Rutgers University–Newark celebrated its 80th anniversary at an event that honored its role as a gateway to opportunity and  bedrock of the city and state’s economic and cultural life.

SPARK!, the evolution of Rutgers–Camden’s longtime Research Week, returned this April as a vibrant, campuswide showcase of research and creativity. The expanded program featured faculty lectures, research symposia, student workshops, poster exhibitions, and creative presentations across the sciences, arts, and business, reflecting the breadth and impact of work across the university.

Leorey Saligan, inaugural vice dean of research and a professor at the Rutgers School of Nursing, was selected for the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame for his research on fatigue.

Patrick Rosal, distinguished professor in the Department of English and Communication and inaugural campus director of the Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice will serve as the Guggenheim’s fifth Poet-in-Residence, connecting poetry and public engagement at one of the nation’s most renowned museums of modern and contemporary art. 

Rutgers researchers use advanced neuroimaging to explore how abnormalities in the eye’s blood vessels may indicate early brain changes linked to dementia.

Rutgers University researchers find that certain aging immune T cells can blunt cell expansion and may help explain why many patients don’t respond to immunotherapy.

A Rutgers study sheds light on emerging production trends amid housing availability shortfalls in the Garden State.

Handgun carrying and firearm exposure are linked to suicide risk and behavioral outcomes, according to Rutgers researchers.

Rutgers researchers study how community violence intervention programs adapt to infrastructure and resource gaps.

A Rutgers professor tracks changing demographics and low mental health treatment engagement among those who died by gun suicide after 2020.

Researchers with the Rutgers Cancer Institute find that teaching tactical problem-solving skills significantly lowers anxiety for young adult cancer patients.

Rutgers researchers weigh in on the health impacts of an issue that is spreading throughout the nation.