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Simmi Sharma has been interested in fianance since learning about the Great Recession in high school. When she came to Rutgers, programs like Rutgers Road to Wall Street, Women BUILD, the Student Managed Fund and the Little Investment Bankers of Rutgers helped Sharma figured out what she wants to do after graduation and how to do it. Read the latest in our series profiling members of the Class of 2019.

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If Rutgers alumna Jennifer Jones-Damis could tear down the existing criminal justice system and design a new one from scratch, her first priority would be to create safe spaces for the youngest offenders populating the nation’s jails and prisons. Read about her work providing mental health services for 18-21-year-olds at Rikers Island. 

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Fae Cushing, who struggled for decades with addiction and mental illnesses, is now giving others the tools to get well. Read more about Cushing, who is graduating summa cum laude from Rutgers School of Health Professions as she prepares to work toward a master’s degree in mental health and wellness counseling, the latest in our series profling members of the Class of 2019.

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Gov. Phil Murphy urged the public to view gun violence prevention as a public health issue, not a political issue, and stressed the importance of using data-driven research during the first public event of the New Jersey Center on Gun Violence Research. Read about the center's launch and the governor's announcement of a new initiative with the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence.

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Annie Zhang, a Rutgers-New Brunswick Honors College student and graduating senior at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy developed a bracelet intended to help prevent sexual violence and save lives. Read about the inspiration behind the project, which she considers one of her most important experiences at Rutgers, the latest in our series profiling members of the Class of 2019.

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Before the inaugural conference of the New Jersey Center on Gun Violence Research at Rutgers, read about Stephanie Bonne, an assistant professor of trauma and critical care surgery at Rutgers Jersey Medical School, who will be a keynote speaker, and find out what drove her to become one of the nation’s leading voices on taking a public health approach to prevent gun violence.