Yesterday at approximately 4 a.m., law enforcement found a man shot inside a vehicle in Piscataway, according to a MyCentralJersey article.

Yesterday at approximately 4 a.m., law enforcement found a man shot inside a vehicle in Piscataway, according to a MyCentralJersey <a href="https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/crime/2022/09/05/piscataway-nj-shooting-aspen-court/65473628007/">article</a>.
The man, whose identity has not yet been released, was transported to a hospital where he later died from his injuries.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Piscataway Police Department or the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.

Yesterday, law enforcement found a man fatally shot in a vehicle in Piscataway.

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With the end of November also came the end of the voting period for the Rutgers University Student Assembly's referendum regarding a potential student fee hike. On Monday, the Assembly confirmed that it failed to pass because it did not reach its minimum requirement of having 10 percent of the undergraduate student body turnout. 

Insufficient voter turnout quells Assembly referendum to raise student fee for club funding

Gihun Heo, a Master of Public Administration student at Rutgers—Newark's School of Public Affairs and Administration, was recently recognized for his efforts in the realm of public service with the Honorable Sheila Oliver Service Award, according to a press release. 

Rutgers—Newark graduate student earns award named for late lieutenant governor

Selin Bengi Gümrükçü, a lecturer in the Department of Political Science, has recently been designated as part of the Institute of International Education's (IIE) Global Community for Women's Leadership's inaugural cohort, according to a press release. 

U. lecturer designated as member of international female leadership cohort

Jermaine Toney, an assistant professor in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, was selected to join the 2024-2025 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis fellowship cohort to participate in research while residing at the Institute for Economic Equity (IEE), according to a press release.

Bloustein professor joins economic equity research fellowship

In November, Carly Goodman, an assistant professor in the Department of History at Rutgers—Camden, won the Edgar S. Furniss Book Award for her book, "Dreamland: America's Immigration Lottery in an Age of Restriction," according to a press release. 

U. professor earns award for 1st book on immigration, US visa lottery

The Vet Smiles Program is an initiative offered by the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine that provides Essex County veterans access to free dental treatment and care. 

U. provides free dental care to Essex County veterans

Following a tumultuous few months of meetings and demonstrations, members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 2298, known as the Newark Public Library (NPL) Workers Union, have yet to secure an agreeable contract for almost a year, according to an Instagram post by the union. 

In-depth look: Newark Public Library workers without contract for 11 months after earning city funds

On Wednesday, the Department of Geography and the Rutgers Libraries jointly held the annual Mapathon for Humanitarian Relief to celebrate Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day and Geography Awareness Week.

Mapathon event provides humanitarian assistance through virtual map development

Earlier this month, the Rutgers University Student Assembly passed a bill supporting the Vote16 movement in Jersey City, a subsection of a nationwide movement to lower the legal voting age to 16 for all municipal elections.

RUSA supports Vote16 movement, aims to lower voting age in Jersey City

Students and faculty in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy recently collaborated with the Wash and Learn Program at Roosevelt Elementary School to implement the Laundry Literacy Initiative, a Spanish book drive, according to a press release from Rutgers.

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