School of Arts and Sciences–Camden

The psychology and childhood studies major travels to Paraguay next year to serve as an English Teaching Assistant through a Fulbright Scholarship after an undergraduate career packed with academic honors, public service, and campus involvement.

Raised by two social workers who earned master's degrees and instilled in her the value of education, Zion Harris followed in her parents' footsteps but forged a new path in STEM. The northeast Philadelphia native earned a graduate degree in computational and integrative biology at Rutgers University–Camden, where she will continue her academic journey as she pursues a Ph.D. 

Patrick Rosal, distinguished professor in the Department of English and Communication and inaugural campus director of the Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice will serve as the Guggenheim’s fifth Poet-in-Residence, connecting poetry and public engagement at one of the nation’s most renowned museums of modern and contemporary art. 

The Center for Computational and Integrative Biology (CCIB) at Rutgers University–Camden was one of five research programs recently highlighted at the 2026 Biophysical Society Conference in San Francisco, attended by more than 5,000 scientists from around the world, including ten from Rutgers–Camden. As one of the field’s largest international gatherings, the conference fosters collaboration, accelerates innovation, and helps shape the future of biophysics.

For doctoral students deep in the often-isolating work of dissertation writing, the process can feel overwhelming and seemingly endless. The newly created Dissertation Boot Camp at Rutgers University–Camden’s Graduate School is designed to address that challenge by offering doctoral candidates something rare: time, structure, and a sense of shared purpose.

Since enrolling at Rutgers–Camden in fall 2024, Jacob Dinerman has dominated in cross country as well as indoor and outdoor track and field for the Scarlet Raptors. For the liberal studies major and third-generation Rutgers student, competitive running has served as a through line during triumphs and setbacks.