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NBC New York’s Brian Thompson is live from New Brunswick with all you need to know about these horrible attacks.

A series of sexual attacks against women affiliated with Rutgers University has police stepping up their presence both off and on campus. Campus officials sent a warning to students after two women living off Central Avenue in New Brunswick were sexually assaulted in the middle of the night over Halloween weekend. The attacks occurred Saturday and Sunday mornings at the…

A research facility in Ocean County is uniquely positioned to study massive storms and the impacts of rising sea levels are having on New Jersey. NBC New York’s Ted Greenberg reports.

New Jersey police are searching the area of Rutgers University’s Livingston campus for a “possible armed subject” on Thursday, according to an alert sent on the school’s Emergency Notification System. Piscataway police alerted residents to avoid the area of Metlars Lane near Suttons Lane in News Brunswick as they searched for a fleeing suspect who is possibly armed with...

Before baby formula was mass produced about 100 years ago, many babies suffered from malnutrition if their mothers were unable to breastfeed them, says Carla Cevasco, professor of American Studies at Rutgers University. Today, many moms rely on formula to ensure their baby’s health — and may not be able to breastfeed, or their baby may have different nutritional needs...

Tom Young, the former Rutgers basketball coach who led the Scarlet Knights to an undefeated regular season in 1975-76 and their only Final Four appearance, has died

Paul Leroy Robeson was an American bass baritone concert artist, stage and film actor, athlete, and activist who became well known both for his cultural accomplishments and for his political stances.

Cases and hospitalizations are falling rapidly throughout the region, and places are starting to reopen after the omicron surge.

Researchers at Rutgers found that pregnant women with hypertension are on the rise – and that black women are more likely to die bringing new life into the world. Gilma Avalos reports.

Rutgers University announced sweeping enhancements to its COVID protocol as the omicron variant sends viral rates and hospitalizations soaring statewide.

Rutgers may have finished the football season with a 5-7 record, but this being 2021, the Scarlet Knights will still be going to a bowl game anyway. The university will play in the Gator Bowl Dec. 31 against Wake Forest after Texas A&M had to pull out over a COVID outbreak. Rutgers Head Coach Greg Schiano confirmed the plan to…

Rutgers University will be among 10 universities to receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to study criminal and terror attacks on crowds at “soft targets” like schools, hospitals, shopping centers and sports arenas. The New Brunswick-based university, which is one of the country’s leading public research universities, announced the $3.6 million grant on Thursday that will…

Ron Harper Jr. hit a buzzer-beater from just inside half court, and Rutgers shocked Purdue in its first-ever game as the nation’s No. 1 team, winning 70-68 on Thursday night.

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.