A Nobel Prize-winning Rutgers lab has launched a test for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and is using its automation experience and infrastructure to test as many as tens of thousands of samples daily, significantly increases the much-needed testing capacity in New Jersey. More.

The crowd at Clement's Place is primed as acclaimed vibraphonist and soon-to-be RU-Newark faculty member Stefon Harris is onstage and on the Newark campus. He seeks to use his instrument and his already considerable reputation to change the way people relate to each other — to create empathy. But on this night, he's also there to play. More.

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, it is often compared to the 1918 influenza pandemic, which killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide and 675,000 in the United States alone. There are similarities and differences of the 1918 “killer flu,” as well as lessons to be learned from that historic pandemic, says RU-Camden researcher Janet Golden. More.

The finger-pointing has already begun in the midst of this pandemic. The Trump administration has been singled out for its lethargic response and for previously dismantling a top-level National Security Council office dedicated to coordinating the government response to pandemics. President Donald Trump has pointed to the Chinese reluctance to share information early in the outbreak, and to the Obama administration for its alleged negligence on the preparedness side. More from John Farmer Jr.

Rutgers is open and operating. The University has moved to remote instruction, with the exception of clinical instruction, for the remainder of the spring semester. Some services and facilities may not be operating or are operating on limited schedules. There is a continuously updated web portal with information. More.