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One film showcases the choice Muslim-American make to wear the traditional headscarf. Another film depicts the fantasy of a writer who falls in love at a diner and escapes with the women to Manhattan. The two movies, written and produced by two teams of Rutgers students, will be screened at the festival. Four of the filmmakers will be in the audience watching their work presented during the 12-day event in the famed resort city on the French Riviera.

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Students enrolled in the “Arts and Culture in Public Service” course at Rutgers-Newark’s School of Public Affairs and Administration spent the semester taking part in the pilot program that extends the university community into the city’s landmark cultural venue. 

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Gregory Mueller might seem like any other engineering graduate on the cusp of his career, but his graduation serves as a major shift in a life devoted to music. Mueller, who holds a master’s degree from the Mason Gross School of the Arts, got involved in audio and video production and became fascinated by the way the equipment works. In 2015, he decided to take the leap and began working toward a bachelor’s degree at Rutgers School of Engineering.

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A guidance counselor convinced to Melissa Velez that her life was worth turning around when seemed to have lost all direction: she just needed to believe in herself. It’s advice she carried with her as a student majoring in social work at Rutgers-Camden, where she has found support while also striving to help others – including organizing a service trip to Puerto Rico to assist with Hurricane Maria relief efforts.

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A pilot study by Rutgers’ Equine Science Center monitored hormone levels in horses working with military veterans suffering from PTSD to find out if the animals were showing signs of stress. The results of the study, a first of its kind, suggest the horses suffered no stress, while the veterans reported a significant decrease in anxiety and depression.

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Piyushimita (Vonu) Thakuriah is currently the Ch2m chair of Transport and professor of Urban Studies and an affiliated professor at the School of Engineering in the University of Glasgow, UK. Her research interests are on smart, socially just and sustainable transport. Thakuriah will begin her new role as Dean of Rutgers University-New Brunswick's Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy Oct. 1.