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At least two people are dead and several more injured after shots were fired at a house party near the Rutgers University campus early Sunday morning. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.

A certain tick species linked to bats was found for the first time in New Jersey — posing possible health risks to people, pets and livestock, according to a Rutgers-led study. The study, which appeared in the Journal of Medical Entomology, identifies the tick species, known as Carios kelleyi (or C.kelleyi), as a “soft” tick. According to Rutgers, deer ticks,...

Rutgers says four student-athletes and a member of its athletic staff have tested positive for COVID-19

The Big Ten Conference is post-poning the fall sports season due to safety precautions during the pandemic, John Chandler reports.

Emely Guevara was supposed to walk the stage this week as part of Rutgers’ graduating class of 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic changed all plans. Instead of receiving her bachelor’s degree at Prudential Center in Newark on Friday, Guevara will be part of a star-studded, global graduation ceremony called #ImStillGraduating. She will be one of the selected student speakers and…

Emely Guavara was supposed to walk the stage this week as part of Rutger’s graduating class of 2020, then the coronavirus pandemic happened. But now she’s taking a global stage Friday. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

The Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency approval for an at-home test developed by Rutgers University, the first in the country to allow people test themselves for COVID-19 without leaving their house. Developed by RUCDR Infinite Biologics, the at-home test allows a person to collect and then mail a sample of their saliva to be tested at a lab,…

Rutgers RUCDR Infinite Biologics, Spectrum Solutions, and Accurate Diagnostic Labs received federal approval for the first at home Coronavirus saliva test in the U.S.

Medical students at Rutgers graduated early to begin work on the front lines, assisting medical staff treating coronavirus patients.

The new president of New Jersey’s flagship university will make nearly $1.2 million in the next school year as part of a compensation package that includes a house, a car and other perks, according to a published report. Jonathan Holloway, 52, is due to assume his post at Rutgers University on July 1. He has served as the provost at…

Rock legend Jon Bon Jovi is set to open a third location of his Soul Kitchen restaurant at the Newark campus of Rutgers University to make sure college students don’t go hungry. The restaurant will offer diners the option of paying for their meals with money or through volunteer work.

Rutgers University named a high-ranking Northwestern University official as its new leader on Tuesday, making him the school’s first black president. Jonathan Holloway, 52, will start his new job on July 1 after receiving approval from the Rutgers Board of Governors. He will be the 21st president of New Jersey’s flagship university, succeeding Robert Barchi, who has led Rutgers since…

Robb Smith has been hired as Rutgers’ defensive coordinator. Scarlet Knights coach Greg Schiano announced the hiring Tuesday, the latest move that brings back a former member of his Rutgers coaching staff. Smith spent four seasons on the Scarlet Knights’ staff. He also worked with Schiano at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Smith was Rutgers’ defensive coordinator and secondary coach in…

Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer has offered her condolences to the family of late radio personality Don Imus, who used a racial slur to describe the Scarlet Knights in 2007 after the team lost the national championship game to Tennessee. The 79-year-old Imus died last week of complications from lung disease. Stringer prepared a statement for her press conference following…

From shootings that rocked communities to a congressional flip flop to recreational marijuana to an old face returning to Rutgers football, take a look back at the year that was in the Garden State

Five minutes after being introduced as the Rutgers football coach for a second time, Greg Schiano gave a clear indication why he might be the man to make the Scarlet Knights competitive in the Big Ten Conference.

The university’s Board of Governors on Tuesday approved an agreement to bring back the former Scarlet Knights coach to lead the downtrodden football program.

Greg Schiano won’t be returning to Rutgers because the school and its former football coach were unable to come to an agreement on a deal, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Sunday.

Rutgers University officials in New Jersey are warning students there may be an aggressive coyote on the loose that bit someone — the second encounter of this kind in less than one week.

Students from Rutgers-Newark are searching beneath a nearby church — all in hopes of finding human remains.