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Passing the vibe check across all of Rutgers! ⚽🔴
From New Brunswick to Camden to Newark, we are RU!

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Looking for your next beach read? 🏖️📚

Rutgers University librarians curated a summer reading list packed with witty essays, gripping true crime, and hidden gems to pick up if you can't get your hands on the latest bestsellers.
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Today Rutgers celebrates the freedoms, opportunities and communities that bring us together. Please have a safe and enjoyable Independence Day. #RUAmerica250 🇺🇸 🎆🏖️

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2016: The Impossible Burger—a meat-free alternative to the ground beef patty—was born at Rutgers, when the company Impossible Foods came to the Food Innovation Center at Rutgers to turn their idea for a better meatless burger into a reality. #RUAmerica250

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1972: "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day"—authored by Rutgers alumna Judith Viorst—hits the shelves. #RUAmerica250

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1943: Rutgers completely transforms modern medicine with the discovery of the first effective treatment for once-deadly tuberculosis infections—popularizing the term "antibiotic." In 1952, Rutgers scientist Selman A. Waksman was awarded a Nobel Prize for this work. #RUAmerica250

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1964: 🚭 New Jersey Medical School pathologist Dr. Oscar Auerbach helped turn millions away from smoking when his work, which linked cancer to smoking, was brought to national attention.

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Congratulations to physicist Eva Andrei, who received the 2026 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience, becoming the first Rutgers faculty member to earn one of the world’s most prestigious science awards.

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The grass at @FIFAWorldCup 2026™ is backed by Rutgers University's world-renowned Center for Turfgrass Science. Ten of the tournament's 16 official pitches will feature natural turfgrasses bred by university experts.

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1972: 🎶The catchy American yacht rock hit, "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" climbed to No. 1 on the charts. The song was performed by Looking Glass, a band formed during their time as Rutgers students. #RUAmerica250

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Rutgers Future Scholars is the leading college access program providing first-generation and low-income students with the life-changing opportunity and support to get to and through college. President Tate helped welcome 215 student inductees on Thursday in New Brunswick.

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What do Rutgers Hall of Famers and former NY Knicks James Bailey and Hollis Copeland think about the team’s rise to the NBA Finals, where New York plays San Antonio and fellow Scarlet Knight Dylan Harper?

READ THE STORY: https://t.co/Dp2PZm0wFv

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1934: 🍅The Rutgers tomato, an exceptionally tasty varietal, debuted—becoming the dominant commercial tomato found in Campbell's Soup, Heinz ketchup, and other household food staples. #RUAmerica250

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Today and every day, we remember and honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. 🇺🇸
#MemorialDay

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1941–1945: More than 1,700 undergrads and one-third of alumni served during World War II. #RUAmerica250

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Good morning, Rutgers Nation!

Let’s celebrate the Class of 2026 on this lovely Sunday!

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Half of all theater sets and props end up in landfills. This @masongross senior is building more sustainable solutions for Rutgers' stages.
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@rfootball's @JaiPatel44 proves you don't have to choose between NFL dreams and academic excellence. 🪓
#RutgersPride #CHOP #BigTen

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For 30 years, Theresa Corderi fed legends like Mike Piazza, David Wright and Pete Alonso as head for the New York Mets. This week, Theresa graduates from Rutgers School of Nursing with honors at 57.
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1869: College football is born at Rutgers, when the first intercollegiate football game was played between Rutgers and Princeton. 🏈

(Spoiler alert: We won. And we beat Princeton again over a century later in the first intercollegiate Ultimate Frisbee game, too). #RUAmerica250