Rutgers-led team pursues innovative healing for wounded soldiers
Rutgers is taking a leadership position in meeting the challenge of treating severely wounded war veterans.
A consortium, headed by Joachim Kohn, Board of Governors Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology in Rutgers' School of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded $42.5 million over five years to develop new products and therapies to repair battlefield injuries and help soldiers resume their lives.
The Department of Defense announced the creation of the new, federally funded institution during an April 17 briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.
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A vision for public affairs: building connections to strengthen Rutgers
An interview with Jeannine LaRue, Rutgers' new vice president for public affairs, about her people skills, knowledge of New Jersey, and passion for women and children.
Students advocate on Capitol Hill for a cause close to their hearts
President Richard L. McCormick accompanied the students to Washington but ceded the floor to them so they could make their arguments directly to lawmakers.
Panic over the unknown
Cultural studies scholar Jack Bratich examines the collective anxieties surrounding conspiracy theories.
Rutgers repeats outstanding showing in RecycleMania, earns second straight ‘Gorilla Prize’
For the second straight year in only its third year competing, Rutgers recycled the most material of any university in the national contest.
Undergraduate students see internships as a gateway to a better job
A quarter to half of all Rutgers students serve as interns before graduating.
Rutgers undergraduates to showcase wide range of research at fourth annual Aresty Symposium
There are many opportunities for undergraduates to do original research with senior faculty as early as their first and second years of study.
University unveils first phase of College Avenue greening plan
Proposal calls for outdoor gathering spaces, plazas and walkways, bike lanes, and construction of a glass structure to serve as an intercampus transportation hub.
Protein Data Bank archives 50,000th molecule structure
The archive receives about two dozen new structures from scientists each day, with more than 5 million downloaded each month.
Event Highlights
Ag Field Day, a scramble at the Rutgers Golf Course, a visit from Samantha Power, the Senator Wynona Lipman lecture, theater, art, and more happenings at the university.
Faculty Q&A
Originally a landscape artist, geographer Roger Balm was curious about how the landscapes he painted formed. He is director of the undergraduate program in the Department of Geography in New Brunswick.
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Rutgers cricket club bears distinctly international stamp
A group of students formed a new club sport team last fall. Team members predict that as Asians increasingly migrate to different parts of the world, cricket will increase in popularity.
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At 50, historic Rutgers Club 'jazzes' up its tradition and gourmet fare
The establishment acquired a devoted local following early on and quickly expanded its clientele, now featuring jazz evenings and Cuban and African nights.
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