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In the News This Week
Institute of International Education Names Mark A. Angelson as Chair

Rutgers Board of Governors Chair Mark A. Angelson, pictured, is the newly named chair of the Institute of International Education (IIE), the century-old world leader in international educational exchange and scholar rescue that administers the Fulbright Scholarships on behalf of the U.S. Department of State and hundreds of other educational programs around the globe. More.
RU-Newark, UMich Partner on Racial Reparations Project

RU–Newark and the University of Michigan Center on Social Solutions will work on the project, “Crafting Democratic Futures: Situating Colleges and Universities in Community-Based Reparations Solutions,” a public history reckoning designed to yield tangible, community-based racial reparations solutions. More.
RU-Camden Studying Virus Evolution Trends Relevant for COVID-19, Other Pandemics

Research funded by the National Science Foundation and conducted by an RU–Camden team could help shed light on how to combat COVID-19 and its variants, including understanding the virus's spread. More.
The Microbes Behind Greenland's Vast Melting Ice Sheet 

The ice sheet is nearly three times the size of Texas and is estimated to have lost nearly 4 trillion tons of ice in the past three decades. Science Friday on National Public Radio recently spoke with Rutgers glaciologist Asa Rennermalm about the big melt. More.
In Memoriam: Professor Andrew Brooks, 51

Dr. Andrew Brooks, a Rutgers research professor who led the creation of the first coronavirus saliva-based test, which received FDA emergency approval last spring and has played a significant role in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, died unexpectedly on Saturday. More.