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Historian who Broke New Ground on the Study of the Aztecs is Elected to British Academy

Rutgers Professor who Helps Students Tell Stories of Horror and Fantasy has a Hit Haunted Play

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The performer who visited a recent Rutgers creative writing class began by snapping a mousetrap on his tongue. The man, a carnival entertainer known as a human blockhead, progressed to closing a mink trap on his finger and then a wolf trap on his hand.

Three Professors Are Awarded Fellowships at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton

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Three professors with the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University-New Brunswick – Leah DeVun, Eric Gawiser and Jane Ashton Sharp – have received fellowships at the Institute for Advanced Study for the 2025-26 academic year.

Rutgers Professor Launches Public Campaign to Recognize the Workers who Helped N.J. Thrive

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Andy Urban has kicked off a three-year Mellon Foundation-funded effort to create public art exhibits, monument installations, and educational and cultural programs that recognize the contributions of immigrant and migrant workers in New Jersey.

Asa Rennermalm, Intrepid Explorer of Greenland Ice Sheet, Selected for State Department’s Arctic Initiative

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The Rutgers University professor has been leading field expeditions to Greenland for some two decades, tracking the flow of meltwater generated by the ice sheet.

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.

Five SAS Faculty Members Receive Fellowships with the Institute for Advanced Study

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Five School of Arts and Sciences professors have received fellowships with the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) and will spend the 2024-2025 academic year pursuing research at the renowned center in Princeton.

Rutgers Mathematician Connects with Community and Turns Scott Hall into Summer Camp

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Rutgers mathematician Alex Kontorovich usually spends summers quietly digging into daunting research topics like analytic number theory and harmonic analysis.

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.

Two SAS Scientists Named Board of Governors Professors

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The Rutgers University Board of Governors appointed SAS professors Jing Li and Dimitri Metaxas as Board of Governors Professors during its June 2024 meeting. The designation celebrates the most decorated academic scholars at the university.

A Rutgers Sociologist Shows How Ordinary People in Unimaginable Pain Became “Psychedelic Outlaws”

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Kempner chronicles the group’s underground efforts over decades to develop clinical-grade dosing protocols as well as its ongoing battle to obtain acceptance from medical and legal authorities.

Women Mathematicians Thrive at Rutgers, Continuing a Tradition from the 1960s

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In the 1960s, Rutgers achieved a distinction few other schools in the world could match: It was home to a growing number of women mathematicians.

A Rutgers Professor Brings Humanities to the Movement for Environmental Justice

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Professor Jorge Marcone introduces his students to the little-known figures on the front lines of global environmental conflict: Rainforest dwellers in Peru fighting to protect their land from industry.

They Met at Rutgers, with a Little (Unintended) Help from Their Favorite Professor

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Scott Weber was out celebrating the completion of his honors thesis when he ran into some fellow Rutgers students.

Rutgers Professor Shows Students the Broader World Just Beyond the University's Borders

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Professor Marcy Schwartz takes Rutgers students beyond the borders of the New Brunswick campus and outside their usual range of college experiences.

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Historian who Broke New Ground on the Study of the Aztecs is Elected to British Academy

Rutgers Professor who Helps Students Tell Stories of Horror and Fantasy has a Hit Haunted Play

Three Professors Are Awarded Fellowships at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton

Rutgers Professor Launches Public Campaign to Recognize the Workers who Helped N.J. Thrive

Asa Rennermalm, Intrepid Explorer of Greenland Ice Sheet, Selected for State Department’s Arctic Initiative

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

Five SAS Faculty Members Receive Fellowships with the Institute for Advanced Study

Rutgers Mathematician Connects with Community and Turns Scott Hall into Summer Camp

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

Two SAS Scientists Named Board of Governors Professors

A Rutgers Sociologist Shows How Ordinary People in Unimaginable Pain Became “Psychedelic Outlaws”

Women Mathematicians Thrive at Rutgers, Continuing a Tradition from the 1960s

A Rutgers Professor Brings Humanities to the Movement for Environmental Justice

They Met at Rutgers, with a Little (Unintended) Help from Their Favorite Professor

Rutgers Professor Shows Students the Broader World Just Beyond the University's Borders