A Surge in Students Passionately Pursuing Speech Pathology Prompts Rutgers to Launch New Major

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For more than a decade, faculty members in the Department of Linguistics at Rutgers University have noticed a trend emerging among their undergraduate students.

A Rutgers Alumnus Recalls How One Course Led to a Calling

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At the School of Arts and Sciences, sometimes a single course can be life changing. For Justin Andino SAS’23, that course was “Movement Experiences for People with Disabilities,” an elective taught by Javier Robles, a professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health who is quadriplegic and a prominent advocate for the disabled. Andino, who majored in exercise science, discusses how one course led to a calling.

Rutgers Students Draw on Language Skills to Help Community Organizations

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Rutgers students are using their world language skills to help New Jersey nonprofits better serve vulnerable communities.

An Alumnus Recalls a Graduation Day Prank and an Enduring Connection with his Mentor

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“There was this running joke that every year at the motivational workshop Dr. Khan was going to bring lobsters.” Jackson says. “But there were never any lobsters!”

Rutgers Scientists Seeking Thousands of Participants for Major Cancer Study

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Rutgers University professors have launched a major study into the underlying genetics of breast cancer that makes it easy for any U.S. resident age 18 or older to participate. All that’s needed is to fill out a brief online questionnaire and mail in a sample of their saliva.

A Rutgers Historian Helps Puerto Rico Preserve its Past and Empower the Next Generation of Scholars

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The Rutgers University professor grew up in Puerto Rico, deeply rooted in the public institutions that dominated the fabric of everyday life. His father was a professor at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), and his mother was a researcher in the commonwealth’s department of education.

Two Professors Design a Learning Platform to Meet the Demand for Data Science Education

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Two School of Arts Sciences professors who developed an AI-driven course management system to accommodate the growth in data science education at Rutgers University have received the school’s 2024 Grossman Innovation Prize.

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