On November 29, the New Brunswick site of Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) hosted students from Rutgers University, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Maryland. BMS is a global bio-pharmaceutical company whose drug portfolio includes oncology, immunoscience, cardiovascular, genetic diseases, and fibrotic diseases.
By: Dharm Patel During the last blog post, I discussed the logistics of applying to a federal job. One major difference in applying to federal jobs is the resume. The federal resume reads very differently from a typical private sector resume. For those interested in applying to federal jobs, it would be worthwhile to have two separate resume templates, a public sector resume and a private sector resume.
By: Dharm Patel Applying to any federal job is done through the United States' federal government job portal, USAJOBS. Before you get started, you will need to create an account on USAJOBs and apply through the main application portal.
By: Zakiya Qualls
By: Eileen Oni This past September, members of the Rutgers community gathered at the Eagleton Institute Science and Politics workshop to hear words of wisdom and personal stories during a question and answer session with the Honorable Christine Todd Whitman, former New Jersey Governor. This session was moderated by the Associate Director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics, John Weingart.
By: Itzamarie Chevere-Torres “Good writing is good writing; it doesn’t matter if it is an email” Danielle Heuer, co-founder of Every Voice Educates and Communication Consultant and Coach for WD Communications, said as she started the presentation on Science Business Writing Workshop. The key to effective writing is to know your reader and to write just the necessary information using short sentences and everyday words.
By: Jennifer Casiano
By: Urmimala Basu 
Repeatability and reproducibility of scientific data has plagued scientists at all career levels for generations.
By: Fatu Badiane Markey Last week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Erika Shor of the Research and Grant Development office of the Public Health Research Institute (PHRI) at Rutgers Newark. Dr. Shor has a very unique position at PHRI where she combines a career in research with scientific writing.
By: Paulina Krzyszczyk It is fellowship application season!
The very first question you may have is, why apply? Well, being awarded a fellowship is a prestigious distinction, which can fund your Ph.D. studies for several years! It doesn't look half bad as a line on your CV, either.