Rutgers-Camden Graduate School

🔬 This summer, Rutgers–Camden students didn't just study science. They advanced it.

🧪 From AI and genomics to neuroscience and nanotechnology, the Summer Research Showcase, hosted by the Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, celebrates the discoveries our student researchers have been making all summer.

👩‍🔬 Meet the researchers.
💡 Explore their discoveries.
🎉 Celebrate a summer of innovation.
🔗 Register: https://conta.cc/4fBqTWL

Save the Date! Campus Philly's CollegeFest returns this September with a full week of events, free admission to museums and attractions, student discounts, and opportunities to experience Philadelphia.

We're excited to be part of it with the Grad Student Happy Hour, bringing together graduate students from colleges and universities across the Philadelphia region for an evening of new connections, great conversation, and community.

Save the date. Registration opens soon.

MPA Director Michael Hayes spoke with Ideastream Public Media about the growing push to eliminate property taxes in Ohio. Hayes puts the debate in a national context and explains the trade-offs for taxpayers, schools, and other local services when a major source of public revenue disappears.

🎧 Read more and find the link to the audio: https://conta.cc/44V0fTY
Explore the Rutgers–Camden MPA program: https://conta.cc/4qhngbP

100 years. One Homecoming. Save the date. ❤️

The students making their mark. The faculty asking big questions. The staff making things happen. The alumni who still know exactly where everything used to be.

On September 26, Rutgers–Camden brings all of that energy together for Homecoming 2026.

Soccer. Food. Music. Friends. Family. A few trips down memory lane. And one very big birthday.

Rutgers–Camden is turning 100. You’re part of the story.

🔗 https://conta.cc/4fUzGVc

One month until the next chapter begins. We’re ready for your pictures. Your stories. Your research.

We want to read your publications. Hear your presentations. See your posters. Celebrate your discoveries. Share your accomplishments.

Most of all, we can’t wait to see what you do next.

📍 Orientation: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/vhs6a4t/lp/9f59debd-5dc0-476c-b299-0d2f8c58ebb6
📅 Academic Calendar: https://camden.rutgers.edu/registrar/catalogs-calendars
📸 Picture Gallery: https://graduateschool.camden.rutgers.edu/picture-yourself-in-the-graduate-school/

While earning his M.S. in Computer Science, Alwin Philip balanced research, professional experience, and leadership as president of the Graduate Student Organization. From organizing a graduate hackathon and expanding GSO traditions to advocating for graduate and international students in Washington, D.C., he helped leave Rutgers–Camden stronger than he found it.

Read Alwin's story: 🔗 https://conta.cc/4fhukTT
💻 Computer Science M.S.: 🔗 https://conta.cc/4aIUnAM
🤝 Graduate Student Organization: 🔗 https://conta.cc/3OkCyzH

🚧 Public service starts with people who are willing to step into the work.

This summer, Samantha Vega (Prevention Science Ph.D.), Rabiyatu Sow (M.P.A.), and Briannah Shaw (Public Affairs M.S.) are putting graduate education into practice through the 2026 Chancellor's Mayoral Internship Program, working across Camden government in economic development, legal affairs, and human services.

Featured in Caroline Brobeil's original story, these students are gaining the experience that prepares tomorrow's civic leaders while making a difference in Camden today.

🔗 Students Gain Real-World Experience in Camden Government: https://conta.cc/4w8Y4s4
🔗 Prevention Science: https://conta.cc/4qGmWn8
🔗 Public Affairs: https://conta.cc/4acAQsr
🔗 M.P.A. & E.M.P.A.: https://conta.cc/4qhngbP

📚 A decade after earning their Ph.D.s in Public Affairs from Rutgers–Camden, alumni Ashley E. Nickels and Jason D. Rivera continue to shape the future of public administration scholarship. Rivera's Rutgers journey also included earning his M.P.A. before completing his doctorate.

Today, Nickels is an associate professor at Kent State University, and Rivera serves as professor and chair of the Department of Public Management at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Their latest publication brings greater theoretical clarity to community development, helping strengthen a field that informs research, policy, and practice.

🔗 Read the story: https://conta.cc/4eX8Nj3
🎓 Ph.D. in Public Affairs: https://conta.cc/4acAQsr
🏛️ M.P.A. Program: https://conta.cc/4qhngbP

🎬🧸 What do Grogu, He-Man, and Woody have in common?

This summer's biggest blockbuster characters don't just light up the big screen, they inspire imagination long after the credits roll. In a recent New York Times feature, Meredith Bak, associate professor in Rutgers–Camden's Childhood Studies department, explores why toys remain such a powerful part of childhood and how play helps children make stories their own.

📖 Read the more: https://conta.cc/4gjtmHv
🎓 Learn more about Rutgers–Camden's Childhood Studies program: https://conta.cc/4knLLTv