Tag: Nitan Shanas

Graduating Senior Pursues Career Addressing Homelessness

Nitan Shanas won’t rest until everyone has a roof over their heads.

Rutgers University–Camden Civic Scholar Nitan Shanas has teamed with Joseph’s House of Camden to organize a “Sleepout for Homelessness.”

Philadelphia Inquirer: Friday, July 23
“IS $72,000 A YEAR ENOUGH TO SURVIVE IN NEW JERSEY?” Laura Napolitano (associate professor, FASC-sociology) discusses the political implications of switching to an accurate method of measuring poverty.
New York Times Magazine: Thursday, July 22
“POEM: THE WOMAN YOU LOVE CUTS APPLES FOR YOU” Selected for publication by poet Reginald Dwayne Betts, this poem is written by Patrick Rosal (professor, FASC-English).
USA Today: Thursday, July 15
“‘FIRST CONSPIRACY OF THE INTERNET AGE’: HOW THE TWA FLIGHT 800 EXPLOSION SPARKED ONLINE RUMORS FOR YEARS” Ted Goertzel (professor emeritus, FASC-sociology) describes the factors that help to spread conspiracy theories.
Psyche: Wednesday, July 14
“HOW TO LOVE YOUR BODY” Charlotte Markey (professor, FASC-psychology) wrote this guide to improving personal body image.
Wall Street Journal: Friday, July 9
“DRUG PRICES ARE ONE FOCUS OF BIDEN’S PUSH TO BOOST COMPETITION” Michael Carrier (distinguished professor, RLAW) discusses anticompetitive practices in the pharmaceutical industry.
Burlington County Times: Thursday, July 8
“RUTGERS-CAMDEN LAUNCHES NEW JERSEY INNOCENCE PROJECT” This new initiative will help exonerate wrongly convicted people.