Global Connections, December 2022

GLOBAL News, December 2022

Meet Ji-Yeung Jang, New Assistant Vice President for Global Affairs: Ji-Yeung Jang comes to Rutgers by way of South Korea, Israel, Australia, and Kenya, and has big goals for enlarging the global footprint of the University.

Rutgers Student Engineers Build Classrooms for Guatemalan School Children: A team of students from the Rutgers Chapter of Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB), determined to alleviate a dire situation in Chi Elias, Guatemala, designed and built two classrooms for students in grades 1-5.

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine Researcher to Study Oral Diseases in Nigerian Youth: Modupe Coker will be awarded a $4.5 million National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research grant for her five-year project titled “HPV, HIV, and Oral Microbiota Interplay in Nigerian Youth.”

Using Lasers, a Van and Engineering Models, Rutgers Team Maps Where the Flood Water Will Go: Jie Gong, a Rutgers engineering professor, imagined a better way to predict flooding and other threats to infrastructure and buildings.

Internship Mentoring Girls Ignites Interests for Rutgers–Camden Student: International student AnnMarie Bediako guided teens in Philadelphia and South Jersey in explorations of career possibilities.

Rutgers-Newark Advocates for Translation Services Testify at State Senate Hearing: Faculty and students from Lives in Translation, a RU-N effort recruiting undergraduate volunteers to serve as interpreters, testified before the New Jersey State Senate, advocating for a bill that would require state government agencies to provide translations of vital documents.

New Training Program Addresses Cancer Care Knowledge Gaps in Africa: A new training program called Cancer Kitso is being developed for health care workers with the goal of improving cancer care and prevention capabilities throughout Botswana and, eventually, other countries in Africa.

Driving Innovation at Rutgers-Camden: The world's largest open-track traffic experiment is being conducted by the CIRCLES Consortium – comprised of Benedetto Piccoli, vice chancellor for research, along with several researchers nationwide – are testing 100 AI-equipped vehicles to mitigate human-caused traffic jams.

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Did you know that there is a Rutgers delegation at this year's COP27, the UN's annual Climate Change Conference? Katherine Cann, a PhD Student in the Department of Geography is at the conference and sharing about her experiences. Here she is signing the wall at the Climate Education Hub at the Earth Day Pavilion.

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Wondering what you could be studying in another country? Get immersed with Priscilla on the classes you can take in Costa Rica! Be sure to check out our Study Abroad Fair on Tuesday, November 15th to find about programs just like this!

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Facebook: International Education Week was a success! With events such as the Study Abroad Fair, Working with International Students Workshop, Friendsgiving, Anita Ashok Datar Lecture, and the International Alumni Panel, it was a weeklong celebration of international education and exchange activities.

Check out the pictures from last week's events: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAfPJ5

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Here are some highlights from last week’s Anita Ashok Datar Lecture on Women’s Global Health “What the Eyes Don’t See: Stories from the Frontlines of the Flint Water Crisis,” featuring Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha (@MonaHannaA) and Mary O’Dowd.

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For Students

Global Events

Friendship Fridays: Hot Chocolate and Coloring, 12/2/22, 4:00-5:00 p.m., Alumni House at Van Nest Hall, 19 College Ave.

Take a breather before finals! Spend the hour chatting with other students as you color away your stress and enjoy hot chocolate.

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Other Global Events:

Be sure to visit the main Rutgers University Events Calendar here.

Check out the Rutgers Global Events Calendar.

Visit the Bildner Center events calendar.

Study Abroad Advising:

If you aren’t sure which program you would like to apply to, or if you would like to get a head start on planning for your abroad experience, the first thing you should do is speak with one of our Rutgers Global-Study Abroad advisors!

Check out our online and in-person advising and info sessions here.

We are always looking for globally-oriented stories and events to share in Global Connections. If you have suggestions for submissions, please email them to krosko@global.rutgers.edu.

Rutgers Global is the university-wide office for international affairs at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The office provides extensive study and service-learning abroad opportunities, academic support for international students, visa and immigration processing for international students and scholars, international partnership facilitation, and on-campus global programming that helps to educate students and professionals alike. Rutgers Global is committed to comprehensive internationalization for both students and faculty, creating resources and opportunities to enhance our global engagement at home and abroad.