Faculty in the News

It was early 2020 and Rutgers Professor Simon Thomas was at his usual table near the stage in the Tavern on George, enjoying live jazz, and shooting pictures of the musicians as they jammed through the New Brunswick night.

Professors Allan Punzalan Isaac and Jorge Marcone have been named Associate Deans in the Division of Humanities. Allan, a professor of American Studies and English, and Jorge, a professor of Spanish and Portuguese and Comparative Literature, will report to Dean of Humanities Rebecca Walkowitz.

In the 45 years since Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built the first Apple computer in a garage and Bill Gates started Microsoft, computer science has changed the world.

Two professors in the Rutgers University Department of Physics and Astronomy have received Sloan Research Fellowships—an award given to outstanding early-career scientists and scholars.

The January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol drew attention to the role of Christian nationalists in the insurrection. In an interview, Joseph Williams, professor in the Department of Religion, and a scholar of American religion history, explains what Christian nationalism is and what the movement...

Research during COVID-19: After decades of investigating the molecular mysteries behind aging and disease, Monica Driscoll last spring faced a puzzling new problem. How would her team of nearly two dozen researchers - comprising one of Rutgers University's largest and most prominent science labs -...

Carla Yanni is teaching a new course in the emerging field of medical humanities, providing students an intriguing perspective on the rise of modern medicine, and giving premeds in particular a lesson in healthcare that they might not encounter at medical school. The course uses the lens of...

It was late February when David Goldman noticed the online chatter about a potentially seismic shift coming to schools nationwide: The novel coronavirus could force a largescale move to online classes. Goldman, the director of teaching, learning, and assessment at Rutgers University’s largest...