The opening of a new electroencephalography (EEG) lab at Rutgers–Camden brought together three people — a professor beginning her faculty role, a student starting graduate school, and the program director for Psychological Sciences ready to volunteer as the first subject. Sean Duffy, Graduate Program Director for Psychological Sciences, marked the launch by taking the seat… continue reading
A sweeping new history of Philadelphia is arriving in bookstores this fall, and at its heart is work that began at Rutgers–Camden. Greater Philadelphia: A New History for the Twenty-First Century, a three-volume series from the University of Pennsylvania Press, traces the city and region across more than 250 years of transformation. The project grows… continue reading
Three Forensic Science MS students spent this summer driving new research in forensic DNA and toxicology at Rutgers–Camden. As fellows in the Forensic Science Summer Research program, they applied advanced methods to challenges central to how evidence is collected, analyzed, and interpreted. Priscilla Merlino advanced work in the Carlin Lab by applying Bayes Nets to… continue reading
Game controllers aren’t just devices for play—they can be gateways to inclusion or barriers that keep people out. That perspective shaped the work of Wayne Reynolds, a student in the Emerging Media MA/MPS program, who presented his paper “Gaming with the Xbox Adaptive Controller” at the Foundations of Digital Games (FDG) 2025 conference, held at… continue reading
Children’s and young adult literature is at the heart of current debates about race, justice, and education. This summer, Marilisa Jiménez García, Associate Professor of Children’s and Young Adult Literary Cultures in Rutgers University–Camden’s Department of Childhood Studies, published Ethnic Studies and Youth Literature: A Critical Reader (SUNY Press) with coeditor Sonia Alejandra Rodríguez of… continue reading
Genetic disorders like sickle cell anemia affect millions worldwide, and new approaches to treatment are urgently needed. In Major NIH Grant is Strengthening Rutgers–Camden Research, author Eileen Reinhard details how chemistry professor and Center for Computational and Integrative Biology (CCIB) member Jinglin Fu is leading work that could change the landscape of genetic medicine. Supported… continue reading
