Rutgers University supports A3722/S2055, which would allow incarcerated persons seeking college degrees to receive State financial aid, and a better chance to become productive members of society after they have served their time. As administrators of the NJ STEP program, which educates students behind prison walls, Rutgers University commends lawmakers from all over the State for their continued support of this reform effort. On Monday, VOTE YES on A3722/S2055.

For decades, RU-Newark has been a fixture in the city’s cultural and intellectual life – a vibrant space where service, learning and research all converge. Now, the record of this impact will be preserved for generations to come, by Angela Lawrence, pictured, the inaugural RU-Newark archivist. More.

The Rutgers Institute for Information Policy & Law at Rutgers Law School, in Camden, will use the Knight Foundation funds to support research efforts and policy proposals on digital platform regulation and free speech. Ellen Goodman, pictured, co-director of the institute and a professor of law, will run the project. More.

More than $2.3 million in Research Scholar Grants from the American Cancer Society have been awarded to three Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey researchers, like CINJ research Yanxiang Jessie Guo, PhD, pictured, to examine cell metabolism and tumor formation in forms of breast cancer, lung cancer and leukemia. More.