Researchers led by a Rutgers University-New Brunswick astrophysicist, who looked deeply into space at a period known as “Cosmic Noon” about 2 billion to 3 billion years after the Big Bang, have found that a special class of galaxies were busy experiencing their first major burst of star formation.

Amid the callous clutter of today’s world, one may be hard pressed to find tangible sources of compassion and kindness. The Compassion and Well-Being Lab at Rutgers–Camden, led by Assistant Professor of Psychology Yoona Kang and an interdisciplinary team of graduate researchers, is working to change that.

In a discovery three decades in the making, scientists at Rutgers and Brookhaven National Laboratory have acquired detailed knowledge about the internal structures and mode of regulation for a specialized protein and are proceeding to develop tools that can capitalize on its ability to help plants combat a wide range of diseases.

A human factors engineer with extensive academic leadership experience, Smith-Jackson will lead Rutgers-Newark as it builds on its momentum as a top 50 public research university and an exemplary anchor institution.

David Case, a theoretical and computational chemist at Rutgers University-New Brunswick who has earned international recognition for work that has included making it easier and faster for scientists to develop drugs, has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences. 

Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers have discovered a new class of materials – called intercrystals – with unique electronic properties that could power future technologies.

With the advent of Memorial Day, the treescape in the Northeast has turned mostly green again, the ornamentals’ early spring flowers long dried and scattered. But there’s an exception. The vivid pink Scarlet Fire® dogwood tree, produced through decades of research by Rutgers University-New Brunswick plant breeders, is just starting to bloom. 

Remote study conducted at Rutgers and elsewhere finds albuterol-budesonide mix cuts risk for mild cases and may let patients skip daily maintenance drugs.

William F. Tate IV, a renowned social scientist and president of the Louisiana State University (LSU) system since May 2021, has been appointed the 22nd president of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

 She will also serve as the Henry J. Rutgers Chair of Whole Person Health and a professor in the school's Department of Health, Behavior, Society, and Policy.      

A Rutgers Health review of 151 studies finds that minimizing unexplained symptoms sparks shame, trauma and avoidance of care.