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Five Substantial Decades: Rutgers Law's Minority Student Program Has Changed the Face of the Legal Profession in New Jersey 

This past Saturday, April 14, Rutgers Law School celebrated the 50th anniversary of its Minority Student Program, an enormously successful effort to diversify not only the law school, but also the entire legal profession in New Jersey. In Newark, at a full-day symposium and an evening banquet attended by 700, many of them from among the program’s 3,000 alumni -- including Lennox Hinds '72 and Yvonne Segars '84, above -- current MSP students, and supportive faculty and administrators, there was a mix of serious talk and celebration about a pathbreaking program. More here.


Photo: Alexandra Pais | For NJ Advance Media
New Rutgers App Helps Infants Get Safe Sleep

A team of Rutgers University scientists has sought to clear up any confusion and promote safe sleep for mom and baby by developing a free mobile app, designed to educate parents and healthcare professionals on the steps families can take to protect newborns as they slumber. More here.

RU-Camden Program Trains Students to Prevent Sexual Assault

During the fall 2017 semester, Associate Professor Courtenay Cavanaugh delivered TakeCare – an evidence-based bystander-intervention program – to the 16 students in her engaged civic learning course, who are now training others on campus. More here.

Alumna's OQ Coffee Co. Named Best in New Jersey

Becoming a coffee shop owner may seem a step off the logical career path for an urban planner. But for Jessica Schellack, at right, a Rutgers’ Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy graduate (MCRP ’11), OQ Coffee is about building community. More here.