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Criminal Justice Professors Awarded $500,000 Grant

Grant from National Institute of Justice Used to Conduct Risk Terrain Modeling Research in Newark, New Jerseu, and other cities across the U.S.

February 5, 2013
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Research,
School of Criminal Justice,
Awards

Making A Difference While Making Her Mark

While still a student in the Newark College of Arts and Sciences, Amanda Ebokosia, Class of 2008, established the non-profit Gem Project.  Now her accomplishment -- and indirectly, The Gem Project -- is being recognized

January 4, 2013
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Alumni,
Awards,
Community Engagement

Interim Chancellor Philip Yeagle to Recognize Three from Rutgers University, Newark for Excellence in Research, Teaching, Service

Two professors and the director of the campus writing program at Rutgers University, Newark, are the first recipients of  the Chancellor’s Excellence Awards this fall in appreciation of their ”exceptiona

September 27, 2012
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Awards,
Research

Nursing PhD Student Receives Prestigious Grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Rutgers nursing PhD student Amanda Hessels, RN, MSN, MPH, CIC,CPHQ, will receive an 18 month, $40,000 grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) for research on the Impact of Health Info

August 22, 2012
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College of Nursing,
Awards,
Research

Tayari Jones To Receive Lifetime Achievement In The Fine Arts Award

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.

August 15, 2012
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Awards

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May. 2: Bird Walks on Campus
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Campus Overview

Founded: 1908
Joined Rutgers: 1946
Campus Size: 38 acres, 33 buildings
Interim Chancellor: Philip Yeagle
Undergraduate Majors: 40+
Graduate Programs: 20+ (JD, MA, MBA, MFA, MPA, MS, Ph.D.)
Athletics: 14 NCAA Division III women and men's teams
Libraries: 4

Enrollment (fall 2012)
Total: 12,011
Undergraduates: 7,666
Graduates: 4,345

Faculty/Staff
Full-time Faculty: 585
Faculty with Terminal Degrees: 99%
Full-time Staff: 770

Students
Male/Female Ratio: 50:50
Student/Faculty Ratio: 13:1
Nations Represented: 100+
On-campus Residents: 1,280

Carnegie Classification
Basic Type: Research Universities (high research activity)
Special Classification: Community Engagement

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