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Congratulations to Dr. Brannigan and Dr. Link for Receiving University-wide Faculty Year-End Executive Awards!

Two of our faculty members, Associate Professor of Physics Grace Brannigan and Associate Professor of Sociology Nathan Link are recipients of 2022-23 University-wide Faculty Year-End Excellence Awards. Each year, President Jonathan Holloway and Executive Vice President Prabhas Moghe present the awards to honor members of the Rutgers community selected by their colleagues for outstanding contributions … Continue reading Congratulations to Dr. Brannigan and Dr. Link for Receiving University-wide Faculty Year-End Executive Awards!…

Announcement of Faculty Promotions and Appointments

The Board of Governors approved the following promotions and tenure appointments at their meeting on Thursday, April 20: Dr. Emily Marker of the Department of History – Promoted to Associate Professor Dr. Nathan Link of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice – Promoted to Associated Professor Dr. Silvia Perez-Cortes of the Department of World … Continue reading Announcement of Faculty Promotions and Appointments…

Congratulations to the Chancellor’s Grant Recipients!

The Office of the Chancellor sponsored a host of faculty awards this academic year as part of their “15 in 5” Strategic Initiatives. We are so proud of our faculty! Chancellor’s Grant for Assistant Professor Research Development Chancellor’s Grant for Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Vice Chancellor’s Fund for Research Chancellor’s Grant for Part-Time Lecturers Chancellor’s Grants … Continue reading Congratulations to the Chancellor’s Grant Recipients!…

Join us Sept. 22 for the Summer Undergraduate Research Grant Edition of CURCA

Join us Thursday, September 22, for a special edition of the Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Education (CURCA), featuring the twenty undergraduate students who received Summer Undergraduate Research Grants. You will learn about the research these students conducted over the summer, from projects ranging from a study of nostalgia to the mathematical modeling of cancer. … Continue reading Join us Sept. 22 for the Summer Undergraduate Research Grant Edition of CURCA…

Congratulations to Faculty Award Recipients!

Congratulations to the following faculty members who have received awards for teaching and research: 2022 Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Dr. Nawaf Bou-Rabee, Department of Mathematical Sciences Dr. Grace Brannigan, Department of Physics Dr. Andrey Grigoriev, Department of Biology Dr. Rufan Luo, Department of Psychology Dr. Daniel Semenza, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, … Continue reading Congratulations to Faculty Award Recipients!…

Viewing and Discussion of “Testimony: 52nd Street and the Invisible Violence of UPenn” on April 27

Amelia Carter, a Black lesbian cultural activist and community organizer from Philadelphia, has directed a short film, “Testimony: 52nd Street and the Invisible Violence of UPenn,” which will be shown on Wednesday, April 27, from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m., at the Digital Commons/Johnson Park. Refreshments will follow the discussion of the short stop motion … Continue reading Viewing and Discussion of “Testimony: 52nd Street and the Invisible Violence of UPenn” on April 27…

Voices of Innocence panel on Wednesday, April 20

The New Jersey Innocence Project at Rutgers University, a collaboration between the Rutgers Law School and the Rutgers–Camden Faculty of Arts and Sciences, presents a panel featuring four people who were wrongly convicted, spent decades in prison, and were ultimately exonerated. Panelists include Terrance Lewis, Theophalis Bilaal Wilson, Anthony Ways, and Sean Washington. Join us … Continue reading Voices of Innocence panel on Wednesday, April 20…

Join Us Jan. 27 for the Virtual Lecture, “Imagining an Ethnography of the Reproductive Lives of Class-Privileged People of Color”

The Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice will host the inaugural Memorial Lecture for Dr. Sheila Cosminsky on Thursday, January 27, 2022. Dr. Cosminsky was a former associate professor of anthropology who retired in 2013. Dr. Khiara M. Bridges, Anthropologist and Professor of Law at the University of California-Berkeley School of Law, will present … Continue reading Join Us Jan. 27 for the Virtual Lecture, “Imagining an Ethnography of the Reproductive Lives of Class-Privileged People of Color”…

Africana Studies Presents “Stories from Home Care” with Dr. Cati Coe

The Africana Studies Program will host Dr. Cati Coe, Professor of Anthropology, for a conversation about her film “Stories from Home Care,” a 13-minute documentary exploring the life of a Ghanian home care worker, Madam Gifty Thompson. The film illuminates issues related to senior health care, West African immigrant labor, gendered experience, and the meaning … Continue reading Africana Studies Presents “Stories from Home Care” with Dr. Cati Coe…

Sujay Ratna, CCAS ’21, Named a 2021 Key into Public Service Scholar

Sujay Ratna, CCAS ’21, is one of 20 students selected as a Key into Public Service Scholar by The Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s most prestigious academic honor society. The award recognizes students who have demonstrated interest in working in the public sector and possess a strong academic record in the arts, humanities, mathematics, … Continue reading Sujay Ratna, CCAS ’21, Named a 2021 Key into Public Service Scholar…