New state-of-the-art, innovative clinical simulation technology is bringing nursing students at Rutgers University-Camden to the cutting edge of nursing education.  The students are being trained on 10 new "high fidelity" patient simulator manikins that breathe, have a pulse, and manifest symptoms as if they were real people.  "We use simulation as an educational tool that allows our students to have active participation in simulated scenarios that they would not be able to receive in a clinical setting," says Robert Scoloveno, an assistant professor at the Rutgers School of Nursing-Camden. "These range from acute situations, such as a heart attack, to situations as simple as communication with a patient." To read more, click here. 

The Rutgers University Alumni Association invites alumni and friends to the new Alumni on Location series. This series of events features special access and onsite alumni expertise in unique locations. Enjoy a day with the whole family at the Bronx Zoo on October 25, or get exclusive access to the International Spy Museum on November 4 in Washington, D.C.  To read more about the Bronx Zoo event, click here.  To read more about the International Spy Museum, click here.