Student Spotlight

Samantha Eng’s call to pursue a career in medicine and help heal physical and emotional pain grew out of her experience in preschool accompanying her mother for medical treatment in her quest to have another child.

In the doctor’s office, Eng observed many medical procedures, including injections, blood draws, and scans. "Instead of looking away during these procedures, I stared, fascinated. The staff were kind and explained what was happening with each test."

But there was something else about the experience that shaped the way Eng thinks about medicine.

For more than two months this summer down south, Anish Suresh, an Honors College student at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, derived an equation in quantum gravity “that encapsulates information about the expansion of the universe.”

For two weeks this spring, Kyra Bostic served as a delegate participating in talks to develop a landmark international agreement to protect the oceans, which play a crucial role in absorbing carbon emissions – a key driver of climate change.

From learning about artwork to studying Greek vocabulary to mentoring fellow students, a Rutgers–New Brunswick senior breaks down an exceptionally busy day.

Rutgers University opens its doors this semester to the Class of 2023, an accomplished group of students who are already working to make the world a better place and are poised to begin making their mark at Rutgers.

When the Honors College opened its doors in the fall of 2015, its staff and leaders told their first class that they would play a major role in defining its mission, as captured in the motto “Curiosity.  Knowledge.  Purpose.”  The story of A2E (Asset Based Community Driven Education, or Access to Education) exemplifies how fully the students embraced that mission and their long-lasting impact on the community.  The A2E program has grown from a group of students determined to build bridges with the community to a full-fledged tutoring and mentoring partnership with the ci

Aasha Shaik ('20, SAS/HC/DRC) was featured throughout this International Women's Day special as a UN Women's Beijing +25 Youth Task Force member to speak on gender equality. So proud of the work she's doing.

Original airdate was Sunday, March 8, 2020 on WABC-TV and elsewhere through ABC affiliates across the country.

View and listen to Aasha in video series featured on abc7ny.com

PISCATAWAY, N.J. - The Rutgers women's soccer program continues to raise the bar year in and year out. The success has progressed into this year's 6-0-1 start. A key behind the momentum has been the depth of the roster and leadership of the squad.