Faculty in the News

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...