Addressing one of the most profoundly unanswered questions in biology, a Rutgers-led team has discovered the structures of proteins that may be responsible for the origins of life in the primordial soup of ancient Earth. More.

This year, the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Center at RU-Newark partnered with the Creating Change Network (CCN), a program hosted by NJ Theater Alliance and ArtPride Jersey, which aims to build more equitable, just, and anti-racist communities. More.

Three RU‒Camden undergraduate students, including Malaika Mahmood, pictured, reached the summit of their respective research projects, taking home top honors at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, attended by nearly 4,000 students from colleges and universities throughout the United States. More.

The CDC has upgraded its guidance acknowledging that cloth masks are not as effective as surgical and N95 masks to protect against the highly contagious Omicron variant. Rutgers microbiologist Martin Blaser, director of the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, explains the reason for the evolving guidance. More.

Standing among the nation's leading research universities, Rutgers is acclaimed for the excellent achievements of our people and for their contributions to society in the pursuit of education, research and health care. Visit our new website highlighting Rutgers' prominence. More.