Burrowing Into the Middle As It Hollows Out

Rural America has been losing people for decades. Two sociologists track this trend in Iowa, and conclude that it needn't continue if we don't want it to.

Internationally Renowned Mathematical Sciences Research Center Marks its 20th Year

DIMACS solves challenging problems, prepares students for science and technology careers

Americans' Energy Source Preferences Revealed

Rutgers' Michael Greenberg's research defined energy source preferences among Americans, including those who lived near 11 major nuclear power, waste management or laboratory facilities.

The Future in Two Words: Ionic Liquids

Ionic liquids are molecular solutions that have a wide range of potential applications, including next-generation solar cells, hydrogen fuel cells and lithium batteries.

Rutgers, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Researchers Find Culprit in Mysterious Phytoplankton Death

Discovery may hold implications for cancer research

A collaboration between Rutgers marine biologists and a marine chemist from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution produces new information about programmed death of phytoplankton

Partying with the Dead

Day of the Dead Celebrations Get New Life

The Day of the Dead celebrations, once limited to certain parts of Latin America, have established themselves in North America -- and gotten a new lease on life in their home countries, as well.

A Serious Question: Why Do We Laugh?

We laugh because we think the joke is true, and this helps us recognize others in our tribe.