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Two Rutgers players have been suspended from the football team after they were charged in an incident in which three people were struck by paintballs fired from a passing vehicle. Coach Greg Schiano took the action Tuesday, shortly after defensive backs Malachi “Max” Melton and Chris Long were each charged with three counts of aggravated assault and a weapons count….

A Rutgers University football player announced that he is leaving the school citing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate. In a tweet, defensive back Peyton Powell wrote the school has “made the COVID vaccine mandatory to attend school and play football, therefore I have no other choice but to enter my name into the transfer portal.” The Texas native transferred to Rutgers…

A Rutgers football player announced he is transferring schools due to the university’s COVID-19 vaccine policy.

NBC New York’s Gilma Avalos and Myles Miller provide team coverage on Rutgers University requiring students be vaccinated in order to return to campus this fall, and NYC’s plan to reopen Broadway.

In what may be a first for universities in the country, Rutgers will require all 71,000 students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend classes this fall, the university’s president said Thursday.

Geo Baker spent part of this week using his voice to raise awareness about inequities in college sports. He’ll get to use his platform for a couple more days after helping Rutgers to its first NCAA Tournament victory in 38 years. Baker scored 13 points, including the decisive layup with 10 seconds left, and the 10th-seeded Scarlet Knights toppled No….

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.

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

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,...

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…