As a leading national research university, and New Jersey’s largest and most comprehensive public institution of higher education, Rutgers University's growing research and innovation enterprise continues to solve real-world problems and drive innovation and economic development.
Rutgers faculty's research, scholarship, and creative endeavors pave the way for innovative solutions to global issues. Our faculty, students, and staff continue to make us proud as they strive for excellence in their fields of study. The continued growth of the Rutgers research and innovation enterprise results from our dedication to New Jersey and the global community. Whether we are tackling global climate change, reducing Alzheimer's risk, or discovering new treatments for diseases, they pave the way for innovation and seek to improve our world.
I am excited by our record year, generating nearly $930 million of sponsored award funding. However, our research footprint extends well beyond finances. With 93 new licensing agreements signed, Rutgers researchers are showcasing their impact on a global scale.
I am proud of the continued achievements of our faculty, staff, and students. The Office for Research is committed to supporting and being a part of each researcher’s team.
Fiscal Year 2023
Through research and community engagement, Rutgers researchers develop solutions to real-world problems.
Scientists at Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RUCOOL) can use an ocean robot to acquire data in the waves at the center of a hurricane and study tropical storm intensification and ocean acidification, water temperature, depth, salinity and more, to track hurricanes and superstorms.
A five-year federal grant awarded to Rutgers University-Newark will soon begin examining whether something as simple as rigorous exercise can help stave off Alzheimer's disease in African Americans.
Rutgers-Camden researchers have shown that breakthroughs in biology, sociology, and public policy could all play important roles in stemming the opioid crisis.
Rutgers partners with communities across New Jersey and supports the continuous development of the state's economy.
Construction will begin this spring on the first of three buildings in the New Jersey Health + Life Science Exchange (HELIX), a public-private development planned in downtown New Brunswick, following approval today by the Rutgers University Board of Trustees.
In an effort to expand and enhance New Jersey’s research and innovation ecosystem, Rutgers Office for Research’s Innovation Ventures will participate in a technology transfer partnership with the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities (NJASCU).
Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology with a growing presence in New Jersey, is partnering with Rutgers University-Newark to create and fund a new program designed to drive diversity and innovation within the financial technology field.
Through collaboration and partnerships, Rutgers researchers continue to break new ground.
Rutgers is part of a new federally funded regional collaboration to drive economic and technological advancements in photonics, a field involving the use of light in areas as diverse as medicine, communications and defense, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced.
Rutgers–Camden partnered with Nissan North America, Toyota, General Motors, the Tennessee Department of Transportation, and several other universities nationwide as part of the CIRCLES Consortium, which conducted the world’s largest traffic experiment to test an AI-powered cruise-control system designed to increase fuel savings and ease traffic by reducing human-caused roadway congestion.
The Bio-Manufacturing Innovation Summit brought together researchers and leading bio-manufacturing innovators, start-ups, growth companies, government, investors, industry, leading innovation stakeholders, and key opinion leaders to discuss the role of academic-industry partnerships in developing pharmaceuticals.
Fiscal Year 2023
Rutgers scholars advance knowledge in their respective fields and disciplines.
Research Spotlight: Dr. Nancy Yunhwa Rao, Chair of Academic Studies in the Mason Gross Music Department.
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School will receive $20 million over five years from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to coordinate research being conducted in eight nations on tuberculosis (TB) control and prevention.
A team of privacy researchers from the Rutgers Institute for Data Science, Learning, and Applications (I-DSLA) won first place in the “Financial Crime Prevention” track of the U.K.-U.S. joint sponsored Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETS) Prize Challenge.
Rutgers researchers' innovations are transformed into products, services, and partnerships for the public good.
A drone that can fly, float, swim, dive, and transition between air and water in less than a second and technology that can change the genetic code at the individual base level in a cell or an organism, both invented at Rutgers, received 2022 Edison Patent Awards.
Rutgers Office for Research executed an exclusive license between Rutgers and the startup RenewCO2, which seeks to shift the chemical industry from a greenhouse gas emitter to a consumer of carbon dioxide.
Steg.AI, a startup based on artificial intelligence technology developed at Rutgers, hopes to use its innovative security software to help businesses and organizations protect their media assets and intellectual property.
Rutgers research celebrates the discoveries achieved by its faculty and supports the development of the researchers of tomorrow.
The Rutgers research and innovation community came together to celebrate its own at the 2023 Patent Awards Celebration, honoring and recognizing the Rutgers researchers who were issued a U.S. patent between fiscal years 2020-2022.
Rutgers faculty elected to the newest class of fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) are engaging in research to enhance our understanding of the universe, prepare the world to address climate change and find ways to restore brain function after traumatic injury or disease.
Rutgers Office for Research has signed an exclusive license with SoftGenetics, LLC for the company to commercialize innovative software technology developed by Rutgers-Camden professors called NOCIt, a computational tool that calculates the probability of the number of contributors in a DNA profile.
Rutgers offers specialized laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment, unique instrumentation, and shared services managed by scientists with the technical expertise and experience to help support the research conducted by faculty and industry partners.
A newly renovated 30,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility is now home to a handful of core services dedicated to helping Rutgers University researchers, students, and companies in New Jersey and the region conduct critical and potentially life-changing scientific research.
A pair of Rutgers startups have received a grant from the New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation, and Technology (CSIT) as part of the organization’s Catalyst Seed Research and Development (R&D) Grant and Clean Tech Seed Grant programs.
Over 220 participants enjoyed presentations and poster sessions showcasing cutting-edge resources and facilities available to innovators at universities and companies throughout the Garden State at the New Jersey Research Cores Partnering Conference, hosted by the Office for Research.
Rutgers research supports the research, scholarship, and creative endeavors of all our faculty.
Rutgers has earned prestigious accreditation from the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) for the first time. Through this coveted certification, Rutgers Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) and Institutional Review Board (IRB) join the elite ranks of University Human Research Protection programs.
Rutgers’ Office for Research announced a new, unified patent policy that will enhance efforts to support entrepreneurship and expand the innovation ecosystem at Rutgers. The Patent Policy was a collaborative effort between University leadership, faculty, staff, and union representatives.
The Research Incubator in Climate and Health Fall Symposium, hosted by Rutgers Office for Research, provided a forum for 29 faculty across different Rutgers chancellor-led units to pitch short 8–10-minute presentations and gather feedback to further develop ideas on research projects related to climate change and human health.
Learn more about the impact Rutgers Research is having across the university.
