More languages are spoken in New Jersey than almost any other state, yet there is a critical shortage of translators. Students and faculty from the Lives in Translation program are helping to fill the void.
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The news site CivicStory featured The Newark City of Learning Collaborative’s success in working to boost the college graduation rate among Newarkers. The collaborative, which is based at Rutgers-Newark, has already reached a goal of helping 25 percent of city residents attain degrees by 2025.
We owe it to ourselves not to forget the many good news stories of 2023 that speak to our shared progress in expanding educational access and opportunity, cultivating and elevating diverse voices through the arts and culture, striving for racial equity and equitable growth, innovating to build safer, stronger, healthier, and more sustainable neighborhoods, and the myriad ways that our work locally resonates globally.
Nearly 200 people converged at Rutgers-Newark to examine African Americans' heightened risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease – as well as the obstacles faced by researchers.
As the Mexican government prepares to open its first consulate in New Jersey--where the number of Mexican residents is growing--leaders sat down with Rutgers-Newark students, staff and faculty to forge a relationship that could include research efforts.
 Rutgers University – Newark Chancellor Nancy Cantor remembers  State Senator Ron Rice as a "revered alumnus.''