Rutgers' Cultural Anthropologists Tie Global Processes to Everyday Lives

Global processes affect everyone, from street vendors in Bolivia to farmers in Zimbabwe and Peruvian immigrants in Maryland. Cultural anthropologists study how those processes play themselves out in individual lives, and also how individuals impact those processes.

Selman Waksman Revisited

Molecular biologist Gerben Zylstra leads an initiative that picks up where Waksman left off, scouting central Asia for new soil microbes and then employing sophisticated molecular tools that streamline and accelerate laboratory processes.

Legal Talent at the Crossroads – Women Lawyers in New Jersey

New research from Rutgers’ Center for Women and Work finds that women lawyers are taking control of their lives by choosing employers that support flexible workplaces. A confidential online survey focused on factors contributing to success and attrition, as well as choices regarding work/life balance.

Flying Underwater, Staying Dry (Again)

The COOL Crew Sends a New Scarlet Knight Across the Atlantic

RU27, also known as the Scarlet Knight, begins its run across the Atlantic.

Rutgers Researchers Get Gates Foundation Funding

Rutgers Neuroscience May Hold Key to Hearing Loss Remedy

A Rutgers University team led by neuroscientist Robin Davis is opening new doors to improved hearing for the congenitally or profoundly deaf. Their findings could lead to a new generation of cochlear implants.

1.5 Million-Year-Old Fossil Humans Walked on Modern Feet

Footprints found at Rutgers field school in Kenya display anatomically modern features

Ancient footprints found at Rutgers’ field school in Kenya show that some of the earliest humans walked like us and did so on anatomically modern feet 1.5 million years ago.