
Community in Action:
Resilience & Impact
The dynamic environment at Rutgers Graduate School-Camden brings together alumni, faculty, staff, students, and the broader local area in an inclusive space defined by collaboration, innovation, and excellence. We are excited to share the stories—and the voices—of the people who shape this experience, told in their own words through presentations, papers, podcasts, and more. This is a celebration of what it takes to live, survive, and thrive in graduate school, capturing the extraordinary achievements and everyday moments that define this shared journey.
INTRODUCING YOU TO THE COMMUNITY
Community Stories & Spotlights
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EMPA Alumni Named to Insider NJ’s 2025 Powerful Women List
Insider NJ has named two Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) alumni from Rutgers–Camden – Dena Mottola Jaborska and Jigna Rao – to its 2025 Powerful Women of NJ list. In a featured story introducing this year’s honorees, New Jersey Assemblywoman Shavonda E. Sumter describes the list as a “carefully curated group of remarkable women”… continue reading
EXPLORE THE STORIES & SPOTLIGHTS BY ACADEMIC PROGRAM
BIOLOGY
CHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR TECHNOLOGY
CHILDHOOD STUDIES
COMPUTATIONAL & INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY
COMPUTER SCIENCE
CREATIVE WRITING
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
DATA SCIENCE
EMERGING MEDIA | DIGITAL STUDIES
ENGLISH & MEDIA STUDIES
FORENSIC SCIENCE
HISTORY
LIBERAL STUDIES
MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
PREVENTION SCIENCE
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC AFFAIRS | COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
TEACHER EDUCATION
TEACHING SPANISH
Latest Stories & Spotlights
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Learning to Read Through Sight, Sound, & Movement
Reading begins long before children pick up their first book.… continue reading
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Women, Power, & Economic Change in Puerto Rico
Women in Puerto Rico graduate from universities at higher rates… continue reading
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Where Cold Creates Power: The Ice Worm Advantage
Most organisms slow down in the cold. Glacier ice worms… continue reading
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Maybe It Was Loneliness That Killed the Dinosaurs
What if extinction was not caused by catastrophe, but by… continue reading
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Innocence, Insight, & the Politics of Childhood
What happens when children watch politics unfold on television? And… continue reading
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The Psychology of What We Value
What people value shapes how they live, connect, and cope.… continue reading
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Modeling Water Transport Across Spider Egg Sac Membranes
Can a porous membrane reduce water loss without blocking essential… continue reading
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Stabilizing DNA Amplification for Degraded Samples
Forensic DNA analysis depends on reliable amplification, but degraded or… continue reading
A Look Back in Time: Public Administration (MPA | EMPA)
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EMPA Alum, Youngest New Jersey State Legislator
At an age when most people are still finding their footing, Cody Miller was already serving in public office. Today, as the youngest member of the New Jersey Assembly and the first New Jersey legislator born in the 1990s, he brings a generational perspective to state government while maintaining a professional focus on education and… continue reading
Past Stories & Spotlights
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Leading Community-Based Adult Literacy Programs
Before stepping into her role as Executive Director of the… continue reading
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Balancing Graduate Education & Full-Time Careers: Real Talk on Work, Life, & a Ph.D.
Are you grappling with the challenge of balancing work, life,… continue reading
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Students Share Challenges & Triumphs
Graduate education is a journey of enrichment and intellectual growth,… continue reading
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First-Gen Student on a Dual-Degree Path in Public Service
A first-generation graduate student from New York, Nathaniel Augustin is… continue reading
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Making an Impact in New Jersey’s Legislative Process
The New Jersey Senate has a new leader in a… continue reading
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MPA Students Head to Tanzania & Latvia
This spring, two Master of Public Administration students from Rutgers… continue reading

