Discover how J.J. Fricano earned his Rutgers business administration degree at Atlantic Cape Community College while helping run Storybook Land, applying classroom lessons to strengthen his family business and advance his career.
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Yamilex Ortiz’s childhood experience receiving legal assistance inspired her to pursue a career in public-interest law. After working as a Community Legal Services paralegal, she chose Rutgers Law–Camden for its supportive, diverse community. Now, she hopes to use her legal education to advocate for social justice and meaningful change.
Center for Computational and Integrative Biology Ph.D. student Jahmal Ennis will develop computational models for gold nanoparticles used in targeted drug delivery through the selective Chateaubriand STEM fellowship, which fosters collaboration between American and French research teams.
Graduate history student Tom DiGiovanni recently published an excerpt of his work on history, race, and class dynamics of New Jersey's surfing scene for Made by History, a partnership with The Philadelphia Inquirer in which scholars contribute essays on topics from politics to sports, offering historical context to many of today’s headlines and making the past more accessible to readers.
As a first-generation college student, Tiffany Chan once viewed opportunities at the nation's leading research institutions as beyond her reach. This summer, however, the Rutgers University–Camden biology student will join 175 other undergraduate researchers from across the nation as a member of the inaugural Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Cech Fellows Program.
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.