Student Spotlight

Rutgers Welcomes the Class of 2028: Julia Rhodes

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Even before taking her first class at Rutgers, Julia Rhodes had already had a paper published in a national scientific journal and had worked on a research project at the Rutgers Brain Health Institute. 

Her initial foray into research came during her junior year at Council Rock South High School in Holland, Pennsylvania, when she designed a project to test the memory capabilities of a tiny flatworm called a planarian. 

Tennis Sophomore Naomi Karki Travels to Take Part in China-US University Tennis Invitational Tournament - Rutgers University Athletics

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Over the summer, Rutgers tennis sophomore Naomi Karki traveled to China to volunteer with other tennis players as part of the China-US University Tennis Invitational Tournament.

 

 

 

“To have the opportunity to travel to a new part of the world and connect with a different culture is so special,” Karki said (pictured front row, second from left). “You have to come in with an open mind and heart to make the most of it and really immerse yourself within a new place.”

The Honors College Welcomes Its 10th Class—the Class of 2028!

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The Honors College, founded in 2015, welcomed its 10th class this fall—the Class of 2028! New students received a warm welcome during Welcome Week as they settled in and began to connect with the Honors College (HC) deans and staff, meet their Changemaking Mentors, and make new friends.

This Engineering Student Is an NFL Flag Football Champion

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Allison Gandlin, a sophomore Honors College student at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, sees flag football much like her engineering coursework: It’s about solving problems...[she] certainly knows how to solve problems on the field. In February, she was named one of two NFL Flag Football Players of the Year...and was honored during the 13th annual NFL Honors in Las Vegas on February 8.

This Senior Is All About LGBTQ+ Advocacy – and a Little D&D

Rutgers University-New Brunswick senior Rachel Toepfer stands outside of the Honors College. Photo by Luca Mostello/Rutgers University

When Rachel Toepfer is playing in the fantasy realm of Dungeons & Dragons, they tend to play the role of a paladin, a holy knight who fights for a cause. 

In the real world, the Rutgers University-New Brunswick senior has taken up an advocacy role, too, advancing the cause for LGBTQ+ rights.  

Toepfer, who identifies as nonbinary, attends the School of Arts and Sciences and is majoring in political science with a minor in women’s gender studies.