Alexander J. Motyl, a specialist on Ukraine, Russia and the U.S.S.R., is a professor of political science at RU-Newark, and he writes: Over the last 30 years, many Ukrainians have asked when their nation will finally get its George Washington, a leader who can rally the people and lead it to victory. More.

A team led by Rutgers School of Engineering researchers has successfully stabilized an enzyme able to degrade scar tissue resulting from spinal cord injuries and promote tissue regeneration, offering new hope for patients coping with these injuries. More.

The Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies has received a substantial federal grant from the National Cancer Instiute to evaluate cigarette relighting – the practice of smoking a cigarette, extinguishing it, and lighting it again to smoke – and the consequences these behaviors have on health and efforts to quit smoking. More.

Children around the world love animated films, but until recently, the majority of these movies portrayed the central characters as white males. This is slowly changing, but we need more comprehensive inclusion, according to RU-Camden Professor Holly Blackford Humes. More.