind or visually impaired.

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Endowed Chairs

Exceptional faculty who hold endowed chairs and professorships inspire new approaches and solutions to the world’s challenges, thanks to generous donor support.

Jerome Williams

A Champion of Ethics and Opportunity

April A. Benasich, Ph.D

Helping Infants Prepare to Learn Language

Liping Zhao

Gut Sense

Every Gift Makes a Difference

No matter the size of your donation, your gift changes lives. Read stories about donors like you who have improved the quality of life for students, the Rutgers community, New Jersey residents, and beyond.

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