The New Jersey Reparations Council, co-chaired by Rutgers Law professor and Graduate School-Newark Dean Taja-Nia Henderson, will hold its second public hearing Monday night, an event that includes Rutgers experts discussing the state’s history and legacy of slavery and segregation.
Angelo Soto-Centeno explores how different species evolve, why some last and others become extinct. Bats provide a fascinating window into the process, says Soto-Centeno, who specializes in studying them.
Gaiutra Bahudur was named the first visiting fellow in Indentureship Studies at the University of Cambridge's Selwyn College in England, where she researched the controversial system that replaced slavery in the British Empire.
Rutgers-Newark professor Salamishah Tillet is co-curator of the first outdoor exhibition on Washington D.C.’s National Mall, which features stories untold by the Mall’s existing monuments. The exhibition opens August 18.
With support from the National Science Foundation, Rutgers-Newark's Lily Khadempour is helping to build a national networking and mentorship program for women scientists of color.
Alexander Hinton of Rutgers-Newark has won the American Anthropological Association’s 2022 Anthropology in Media Award, given to individuals who have raised public awareness of the field.