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The Rutgers Energy Institute integrates Rutgers’ expertise in science, engineering, economics, and policy and puts it at the forefront of alternative energy research. REI is engaged in four principal areas of activity: education of undergraduate and graduate students; pioneering research; outreach to the community to share information and engage the public; and policy advice to government, business, and civic leaders who require current knowledge about energy use, alternatives, and innovations to guide decision-making and public planning.

The Rutgers English Diversity Institute (REDI), founded by Professor Cheryl A. Wall, is a one-week summer program at Rutgers–New Brunswisk. REDI is designed for advanced college students and recent graduates whose cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds may contribute to diversity in the fields of English and American literary studies. REDI encourages students to attend graduate school and pursue careers as teachers and scholars in the field. 

New Jersey has only one media arts center programming year-round—offering over 100 annual film screenings and events: the Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center, which draws thousands of viewers from throughout New Jersey by providing an alternative media culture. The Rutgers Film Co-op/NJMAC is dedicated to the noncommercial exhibition of independent, classic, international, and experimental films and videos. 

The Rutgers Financial Institution Center at Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick lmarshals the intellectual resources of the region in examining the relevant issues facing the finance industry. The center exists to promote research on financial institutions and to act as a think tank and interface between practicing professionals, regulators, professors, and undergraduate and graduate students. The center seeks to serve industry leaders and practicing professionals through research conducted by the center and conferences on topical issues of concern to the industry.

The Food Innovation Center is a unique food business incubator and accelerator part of the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES). The center supports established early-stage entrepreneurs and existing food companies from concept to commercialization. Combining years of industry expertise and the advanced technologies offered by Rutgers, the center provides business, marketing, food safety, product design, and scale up expertise within FDA and USDA certified facilities to help companies successfully build and grow their business.

As part of the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, the Rutgers Fruit and Ornamental Research Extension Center conducts and disperses research applicable to the production of high-quality trees and small fruits, including apples, peaches, apricots, nectarines, brambles, strawberries, and ornamental nursery crops. The center increases production efficiency and protects fruit crops against environmental and biological hazards, while decreasing production costs and pesticide use.

Rutgers Global is committed to leading, developing, and promoting international initiatives and education. The unit fosters global engagement that enriches the student experience, builds faculty excellence, and enhances Rutgers University’s national and international reputation as a preeminent teaching and research university. Rutgers Global nurtures the diversity of Rutgers and New Jersey, advances cross-cultural awareness, and cultivates citizens and leaders whose knowledge and skills can bridge the local and global.

Initiated by Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences to promote and coordinate work across the entire university, Rutgers Global Health Institute is a universitywide convener and catalyst. The institute works collaboratively to improve the health of the most vulnerable populations and develops solutions to critical health problems worldwide. By bridging Rutgers’ diverse strengths, the institute advances collaborative research, builds community-driven partnerships, and expands global health education across fields and professions.

Rutgers Global–International Student and Scholar Services is committed to providing superior services and enriching experiences for our international community. Rutgers Global supports the journeys of our international students and scholars, from arrival to graduation/completion and beyond. Core services include providing advice and counsel on U.S. immigration regulations and compliance, immigration application processing, cross-cultural and transition programming, advocacy, and outreach.

Rutgers Global–Study Abroad seeks to ensure that every Rutgers student has access to opportunities for global learning which are academically rigorous, degree-relevant, culturally transformative, and empower students for impact in local and global communities. Rutgers Global expands students’ global education through 180 study abroad and service-learning abroad programs.