When scholars talk about Sociocultural Theory, they often rely on shared terms that carry heavy theoretical weight but uneven meanings. Clarifying those terms – without flattening their complexity – is the driving force behind A Brief Glossary of Key Terms and Concepts in Sociocultural Theory and Second Language Learning, coauthored by Próspero N. García, Associate… continue reading
From atmospheric pollution to the chemistry of life itself, Angélica L. González studies how human activity reshapes natural systems at a global scale. As Director of the Biology MS program at Rutgers University-Camden, she brings that perspective directly into graduate education. Her latest study appears in the December 9 issue of Nature Communications. The article,… continue reading
When stories about place are repeated often enough, they harden into “truth” – even when they are incomplete, flattened, or wrong. Angel Perez, an alum of the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program and a current student in the Emerging Media (MA) program, is working to interrupt that cycle. At the First-Generation, Lower-Income (FGLI) Consortium… continue reading
Artificial intelligence designed to help scientists study the brain with greater precision earned a Best Poster Honorable Mention Award at the 16th Association for Computing Machinery Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, and Health Informatics. The conference brings together work in artificial intelligence for Bio-medicine from across computer science, statistics, biology, and clinical research. The project… continue reading
At a national gathering known for shaping how public budgets and policies take form, Prakash Kandel, PhD candidate in Public Affairs/Community Development, and Michael Hayes, Graduate Program Director of the Public Administration (MPA) program, brought New Jersey’s cannabis policy landscape into a broader public finance conversation. The Association for Budgeting and Financial Management conference in… continue reading
When a family loses someone to homicide, the last thing they should face is a system that questions their right to relief. Yet Daniel Semenza, associate professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice at Rutgers University–Camden and Director of Interpersonal Violence Research at the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center, has found… continue reading
