Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Media Relations
New Brunswick News Newark News Camden News

News Finder

Browse by Category

Browse by Content Type

General Info & Resources

Other News Sources

FOCUS - The Faculty and Staff Publication of Rutgers

Rutgers commuters try alternative transport to get to campus

Soaring gas prices and construction leads to spike in biking, shared commutes....


Full Story

Headlines

President of Sierra Leone Will Speak to Rutgers Community

President of Sierra Leone

His Excellency, Ernest Bai Koroma, will discuss progress, democracy and commerce in modern-day Sierra Leone. The event is free and open to the public, and will take place September 21 at 4 p.m. at the Rutgers Student Center on College Avenue.

View Full News Release

No Helicopter Moms Among Rutgers Mutant Mice

Gleb Shumyatsky

First, he discovered a gene that controls innate fear in animals. Now Rutgers geneticist Gleb Shumyatsky has shown that the same gene promotes “helicopter mom” behavior in mice. The gene, known as stathmin or oncoprotein 18, motivates female animals to protect newborn pups and interact cautiously with unknown peers.
Shumyatsky’s newest finding could enhance our understanding of human anxiety, including partpartum depression and borderline personality disorders.

View Full News Release

Revised statement on the Internal Audit of Intercollegiate Athletics by Rutgers President Richard L. McCormick and Director of Athletics Robert E. Mulcahy III

Rutgers is fully committed to excellence in both academics and athletics.  As the athletics program grows, the university will continue to make every effort to ensure that its business practices and policies are consistent with the institution’s high standards of integrity and accountability.

View Full Statement

How Do We Rank the Presidents? Let Us Count the Ways; Eagleton Institute Hosts Conversation with Alvin S. Felzenberg, Author of The Leaders We Deserved (and a Few We Didn't)

Globalization’s Impact on Social, Economic, Political Issues
Will Be Focus of Fall Talks at Rutgers in Newark

Suzanne Pures Named Assistant Dean of Development

Rutgers Professor Knows Where The Winged Things Are

Book by Rutgers-Newark Professor Stuart P. Green Receives Award for Promoting Awareness of Impact of White-Collar Crime on Society

April 2009 Conference Will Spotlight Clinical Legal Education and Honor Leadership of Rutgers-Newark Professors Arthur Kinoy and Frank Askin

Rutgers President Richard L. McCormick to Focus on Undergraduate Education Improvements, Diversity Initiatives, New Revenue-Generating Programs in Sept. 19 Annual Address

Rutgers College of Nursing Faculty Member Robert Atkins Named A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholar

Women’s Law Project of Philadelphia Leader to be Honored by Rutgers Law School on Sept. 25

Women's Human Rights Activist to Launch Lecture Series

Brains Rely on Old and New Mechanisms to Diminish Fear,
NYU and Rutgers Researchers Find

Local Purple Heart Veteran Advocates for Those Returning from Combat

Two Rutgers College of Nursing Faculty Members to Conduct a Study Encouraging Students to Become Researchers

Iraq War Veteran Joins Lawsuit Filed by Rutgers-Newark Constitutional Litigation Clinic Challenging Constitutionality of the War

Pulitzer Prize Winner and Rutgers Alumnus Junot Diaz to Speak at Rutgers

Jazz Lovers Have a Lot to Listen to and Discuss
at Rutgers University in Newark This Fall

Sounds of Music Will Be Heard at Rutgers University
in Newark During Fall Concert Series

Rutgers Welcomes 84 Presidential Scholars

School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University in Newark Announces New Institute

Ex-Offenders’ Rights in the Spotlight as
Rutgers-Newark Marks Constitution Day Sept. 17

New Dean of International Programs and Research Named