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Although New Brunswick, in central New Jersey, is surrounded by opportunities for excursions into the natural world, the longest trip that many students at Rutgers—New Brunswick regularly take is from one campus to another.

GO Outdoors, a Recreation program designed to get students into the outdoors, aims to change that with accessible trips and courses available to students and other Rutgers community members within and outside of the Division of Student Affairs. 

For those looking for something to eat on Rutgers University—New Brunswick’s Douglass campus, be sure to check out Harvest, the Institute for Food and Nutritional Health’s revamped dining venue explicitly focused on sustainability. 

For many years, the Division of Student Affairs at Rutgers University—New Brunswick did not have a staff member dedicated to addressing students’ spiritual needs. Now, with the hiring of Reverend Katrina Jenkins, it’s taking steps prioritize faith and spirituality at Rutgers. 

At just nine years old, Naomi Kutin shattered a world record for her weight class in 2011. Today, in her fourth year at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, the young athlete maintains her powerlifting skills, but now she’s weighing options in the field of social work as well. While continuing to train one to two hours a day, five days a week, and competing as a member of the Rutgers Powerlifting Club, Kutin is completing her undergraduate degree and studying for her master's degree at Rutgers’ School of Social Work. Read more in this article from Rutgers Today!

In celebration and recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month this year, Rutgers Today presented Talk the Talk: A Conversation on Language, where staff members and students were invited to share about their relationship with language, community and identity. Here are their stories—including that of Saskia Cipriani from the Center for Latino Arts and Culture!

At Rutgers—New Brunswick, the Office of Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance (VPVA), with campus partners, has taken a lead on providing support and programming during Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month (DVAM) through their Turn the Campus Purple campaign. One crucial resource that will remain available throughout the rest of the month—and the entire calendar year—is VPVA’s crisis intervention hotline, which aims to help survivors cope with the effects of interpersonal violence.  

When incoming Rutgers University—New Brunswick undergraduates are reviewing their on-campus housing options, one option among Living-Learning Communities (LLCs) often sticks out for business-minded and entrepreneurial students: the Entrepreneurship and Innovation LLC.

Members of Rutgers’ Class of 2027 have excelled not only in the classroom but also on the tennis court, behind the camera as an award-winning filmmaker and as a nationally ranked chess player. Read more about our incoming class of first-year students!

Rutgers students sometimes experience mental health issues that require a higher level of care than regular therapy appointments. While these students would be forced to choose between hospitalization or intensive outpatient care to meet their needs at most universities, Student Health's CAPS Next Step program steps in to provide a higher level of care that allows them to keep taking classes.