Inspired by his immigrant parents’ work ethic and lessons learned at their South Jersey restaurant, Jesse Ito combined his Rutgers–Camden business education with creativity to build award-winning restaurants, earn a James Beard Award, and establish a lasting culinary legacy.

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.

Rutgers–Camden and Johnson & Johnson recently celebrated a transformative $300,000 investment that strengthens nursing education through cutting-edge simulation learning, expanded financial support for students, and a shared commitment to New Jersey’s healthcare workforce.

Created with $1.4 million in federal funding secured by U.S. Representative Donald Norcross in 2023, the Rutgers University–Camden Community Partnership Centers have expanded opportunities for city residents through youth enrichment programs, resident-driven activities, and access to university resources. 

A cohort of psychology students and faculty recently presented their research to a global audience at the Convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS) held in Barcelona. Their poster presentations on emotion recognition and support for renewable energy were part of the international gathering that drew nearly 2,500 attendees from 73 countries to Spain’s second-largest city. 

Rutgers School of Business–Camden and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities have established a first-of-its-kind professional certificate program designed to prepare the next generation of utility ratemaking professionals while creating a direct workforce pipeline for electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities in New Jersey and across the country.

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.

Rutgers University–Camden welcomed Dennis J. Shields as Interim Chancellor on July 1, 2026, bringing to the campus a distinguished leader whose four decades in higher education span law school administration, student affairs, admissions, and system‑level executive leadership.