Richard P. Moses, a 2012 graduate of Rutgers University, has achieved remarkable success since his time as an undergraduate in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) program. After earning a degree in Biological Sciences, with honors, Richard went on to graduate from Pennsylvania State College of Medicine in May […]
Grad’s Daily Routine Involved Caring for the Chickens at His Residence Hall
When David LoBiondo came to Rutgers, he never expected to start his day watering plants and feeding the half-dozen chickens that live outside his dorm building. But as a Helyar House scholar, LoBiondo, along with 39 other undergraduate students, are afforded the opportunity to live and work together on the Cook Campus at Rutgers-New Brunswick. […]
Family’s Journey Inspires Senior to Pursue Career in Medicine
Yorqui Morales had planned to follow in his father’s footsteps and study dentistry, but after starting college he found himself on a detour. “My father was a dentist in the Dominican Republic in the ‘70s and ‘80s before we all came here,” said Morales, who moved to the United States with his family when he […]
Mother’s Struggle Inspires Daughter’s Journey into Medicine
Samantha Eng’s call to pursue a career in medicine and help heal physical and emotional pain grew out of her experience in preschool accompanying her mother for medical treatment in her quest to have another child. In the doctor’s office, Eng observed many medical procedures, including injections, blood draws, and scans. “Instead of looking away […]
Rutgers Alumna Kelly Bidle (CC’91) Named Inaugural Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Rider University
Kelly Bidle (CC’91, Biological Sciences) began her tenure as dean of the newly created College of Arts and Sciences at Rider University, effective July 1. The new college, the result of the merger of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences with Westminster College of the Arts, consists of four schools—three of them new—Westminster Choir […]
National Transfer Student Week: Pruthvi Talvekar – Smooth Transition to Rutgers During COVID-19
National Transfer Student Week—every third week in October—celebrates transfer students and the professionals who support them on their journeys. Join us in recognizing those who have made this journey! #TransferStudentWeek. Here we meet Pruthvi Talvekar, a junior majoring in Biological Sciences with a minor in Business Administration. Talvekar transferred from Middlesex County College right when COVID hit in the Spring of 2020. […]
