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Who is Eric Backes? The 1999 Rutgers graduate made his game show debut Monday after countless online screen tests taken over 12 years of tryouts and will appear again this week as the returning champion. Find out what it was like to take the stage and what he learned about being a successful game show contestant.

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Have you checked out the new and improved area surrounding the Willie the Silent statue on Rutgers-New Brunswick's Voorhees Mall? Read about alumni Don and Penny Pray who made the upgrades possible to transform the area around Willie the Silent, named in The Huffington Post as one of the most loved statues on an American campus, into a place for visitors to linger.

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Learn about the hidden and previously forgotten gem tucked behind Rutgers University Inn, built as a gift to the daughter of one of  Johnson & Johnson's founders by her husband, that is now being used to promote student research and academic partnerships.

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Christopher J. Molloy is appointed chancellor of Rutgers University-New Brunswick after having served since July as interim chancellor. "Dr. Molloy has expressed a vision that will increase Rutgers-New Brunswick's public prominence, provide a clear financial plan and expand internships and related opportunities for students," President Robert L. Barchi said.

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On a night focused on national politics, former governor Chris Christie took time to talk about what he considers his most important legacy in the state: the integration of Rutgers University with most of the former University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Find out what else Christie had to say Tuesday during a public event hosted by Rutgers University-New Brunswick’s Eagleton Institute of Politics that was part of a tour in promotion of his new book.