Iliana Smith Brings Caribbean Literature and Visual Arts to the Public
Illiana Smith remembers growing up in the Prospect Heights section of Brooklyn, NY, with her two sisters and Jamaican…

Senior Nuralhoda Elsaid Looks to Address Inequities in Global Education
Recent Rutgers University-Newark graduate Nuralhoda Elsaid has been nothing if not thoughtful about her career path

SASN Awards Banquet Celebrates Student Achievements in the Arts & Sciences
SASN Dean Jacqueline Mattis. Photo by Seth Cohen

A Two-Fold Crisis in Black Families: Caring for a Family Member with Dementia
The slightest noise kept Sarah Paul up most nights. She was exhausted trying to care for her 92-year-old mother who was…
Senior Mahinour Abdou Combines Art and Writing to Explore Themes of Social Justice and Personal Growth
Mahinour Abdou remembers growing up in Bayonne, NJ, the oldest of three children born to Egyptian parents who emigrated…

At Rutgers-Newark Commencement, Graduates Urged to Draw From Experience and Community
Allyson Carvajal, a 2003 NCAS alumna, sings the National Anthem.

Rutgers is Part of NSF-funded Consortium to Advance Photonics Research and Workforce Development
Rutgers participation in the regional consortium is led by Piotr Piotrowiak, Senior Vice Chancellor for Research and…

Mayte Green-Mercado Awarded CAORC Research Fellowship for Mediterranean Displacements Project
Mayte Green-Mercado has been selected as one of the nine recipients of the Council of American Overseas Research…

Senior Shakee Merritt Encourages Political Participation for Gen Z
Before he became an activist encouraging young people to get involved in politics, senior Shakee Merritt found his…

Senior Jana Liberato Combines Neuroscience With Arts, Mindfulness and Community
Jana Liberato is a mind-body-spirit kind of person.