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Joo Hun Han, an assistant professor in the School of Management and Labor Relations, is one of 28 research fellows appointed by the Rutgers Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing, the largest class in the 11-year history of the fellowship program that tapped eminent scholars from the United States and Europe. Learn about his work.

How did metabolism, the process by which life powers itself by converting energy from food into movement and growth, begin? A Rutgers-led study sheds light on one of the most enduring mysteries of science.

The best way to protect corals threatened by climate change is to conserve a wide range of their habitats, according to a study in Nature Climate Change. The finding likely applies to conservation efforts for many other species in the ocean and on land, including trees and birds.

                 

Rutgers Board of Trustees launched a new fundraising effort in response to findings by a task force that a growing number of students are unable to complete their degrees because of limited resources, while others graduate but leave college saddled with significant debt. Learn more in this story and watch the video featuring Rutgers-Camden student Sam Adepoju.

Rutgers computer scientists used artificial intelligence to control a robotic arm that provides a more efficient way to pack boxes, saving businesses time and money. 

Imagine if your printer had an “unprint” button that used pulses of light to remove toner, curbing environmental impacts compared with conventional paper recycling. A Rutgers-led team has created a new way to unprint paper that, unlike laser-based methods, can work with the standard, coated paper used in home and office printers. The new method uses pulses of light from a xenon lamp, and can erase black, blue, red and green toners without damaging the paper, according to the study in the Journal of Cleaner Production.  

Spurred by a pressing need for comprehensive mental health services for New Jersey’s young people, Rutgers alumna Marlene Brandt has committed $30 million to the university to launch an initiative that will provide comprehensive mental health care and support to young people – including youth in underserved and underrepresented communities – who have behavioral health disorders.

The busy thoroughfare was recently renamed to recognized Paul Robeson's legacy as an acclaimed scholar, athlete, actor, singer and global activist. The city hosted the dedication on Monday as Rutgers continues its celebration marking the centennial of Robeson's graduation in 1919. “It has been a long time coming to bring Paul Robeson back to the City of New Brunswick,” said Felicia McGinty,  executive vice chancellor of administration and planning at Rutgers-New Brunswick, and chair of the university’s Paul Robeson Centennial Committee.