Rutgers Day: Let's Get This Party Started!
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Rutgers Day, R U Ready?
Let's Get This Party Started
Rutgers Day is set for Saturday, April 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Busch campus in Piscataway and the College Avenue and Cook/Douglass campuses in New Brunswick. Get ready for the ultimate celebration of everything Rutgers!
With more than 30 live performances, 20-plus food vendors and over 500 programs, demonstrations and exhibits, make sure you RSVP on Facebook so you don’t miss the event of the year. Explore the Rutgers Day website for campus maps, programs and to start building you itinerary. We’ll see you there!
From the Desk of...
Brian L. Strom
Dear Colleagues,
We are two weeks away from Rutgers Day, taking place on Saturday, April 29 across our New Brunswick campus. As you know, Rutgers Day is a free community event open to the public with interactive learning activities, performances, exhibitions, and demonstrations. Rutgers Day demonstrates the depth and breadth of the impact we make through our research, care, and academic programs.
I am delighted to highlight a few Rutgers Day programs at Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, which will be set up on the Busch Campus as part of a Health Village. In addition to free blood pressure and other health screenings, attendees can learn more about the university’s health and wellness resources, plus:
- See a surgical robot in action
- Put together a brain model
- Learn about patient rights
- Experience what it’s like to use a prosthetic arm
- Walk through a giant, inflatable colon
- Extract strawberry DNA
- Learn basic first aid
Please join us for Rutgers Day, and bring your family and friends, to experience all that Rutgers has to offer. Rutgers Day is also an excellent opportunity to learn more about the achievements and programs of our colleagues in different areas of the university. Check out the comprehensive list of events and activities.
Announcements
Rutgers Day: Maximize Your Time and Activities!
Rutgers Day is fast approaching. The premier spring event at Rutgers University–New Brunswick is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 29, on Busch campus in Piscataway and the College Avenue and Cook/Douglass campuses in New Brunswick. More than 500 events and activities are planned across all locations. Check out the recommendations in our guide to make the most of your time.
Community-Academic Grants Program Is Now Open
Rutgers Equity Alliance for Community Health (REACH) is a university-wide effort designed to bring all four chancellor-led units together to address health and socioeconomic inequities through academic-community partnerships. The REACH grants put research into practice by working alongside community residents and leaders on innovative approaches to bring about long-lasting systemic change and achieve health equity by addressing issues of inequity. The 2023 request for proposals is open until June 5.
Educational Equity and Excellence Collaborative Innovation Fund Grants
The Educational Equity and Excellence Collaborative (E3C), a new initiative housed in the Office of the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, is now accepting proposals for Innovation Grants. Proposals are being accepted for the 2023 and 2024 grant cycles (summer 2023, AY 2023-2024).
Learn more about the E3C and the Innovation Grant Fund via the applicant eligibility and requirements. Where possible, applicants are encouraged to collaborate with multiple university and/or community partners.
The deadlines for proposal submissions will vary by grant period and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Applicants can apply for grants totaling up to $25,000.
More to Know
Strike and Negotiations Information
View updated strike-related FAQs for students, faculty, and staff. Read President Holloway's latest message to the community.
Rutgers Office for Research Helps Launch Company Using AI to Prevent Deepfakes
With the rise of deepfakes on the internet, how do you determine what’s real and what’s not? Steg.AI, a startup company based on artificial intelligence technology developed at Rutgers, is aiming to help businesses and organizations protect their media assets and intellectual property by making it easier to detect deepfakes – very realistic but phony visual or sound content – and determine if an item has been altered.
The company that developed the information security software was founded by alumnus Eric Wengrowski and School of Engineering professor Kristin Dana.
Starlight, Star Bright, What Stars Will You See Tonight?
Visit the Robert A. Schommer Astronomical Observatory for one of the many public Open Nights (weather permitting) and observe the night sky through a 20-inch optical telescope.
Rutgers Office of Athletic Compliance: Message for Faculty and Staff
The Rutgers Office of Athletic Compliance has an important message for faculty and staff: 2023_Compliance_FacultyStaff_Brochure.pdf
RU Ready for Kids Summer Camp?
Summer is right around the corner and registration is now open for Rutgers Rec Kids Day Camp. Space is limited.
What's Happening
4/5 and 4/12 Rutgers Latin American Film Festival: Indigenous Voices
Rutgers Latin American Film Festival: Indigenous Voices showcases movies with narratives from indigenous communities in several Latin American countries that portray their struggles and strategies of survival. Showings are on the College Avenue Campus, April 5 and 12.
4/18 Watch an Emmy Award-Winning Netflix Series
The landmark Emmy Award-winning Netflix series is now a live concert event. Our Planet Live in Concert combines breathtaking high-definition cinematography with music performed by a live onstage orchestra on April 18 at the State Theatre New Brunswick. Purchase your tickets today!
4/19 The Art of Biblical Narrative
World-renowned biblical scholar Robert Alter introduces the stunning poetry, prose and literary genius of the Hebrew Bible. Light refreshments will be served following the talk. Advanced registration is required.
4/26 Public Health Response to Gun Violence
Register today to join the Eagleton Institute of Politics for a conversation about the individual, community and societal consequences of gun violence.
4/29 Rutgers Day
Everything you need to know about Rutgers Day
Awards & Honors
Mark McKnight
Mark McKnight, assistant professor of expanded photography at the Mason Gross School of the Arts, was named a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow in Photography.
Three Rutgers Students Win Goldwater Scholarships
Cormac Grindall, Andrew Krapivin and Jackson Lee have been selected as Goldwater Scholars, one of the most prestigious national honors for undergraduates looking to pursue research careers in the fields of natural sciences, engineering and mathematics.
Learn more about the Goldwater recipients.
On The Move
Meghan Rehbein
Meghan Rehbein has been appointed permanent administrative dean of Douglass Residential College. This appointment follows her distinguished service since last June as interim administrative dean.
Alberto Cuitiño
Alberto Cuitiño has been appointed permanent dean of the School of Engineering, following serving as interim dean since June 2022.