1. Check Out Where Gov. Christie Comes up Short in Voters' Views
(N.J./State)

BY STEVE MANAS SPECIAL TO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM A year after his response to Hurricane Sandy sent Gov. Chris Christie’s ratings into record territory, a new Rutgers-Eagleton Poll finds New Jersey registered ...

2. New Challenges, Brand Building For Former Rutgers Athletic Director
(Sports/Professional)

... probably some of the huge challenges then-Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti was looking at as the Scarlet Knights went through their Big East football schedule last fall, while the campus was gaining ...

3. Rutgers’ New Ranking, and N.J. Colleges Making List
(Life/Style)

BY GINA G. SCALA NEWJERSEYNESROOM.COM In a year of filled with controversy and heightened expectations, Rutgers University’s 69th place ranking on the best higher education institutions in the nation ...

4. Research on Origin of Multiple Sclerosis Takes a New Direction
(Health/Healthquest)

... for generations. But Steven Schutzer, a physician and scientist at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, has now found an important clue why progress has been slow – it appears that most research on the origins ...

5. Noble Mission: Transforming N.J. Urban Health Care
(Health/Healthquest)

BY CARRIE STETLER SPECIAL TO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM It’s Cindy Sickora’s job to make sure that every weekday, the Rutgers School of Nursing’s health care van is there to help the people who need it. ...

6. Barbara Buono's Plan to Lift Up New Jersey with an Emphasis on Education
(N.J./State)

... to attend school outside the state due to the rising cost of college tuition. “As a mother of six and an alumna of Montclair State and Rutgers Law, I know the cost of higher education is out of reach ...

7. What We Learned in Rutgers Loss to Fresno State
(Sports/Professional)

BY REBECCA SHEEHAN NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM  Rutgers opened up its 2013-2014 season with a heartbreaking overtime loss to Fresno State, 52-51 – in what may be one of the most entertaining ...

8. Why Does Rutgers Have New Security for Football Games?
(Sports/Professional)

BY GINA G. SCALA NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Other than a former head coach and a mirage of former players what does Rutgers University football have in common with the National Football League this coming ...

9. Muriel Siebert: What the Obituaries Don’t Say
(Money/Economy)

... put on by Rutgers Cooperative Extension and the newspaper I then worked for, so I became acquainted with her. I kept challenging her to a game of tennis—she was an avid player—but she always turned me ...

10. “Smarter” than the Storm is Better for New Jersey
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... now, and build structures, dunes, and beaches that anticipate these conditions.” Rutgers University has a new online “Flood Mapper” that graphically depicts the impacts of sea level rise. The site, here, ...

11. 3 Ways to Quit Smoking When Considering New Research
(Health/Healthquest)

... director of the Rutgers Tobacco Dependence Program, disagrees. Steinberg believes the addictive quality of not only the nicotine but of the thousands of other chemicals should not be overlooked. ...

12. The Evolution of Chris Christie and his "Christie-Crats"
(N.J./State)

... from Rutgers University, the State university of New Jersey, and from Monmouth University in 2010. In 1986, Christie married Mary Pat Foster, a fellow student at the University of Delaware. The newlyweds ...

13. 3 Reasons Chris Christie Loves Cockroaches
(N.J./State)

... Jon Corzine defeated the pest that stood in for Christie that August. They raced at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. Also, the bugs might improve Christie’s prospects for 2016. The cockroaches ...

14. Monmouth County Leaders and Residents Call for Action on Climate Change
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... year on record. According to research from Rutgers University, the rise in sea level will approach 16 inches by 2050 and 44 inches by 2100. President Obama has presented a broad, common-sense plan for ...

15. State Officials and Community Leaders Discuss Impact of Climate Change on New Jersey
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... in the coming years. Moreover, 2011 was the wettest year on record. According to research from Rutgers University, the rise in sea level will approach 16 inches by 2050 and 44 inches by the turn of the ...

16. When it Comes to Chronic Stress, Worms May Shed Light on Human Ability to Cope
(Health/Healthquest)

BY ROBIN LALLY SPECIAL TO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM New research at Rutgers University may help shed light on how and why nervous system changes occur and what causes some people to suffer from life-threatening ...

17. Why Energy Drinks Are Harming Children, Adolescents
(Health/Healthquest)

... who regularly consume the increasingly popular caffeine-laden energy drinks or gulp down a relatively large amount of the liquid in a short span, according to Rutgers University’s poison control experts. ...

18. Global Warming: Highlands, New Jersey’s 10-Foot Lift by The Numbers
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... program at Rutgers and chairman of the borough’s environmental commission, would raise Highlands from the beginning of the hill to the bay's edge, following the Federal Emergency Management Agency's new ...

19. Rutgers Cage-Free Eggs by The Numbers
(Life/Style)

BY REBECCA SHEEHAN NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Rutgers University is getting a food makeover in its dining halls come time for the 2013-2014 school year – and we are not talking about a better ...

20. Where Are The Rutgers Grease Trucks?
(Life/Style)

BY REBECCA SHEEHAN NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM   Rutgers University alumni are all too familiar with the late night snacking in Lot 8 on College Avenue that would pursue after a usual Saturday night ...