“What interests me about public service and social justice is the work being done to make the world a better place. With its diverse student population and collaborative opportunities with outside organizations, I knew Rutgers and the Bloustein School was the right environment for me to grow academically and achieve my goals. I wanted to find a way to serve communities through public service and social justice, to restore hope in areas that need it.”
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Undergraduate Public Health Student Spotlights
Combining Natural Science and Public Health
“What interests me about public service and social justice is the work being done to make the world a better place. With its diverse student population and collaborative opportunities with outside organizations, I knew Rutgers and the Bloustein School was the right environment for me to grow academically and achieve my goals. I wanted to find a way to serve communities through public service and social justice, to restore hope in areas that need it.”
Choosing the Bloustein School Opens New Perspectives in Public Health
“What interests me about public service and social justice is the work being done to make the world a better place. With its diverse student population and collaborative opportunities with outside organizations, I knew Rutgers and the Bloustein School was the right environment for me to grow academically and achieve my goals. I wanted to find a way to serve communities through public service and social justice, to restore hope in areas that need it.”
From Curiosity to Compassion: A Journey into Public Health and Medicine
Jay Kavia was always interested in science. Knowing he wanted to explore a career in medicine, he volunteered at his local hospital during high school. He began researching majors that would help him in his prospective medical career, including cell biology and neuroscience, biology, genetics, and public health. What set him on the path of public health was the pandemic.
Public Health major Lara Fougnies is 2023 Chancellor-Provost Student Leadership Award recipient
With a passion for improving community health outcomes, Lara Fougnies believes that public health strategies are the most effective way to confront the root of health issues in the country. Graduating with honors with a major in Public Health from the Bloustein...
Turning A Passion Into a Career: From Pre-Med to Public Health
Through her public health classes, Aliyah has learned about disparities in public health, influences on policy, and how to turn her passions into a career.
Public health: Learning something new every day to make a global impact
As a child, Fatma was visiting her home country of Senegal and fell ill. While waiting to be seen at a local clinic, she saw many women and young children waiting for hours to see a doctor. She knew at that moment that she wanted to impact people’s lives.
Rutgers Senior Works to Recruit Minority Men in Medicine
Learning more Black men applied to medical school in 1978 than 2014 inspired Kevin Carolina to try to change those numbers.
Improving the health of communities through public health research
Seeing her work make a real difference in the community was an extremely rewarding experience, and Aashna knew that public health and working to improve community health was the path she wanted to pursue.
Public Health Undergraduate: Kristin Howard
I chose Public Health because I want to use my knowledge of health disparities and community health to effectively work in a health administrative career.
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Inside the Black Box: Mapping Neighborhood Boundaries in a Muslim Informal Settlement. Case of Jamia Nagar, Delhi, India
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POSTPONED Rutgers University Winter Career and Internship Fair
Sonny Werblin Recreation Center 656 Bartholomew Road, Piscataway, United StatesAfter careful consideration due to forecasted weather conditions, the Office of Career Exploration and Success (CES) has made the difficult decision to postpone the in-person Winter Career & Internship Mega Fair scheduled for February 11 […]