The multi-cultural British royals

Mo Rocca visits with Rutgers University historian Alastair Bellany and shakes the family tree of the House of Windsor to find what falls out. Turns out, it's a lot more Continental than expected.

• May 20, 2018
• 04:09

Rutgers orders investigation of gymnastics program after abuse allegations

Rutgers University has ordered an investigation of its gymnastics program after its coach was accused of abuse.

• Sep 7, 2024

Program cultivates next generation of farmers

Almost half the nation's farms are owned by farmers 65 and over, making them the oldest workforce in the U.S. But a program at Rutgers University is working to combat that by recruiting and training promising young farmers. Meg Oliver has details.

• Aug 1, 2024
• 03:29

Rutgers president on campus protest response

Rutgers University President Jonathan Holloway spoke about his school's response to campus protests over the war in Gaza Thursday at a House Education Committee hearing on campus antisemitism. See Holloway's full statement.

• May 23, 2024
• 05:50

Tensions rise at Columbia after deadline to clear encampment

Tensions rose on the Columbia University campus as pro-Palestinian protesters refused to comply with a deadline to pack up their encampment.

• Apr 29, 2024

NYC, New Jersey earthquake witnesses share first-hand accounts

The roughly 4.7 to 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook New York and New Jersey, even as far north as the Boston area.

• Apr 5, 2024

Nikki McCray-Penson, Women's Basketball Hall of Famer, dies at 51

McCray-Penson won gold medals at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics. She was a three-time WNBA All-Star while playing for the Washington Mystics.

• Jul 7, 2023

Rutgers educators strike in massive, historic walkout

With 9,000 faculty and staff, the first walkout in the school's 257-year history is also one of the largest educators strikes in recent years.

• Apr 10, 2023

Rutgers star honors the mentor who helped him find basketball

Cliff Omoruyi only started playing basketball at age 14, just before his family in Nigeria sent him to New Jersey.

• Mar 8, 2023

How to talk to kids about traumatic events

In the wake of the deadly mass shooting at a Texas elementary school, parents may be struggling on how to talk about the traumatic event with their children. With school violence on the rise, the discussion is all the more prevalent in the U.S. Maureen Brogan of the Traumatic Loss Coalitions for Youth at Rutgers joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss.

• May 26, 2022
• 07:02

N.J. university offers free tuition to some students

Rutgers University-New Brunswick in New Jersey has announced full-time, in-state undergraduate students with family incomes below $65,000 can attend the university tuition-free. Francine Conway, the university's chancellor-provost, joins CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Jericka Duncan to discuss the new financial aid program, which also offers significantly reduced tuition for students in households making between $65,001 and $100,000.

• Mar 1, 2022
• 03:29

More colleges requiring students to get COVID-19 vaccine

Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway says that getting students immunized is vital for schools to reopen.

• Apr 15, 2021

Growing number of colleges are requiring students to get vaccine

At least a dozen schools are mandating students be vaccinated before returning to campus, including Rutgers University.

• Apr 14, 2021

Some colleges, universities mandate vaccines

At least a dozen colleges and universities across the country are mandating students get a COVID-19 vaccine before returning to campus. Rutgers University in New Jersey was the first to announce this requirement. Meg Oliver reports from Piscataway, New Jersey, where she spoke to the University president about what the fall may look like on campus.

• Apr 14, 2021
• 04:56

Rutgers requiring students to be vaccinated for fall semester

It's one of the first universities in the region to have such a vaccine requirement.

• Mar 26, 2021

Steven Hartman reports on why a high school math teacher was at the top of one Rutgers University grad's list

This graduation season, every kid under a cap and gown should be able to point to at least one person who made it all possible. Steven Hartman reports on why a high school math teacher was at the top of one Rutgers University grad's list.

• Jun 22, 2014
• 02:39

He started college behind bars. Now he wants to give back.

Dameon Stackhouse was six years into his prison sentence when he learned he would have a shot at earning his college degree.

• Jan 17, 2020

Don Imus, controversial radio legend, has died at 79

WFAN host Mike Francesa, a longtime friend, called Imus "one of the true giants in the history of radio."

• Dec 28, 2019

Here's what it's like to earn a college degree in prison

CBS News gained exclusive access to East Jersey State Prison for a graduation ceremony in November.

• Dec 20, 2019

"This is kind of a warning": Study says NYC may see more frequent flooding

Researchers say floods that strike NYC roughly every 25 years now, could happen once every five years between 2030 and 2045

• Oct 23, 2017

Rutgers apologizes for rejecting students from job fair

Rutgers Business School issues formal apology for barring students from entering job fair who wore attire that violated a new dress code

• Feb 17, 2017

Athlete takes on new mission after accident sidelines Super Bowl dream

A tragic accident sidelined his Super Bowl dreams, but he's become an inspiration to his former teammates and many more

• Feb 4, 2017

Appeals court takes action on convictions in Rutgers webcam case

Former Rutgers University student's roommate killed himself after being captured on webcam kissing another man

• Sep 9, 2016

Arrest made in killing of Rutgers student in NJ

The Essex County prosecutor's office says 25-year-old Marcus Feliz has been charged with murder and other offenses related to the Newark shooting

• Apr 13, 2016

Rutgers student killed in shooting near campus

Essex County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Katherine Carter says the shooting took place around 10 p.m. Sunday near the university's Newark campus.

• Apr 11, 2016