A Class of 2020 RU-Newark student, Emely Guevara, pictured, was scheduled to speak on Friday during a virtual commencement event that will feature dozens of luminaries and celebrities from the art, entertainment, sports, fashion, media, business and non-profit worlds. More.

High stress levels faced by frontline health care workers – separated from loved ones and often unable to process their feelings during this global coronavirus pandemic – may lead to long-term mental health issues, according to Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care. More.

Prior to the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, the growth of student loan debt was already one of the most pressing financial issues of our time. Now, RU-Camden researchers are examining the variations in impacts of student loans on the lives of college graduates. More.

Mansi Shah’s home in New Jersey is only about 20 miles from Rikers Island. While the distance between a New Jersey suburb and New York City’s main jail complex might seem insurmountable, the graduating senior has devoted much of her time bridging the gap between her experience as a high-achieving honors student and the lives of the incarcerated. More.

Sokolowski, director of Rutgers’ Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum and a distinguished curator, museum leader and art historian who is also noted for his HIV/AIDS activism, died May 6. He was 70. Sokolowski joined the Rutgers community in the fall of 2017 with responsibilities for the museum’s exhibitions, scholarship and community outreach. More.