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At Rutgers, Governor Nominates Champion of College Access to be Next NJ Secretary of Higher Education

Governor Phil Murphy introduced Brian Bridges, the United Negro College Fund’s vice president of research and member engagement, as his nominee to be New Jersey’s new secretary of higher education during an event Friday morning at the Rutgers Visitor Center in Piscataway. Dr. Bridges earned his Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Higher Education Administration from Indiana University–Bloomington. He previously was vice provost for diversity, access and equity at Ohio University. Dr. Bridges will begin his new role, which requires the advice and consent of the State Senate, on November 16, 2020. More.

Feds Ask Rutgers to Study COVID Testing in Underserved NJ Communities

The New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science (NJ ACTS), led by Dr. Rey Panettieri Jr., pictured, received a $5 million National Institutes of Health grant to launch outreach campaigns and expand access to COVID-19 testing for underserved and vulnerable communities in New Jersey. More.

From Lab Course to Remote Instruction: How Two RU-Newark Profs Did It

When Covid-19 struck, professors had to turn on a dime and get creative about how to teach remotely—no small feat, given the novelty of the virus and the unprecedented situation the world found itself in. Necessity being the mother of invention, faculty have found myriad ways to adapt to this new learning environment as they navigate teaching in this moment. More.

RU-Camden Researchers Find Family Violence After Incarceration Ends 

One of the researchers, Dan Semenza, an assistant professor of criminal justice, says the study also identified several key predictors of physical violence between family members during this critical reentry period, namely a past history of family violence, weak family support and substance abuse after release. More.

Rutgers-Eagleton Poll Finds That Voters Don't Trust Polls

And: With the November 3rd General Election days away, New Jersey voters support Joe Biden for president and Cory Booker for U.S. Senate by big numbers, while a majority support marijuana legalization. Nine percent of voters trust polls to be accurate, the poll found. More.