The state Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee and Assembly Appropriations Committee recently approved a plan to regulate and tax recreational marijuana. How could this impact New Jersey's economy and what can we learn from other states that have legalized cannabis? Find out in a Q&A with Michael Hayes, an assistant professor of public policy and administration at RU-Camden. More.

RBHS is organizing a series of workshops to discuss how novel research, clinical and educational initiatives at the university can help to address this major health crisis. The inaugural workshop recently addressed pain management and addiction; managing addiction in special populations; workforce training; prevention, early intervention and recovery support services; and health care services and health policy. More.

A recent Rutgers graduate and two seniors were named today as the University’s first Schwarzman Scholars, a prestigious global program designed to help students develop their leadership skills while pursuing a master’s degree in global affairs at one of the top universities in China. More.