Together A Faculty and Staff Guide to Rutgers - University Relations

World Hunger
Joachim Messing, director of
the Waksman Institute of Microbiology,
is the winner of the 2013
Wolf Prize in Agriculture for his
work developing a genetic
engineering technique used in
laboratories to create plants that
have produced disease-resistant
crops considered vital to feeding
the world's population.
The Bright Side
In 2013, 28 Rutgers students earned prestigious
Fulbright Scholarships, making Rutgers #11 in
the nation among all research universities. Also
in the group: Arizona State; Brown; Columbia;
Harvard; Northwestern; the University of
California, Berkeley; Chicago; Michigan; Texas
at Austin; and Yale.
Veteran and Military
Programs and Services
Rutgers students and faculty, along with
alumni and staff, have served in the
U.S. military since the American Revolution.
They have undoubtedly made sacrifices
and faced hardships unknown to
most other students. They, and those
who will come home in the years
ahead, have earned our respect, admiration,
and most importantly support as
they begin a new phase of their lives.
Rutgers Office of Veteran
and Military Programs and
Services (New Brunswick/
Piscataway)
Established to help with issues that student
veterans encounter as they transition
from combat to campus, this office
conducts orientation events, mentoring
programs, and advising programs and
can help student veterans with everything
ranging from disability services to
career services.
Web: veterans.rutgers.edu
Phone: 848-932-VETS (8387)
Email: veterans@rutgers.edu
Vet2Vet (Veterans Mental
Health Service)
University Behavioral Health Care coordinates
a mental health service for any
veterans suffering from psychological
or emotional distress as well as those
having difficulty re-assimilating back
into civilian life following the conclusion
of active duty service. The toll-free hotline
is accessible 24 hours a day, seven
days a week, and provides peer counseling,
clinical assessment, assistance
to family members, and access to a
comprehensive mental health provider
network of professionals specializing in
post-traumatic stress disorder, employment
assistance, and other veterans issues.
Web-based peer support and live
chat are also available. All services are
free and confidential.
Web: ubhc.rutgers.edu/vet2vet
Phone: 1-866-VETS-NJ-4
(1-866-838-7654)
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