Friends of Rutgers News

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• State Senate Hears Holloway, Others Talk Pandemic's Devastation (January 22, 2020)
• A Message from Rutgers Leadership (January 8, 2021)

2020

• The Rutgers COVID-19 Approach (December 21, 2020)
• Honoring RBG (December 18, 2020)
• Injection-Free Covid Vaccine? (December 11, 2020)
• Excellence, a Beloved Community - Holloway's Vision for RU (December 4, 2020)
• Grateful. Thankful. Appreciative. (November 25, 2020)
• Meet Rutgers' 1st Senior VP for Equity (November 20, 2020)
• Eagleton Fellowship Pays Dividends in War Against COVID19 (November 12, 2020)
• The Pandemic and the Changing Nature of Work (November 6, 2020)
• At The State University, Governor Names New Higher Ed Secretary (October 30, 2020)
• Rutgers Docs Stress Importance of Flu Vaccine, Immunizations for Kids (October 23, 2020)
• October Surprise? (October 16, 2020)
• Revised Rutgers Budget is Subject of President's Communication to Legislature (October 9, 2020)
• Rutgers-Eagleton Poll on NJ's Views of the U.S. Census (October 2, 2020)
• President Holloway Outlines Vision in First University Senate Address (September 28, 2020)
• With Mellon Foundation Award, RU Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice a Reality (September 25, 2020)
• Two at #1 and Six in the Top 5: Rutgers Dominates Academic Power List (September 18, 2020)
• On the 19th Anniversary of September 11, 2001 (September 11, 2020 )
• Rutgers Seeks Adult Volunteers for National COVID-19 Clinical Trial (September 4, 2020)
• Meet the New Rutgers President, Dr. Jonathan Holloway (July 1, 2020)
• Some Final Words from RU's 20th President, Bob Barchi (June 26, 2020)
• Rutgers Regional Report on COVID-19 (June 22, 2020)
• On Race and Racism in America (June 19, 2020)
• Invitation: Incoming RU President on Matters of Race in Live Webinar Event (June 11, 2020)
• Rutgers Regional Report on COVID-19 (June 1, 2020)
• Rutgers Graduates Class 2020 (May 22, 2020)
• RU-Newark Senior Featured in Virtual Commencement (May 15, 2020)
• Game-Changing RU Saliva Test Approved for Home Use (May 8, 2020)
• PPE, From Express Newark 3D Printers (May 1, 2020)
• Barchi Calls for Tuition Freeze, Leadership Pay Cuts (April 24, 2020)
• Rutgers Seeks COVID-19 Clinical Trials Participants (April 22, 2020)
• Rutgers Alum Leads NJDOH (April 17, 2020)
• Rutgers Mourns Loss of Professor Ruth B. Mandel (April 13, 2020)
• Wishing All Friends of Rutgers a Good, Healthy Friday (April 10, 2020)
• Wishing All Friends of Rutgers Health and Optimism ... (April 3, 2020)
• Best Wishes to ALL Friends of Rutgers (March 27, 2020)
• Wishing All Friends of Rutgers Well ... (March 20, 2020)
• Rutgers University COVID-19 Website (March 13, 2020)
• In March at RU, a Century of Women's Suffrage & History (March 6, 2020)
• Big News! Revamped Rutgers.edu On the Way! (February 28, 2020)
• Chancellor Haddon to Step Down; Commencement Speakers Named (February 21, 2020)
• RU Alum Megan Coyne is Tweeting About Ur Mom (February 12, 2020)
• Celebrating Black History Month at Rutgers (February 7, 2020)
• Rutgers Announces Holocaust Studies Minor (January 31, 2020)
• National Award Notes Cantor's Leadership (January 24, 2020)
• Jonathan Holloway Appointed 21st President of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (January 21, 2020)
• Chancellor Phoebe A. Haddon Named Chair of Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (January 17, 2020)
• Save the Date: Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series Will Be February 15, 2020 (January 16, 2020)
• Rutgers' Decade in Review (January 10, 2020)

2019

• Record Number of Rutgers Student-Athletes Named to Fall Academic All Star Teams (December 11, 2019)
• Joyce Carol Oates Joins Rutgers Faculty (November 22, 2019)
• Chancellor Phoebe Haddon Visits Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (November 15, 2019) 
• New York Fed Leader, at RU-Newark, Discusses Economy, Praises University / City Collaborations (November 8, 2019)
• Rutgers' Enrollment Management Guru Joins NBC News' Today Show to Discuss Applying to College (November 1, 2019)
• On Sandy Anniversary, RU Continues to Lead on Climate Science (October 29, 2019)
• Ban the Vapes? RU Experts Weigh In (October 25, 2019)
• Ds and Rs Finally Agree ... On Need for More Sex (Ed) (October 18, 2019)
• What Women Candidates Might Expect in 2020 (October 11, 2019)
• The Theologies of Bruce Springsteen (October 4, 2019)
• Rutgers Leads Study of Pain Management Without Opioids (September 27, 2019)
• RU Prof, Father of Modern Genomics, Passes at 73 (September 20, 2019) 
• RU Research on Gun Violence Enters New Phase (September 13, 2019)
• Eagleton Leader Mandel Stepping Down (August 21, 2019)
• RU's Climate Leadership Showcased in Washington Post (August 14, 2019) 
• Rutgers Professor Explains the Real-Life Parallels in the HBO Series (May 17, 2019)
• Rutgers' Road to Wall Street Paves Way for Job Opportunities (May 10, 2019)
• Rutgers Student-Athletes Honored for Academic Performances, Graduation Rates (May 3, 2019)
• Rutgers Commencement Plans, Speakers and Special Event Details Announced (April 19, 2019)
• RU Students Converge on Capitol Hill, Lobby Elected Officials to Protect Federal Student Aid (April 12, 2019)
• Rutgers Reaches 4-Year Agreement with Another Bargaining Unit (April 8, 2019)
• President Barchi Doubles Down on Commitment to Diverse Faculty Across Entire University (April 5, 2019)
• At RU-Newark, Governor Murphy Unveils "Student-Centered" Higher Education Vision for State (March 29, 2019)
• African-Americans More Likely to Be Misdiagnosed with Schizophrenia, Rutgers Study Finds (March 22, 2019)
• Rutgers Law Professor, from Camden, Talks to Congress about High Cost of Rx Drugs, Who's to Blame (March 15, 2019)
• Mobile Town Hall Brings Rutgers Students to Capitol Hill (March 8, 2019)
• Rutgers Scientist Identified the Connection Between Extreme Weather and Climate Change (March 1, 2019)
• Five Decades Later, Conklin Hall Protestors to Return to RU-Newark (February 22, 2019)
• Rutgers University Partners With Country of Botswana in Broad Collaboration (February 15, 2019)
• Chris Molloy Appointed Chancellor (February 8, 2019)
• Black History Month 2019, at Rutgers (February 1, 2019)
• Rutgers Study Finds Disparities in the Ways Teachers Respond to Students Behavioral or Academic Issues (January 25, 2019)
• Rutgers Students Affected by Government Shutdown Get University Assist (January 23, 2019)
• Rutgers Scientist Identifies Gene Responsible for Spread of Prostate Cancer (January 18, 2019)
• Rutgers Policy Brief IDs How and Why Quality Pre-K Programs Benefit Children and Parents (January 11, 2019)
• Resolving to be Healthier in 2019? Rutgers Prof Explains How Exercise Improves Mental Health, Too (January 4, 2019)

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