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Payton Harmon’s research brings a remarkable combination of compassion, curiosity, and scientific rigor to one of the most urgent global health challenges facing children today. As a Ph.D. candidate in Nutritional Sciences at SGS, she is working to improve the effectiveness of oral rehydration therapy, a lifesaving treatment for pediatric diarrhea that has saved millions of lives but still leaves too many children vulnerable. Her work in Dr.

Career Pathways Research Brief No. 2
Published September 2025

Join us as we spotlight two cutting-edge projects: Aijia Yao, a second-year Ph.D. student in the Hamilton Lab, is investigating how cultural backgrounds influence the expression of mental health symptoms among marginalized youth, and Soham Chakraborty, a fourth-year Ph.D.

Advancing Scholarship and Service through Community Engagement

The School of Graduate Studies at Rutgers University will host its April Research Café on Wednesday, April 23, at 3 PM, spotlighting two graduate students addressing vastly different but equally impactful challenges from cancer biology to how students navigate complex information ecosystems. This month’s presentations will offer

April 9, 2025 — Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Career Pathways Research Brief No. 1
Published April 2025

March 11, 2025 – The School of Graduate Studies, Rutgers University