During the Holocaust, Jews from across the Soviet Union told their personal stories through Yiddish songs in a collection that was thought to be lost forever, but is now part of a Grammy-nominated recording that will be brought to life this month at Rutgers-New Brunswick. Learn more about "Last Yiddish Heroes: Lost and Found Songs of Soviet Jews during World War II,” sponsored by the Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life.
More than 30 students boarded a Megabus with U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone for a “mobile town hall” trip from New Brunswick to Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Find out how students spent their day, and the issues on their mind, when they met with members of Congress and Congressional staffers on a trip organized by the Rutgers University Student Assembly and others.
Scientists have found a new way to control light emitted by exotic crystal semiconductors, which could lead to more efficient solar cells and other advances in electronics, according to a Rutgers-led study in the journal Materials Today.
After graduation Eileen Huntington, a first-generation college student, went on to build the Huntington Learning Center from the ground up. Learn how her parents, both immigrants who lived through the Great Depression, and her time as a student in the School of Communication and Information, inspired her to start the company, which earned her an international entrepreneur of the year award.
“Snus” may be less harmful for smokers unable or unwilling to quit tobacco.
Researchers have found a possible new source of rare earth elements – phosphate rock waste – and an environmentally friendly way to get them out, according to a study published in The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics.
Students, faculty and staff will celebrate with a wide range of cultural and educational activities throughout the university, including screenings, performances and lectures in honor of Women's History Month. Check out our universitywide listing.
It started out as a theory stemming from a research study: the loss of Arctic ice caused the jet stream to weaken, in turn causing weather patterns to stall, resulting in droughts, heat waves and other extreme weather events. A year later, one of the study's coauthors, Rutgers visiting scientist Jennifer Francis, was testiying before Congress. Find out more about Francis's work on the impact of Arctic ice melt in the latest in our series about the Rutgers Climate Institute.
Climate change is leading to a decline in fish populations, which could have a devastating effect on developing countries that rely on seafood for nourishment and livelihoods, according to a Rutgers-led study. Read why Malin Pinksy, study coauthor and associate professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, and his colleagues, say warming waters are already taking a toll. Read our release and the story in The New York Times.
Our modern lifestyle, with an overuse of antibiotics, may be having a negative effect on our microbiome – the beneficial germs in their intestines, skin, mouths and noses – that help our immune system work and our brain to think. Read our Q&A with Martin Blaser, director of the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine at Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, on why we need these germs to fend off chronic diseases.
Study shows that young adults may hurt themselves on purpose, specifically to feel physical pain.
