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HC Rising Sophomore Launched Mother's Touch to Address Maternal Health Disparities

Gloria Bachmann of the RWJMS Women's Health Institute, left, expectant mother Michelle Leighton, and Rutgers-New Brunswick Honors College student Zoe Reich (SAS ’24) review the Mother's Touch app, a student project led by Reich that launched in June. | Photo by Nick Romanenko
While working remotely as a first-year student and interning at the Women's Health Institute at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School under Dr. Gloria Bachmann, Zoe Reich ('24, SAS/HC/DRC) learned about the maternal health statistics and racial disparities that exist in New Jersey, ranked 47th in the nation for maternal deaths. Moved by this information, she formed a team of 40 fellow female students from the Honors College and Douglass to design and create an app to help empower current and expectant mothers.

A Sense of Closeness, For Real

Lauren Krasnoff
For Lauren Krasnoff ('22, MGSA/HC), the pandemic lockdown caused her to "rethink the place that my group portraits had during a time of social distancing. I also started to contemplate how quarantine had changed my relationships to my loves ones and the world." Her painting, No Diving, was born and, this summer, featured in the Newark Museum as part of its New Jersey Arts Annual: ReVision and Respond.

Class of 2021 Senior Spotlight: Sarah Williams

Sarah Williams - portrait photo
Sarah with other students from Hult Prize
Sarah at the Zimmerli Museum in front of a large print

Sarah Williams (’21, RBS/SAS/HC) recalls the Rutgers memories and experiences that have set her on a uniquely interdisciplinary trajectory in finance and art history—a journey fueled by the people around her and by her enthusiasm for the arts, accessibility, equity, and student-led innovation.

Class of 2021 Senior Spotlight: Jacqueline Sun

Jacqueline Sun with potted sunflower
Graduating as a double major in computer science and cognitive science, Jacqueline Sun (‘20 SAS/HC/DRC) has explored interests that range from women’s leadership to technology to government and society during her academic journey at Rutgers.

Class of 2021 Senior Spotlight: Ethan Catalanello

Photo of Ethan Catalanello (’21, SOE/HC)
Ethan Catalanello (’21, SOE/HC) has spent the last four years at Rutgers–New Brunswick actively pursuing his passions for astronomy, videography, photography, and research. He has left a lasting imprint on the Rutgers community through his videos, photographs, astronomy interests, and research.

Class of 2021 Senior Spotlight: Jorden Xavier

Photo of Jorden
Jorden has served in countless ways during his time at Rutgers, from co-founding in his freshman year E-NABLE, an organization where he could apply his engineering skills to create affordable prosthetics for children; to counseling for the National Crisis Text Line weekly; and serving in multiple Honors College leadership roles.

HC Students Share Their Changemaking Leadership Experiences

Photo of Sabrina Lima & Peristera Vikatos
Honors College Mentors, Sabrina Lima and Peristera Vikatos, share their experiences in student leadership and how their work has helped them grow personally and professionally, find their community, and support the experiences of fellow Honors College students.

Countdown to Graduation: Art Night for Seniors

The Honors College Alumni Society will be hosting a virtual Art Night for seniors. The Art Night will be guided by members of the Media Team to help you create a masterpiece—all skill levels welcome. Canvas and tissue paper kits will be sent to participants. All students will be expected to supply their own glue and brush for the various art projects.

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