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National Book Critics Circle Awards for Two Rutgers Professors

Nicole Fleetwood, a professor of American studies and art history in the School of Arts and Sciences at RU-New Brunswick, won the award for criticism for her book, Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration. Poet Cathy Park Hong, a professor in the MFA in Creative Writing program at RU-Newark, won in the category of autobiography for her memoir, Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning. More.
RU's Jeffrey Kwong 1st Nurse to Lead National HIV & Aging Initiative

Kwong, pictured, is a professor at Rutgers School of Nursing. His extensive expertise in HIV research, education and clinical care led to his appointment as co-medical director of the American Academy of HIV Medicine’s national HIV and Aging Initiative. More.
RU‒Camden Student Studies Fire, Pinelands' and Bugs' Coexistence 

Julia DeFeo’s RU‒Camden research on prescribed fires and wildfires in the New Jersey Pinelands offers a window into their impact on insects and the forest ecosystem, where beetles, crickets and ants play a key role in the life cycle of the forest.  More.
Rutgers Health Care Grads Share COVID Front Lines Stories

At the height of the pandemic last spring, more than 1,000 Rutgers nursing, medical, dental and pharmacy students joined the front lines to battle COVID-19. Four of those students -- including Jorge Naranjo, pictured, a May 2020 graduate of Rutgers NJ Medical School in Newark and a resident at University Hospital -- share vivid reflections. More.
Virtual Open Hearing on RU Tuition, Fees, Housing and Dining for 2021–2022

All members of the University Community are invited to attend the April 28, 2021, virtual open hearing hosted by the University’s Board of Governors’ Committee on Academic and Student Affairs and Committee on Finance and Facilities. More.