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In the News This Week
RU Voting? Helping Students Register to Vote Before New Jersey's October 16 Deadline 

RU Voting, run by the Eagleton Institute of Politics’ Center for Youth Political Participation at RU-New Brunswick, is encouraging students to pay attention to politics, register to vote and turn out on Election Day. In this Q&A, Elizabeth Matto, an associate research professor and director of the initiative, discusses how RU Voting puts research into action; RU-New Brunswick’s status as one of “America’s Best Colleges for Student Voting”; and what Rutgers students and other New Jersey residents need to know about how to register and vote in the Nov. 6 midterm elections. More.
Exceptional Gift a Game Changer at School of Engineering

Richard N. Weeks, a 1950 Rutgers graduate, has committed $10 million to support undergraduate scholarships at the Rutgers School of Engineering. This pledge is the largest gift to Rutgers for scholarships and the largest of any type to the engineering school. More.
Strengthening Newark's College-Going Culture

Citywide public conversations are planned following the release of "Post-Secondary Outcomes of Newark High School Graduates," a report produced in collaboration with the RU-Newark School of Public Affairs and Administration. It examined what college-going looks like for nearly 13,500 of Newark’s recent high school graduates. More.

Cooper Street History Focus of RU-Camden Public Events 

The events, to be held during Camden County History Week from Oct. 15 to 21, will feature history tours, pop-up exhibits, and poetry and craft workshops that will engage guests with the Cooper Street of yesteryear, today and tomorrow. More.

Rutgers Researchers Help Develop Faster Lyme Test

The test identifies bacteria weeks earlier than currently possible, allowing treatment to begin much sooner.
A New Link With the City of Newark

The goals of the RU-Newark Office of Public Engagement (OPE) are to connect city residents with faculty, and share research and data with the community.
With Federal Grant, Camden Forensics Researcher Pursues Innovation 

A RU–Camden researcher is working to create new scientific approaches to forensics that may provide new crime-solving tools for law enforcement agencies.