The excitement surrounding the 2026 FIFA World Cup came to the Camden Waterfront as Rutgers–Camden Athletics welcomed hundreds of young players to SoccerFest26, a regional celebration that brought together fans, families, and communities through the world’s most popular sport.

New research supported by the Hillary Project found that while nursing graduates feel clinically prepared for practice, many say future nurses need more help navigating the profession's emotional challenges. In response to this research, Rutgers School of Nursing–Camden and the Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs are collaborating to examine how nursing education can play a greater role in supporting long-term well-being. 

Through a new virtual reality clinical training program at Rutgers School of Nursing–Camden, students are gaining immersive experience that strengthens critical thinking, decision-making, and confidence before they enter real-world healthcare settings.

In its latest Impact Report to stakeholders, the Rutgers University–Camden Community Leadership Center (CLC) traces its origins and details how three decades of university-community partnership have served as a model of educational equity and achievement both in Camden and beyond. 

The Rutgers Democracy Lab has selected two Rutgers–Camden doctoral students for its inaugural Democracy Summer Research Fellowship program, a new initiative that supports multidisciplinary research to strengthen the understanding of American democracy. 

Rutgers University–Camden is proud to announce the 2026 cohort of the Chancellor’s Mayoral Internship Program. This year’s cohort—the largest in the program’s history—includes six students from across the university's undergraduate, graduate, law, and dual-degree programs who will spend the summer working alongside city leaders, exploring careers in public service, and strengthening their connection to the Camden community.

Rutgers University–Camden students Oscar Rios Barragan and Lucas Liona have been named Spring 2026 recipients of the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, a nationally competitive program that supports students pursuing study and internship opportunities abroad.

Bob Fishman, a New Jersey native and celebrated scholar who taught at Rutgers–Camden for more than a quarter of a century after finishing his doctorate at Harvard University, has made a series of generous gifts to support students where he was once inspired as a young professor.

Recent alums of the graduate program in psychological science, who served as research assistants in the Resilience, Equity, and Community Health Lab, will continue their education and scholarship at three highly regarded Ph.D. programs.