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Top Stories for Wednesday, August 5, 2026

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Research & Innovation

Are Plant-Based Diets Good for Exercise?

Could athletes trade meat for plants and maintain their performance? Researchers are exploring how plant-based and omnivore diets may shape health and fitness.  

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Research & Innovation

Early-Career Scientists to Lead 25-Day Atlantic Expedition

Oceanographers Joe Gradone and Corday Selden are preparing to step into one of the most consequential assignments of their careers aboard a vessel equipped for ambitious, round-the-clock science.

Research & Innovation

The Benefits of Job Hopping

Some hiring managers may be wary of applicants with a history of changing jobs, but new research reveals these candidates bring a hidden skill to the table.

Linda Caldwell Epps

Alumni

Alumna Highlights Untold Revolutionary War History

Rutgers alumna and trustee Linda Caldwell Epps, who plays a lead role in the state's commemoration of the nation's 250th anniversary, testified before a state Senate committee on the complex history.  

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