Congratulations to the three Aaron Shatkin Award winners from 2022. The award recognizes outstanding graduate students who have excelled in their research and coursework:

Jay Shah from Dr. Prabhas Moghe’s lab

Agata Krzyżanowska from Dr. Derek Sant’Angelo’s lab

By Vidur Sarma

Jobs related to patent law and intellectual property (IP) rights are booming and right now make up a significant percentage of the United States task force. According to a report titled ‘Intellectual Property and the U.S. Economy: 2016 Update’ released by the U.S. Commerce Department, industries focused on IP contribute to 38.2% of USA GDP, 45.5 million jobs, and 46% higher pay than that obtained through non-IP industries in the private sector.

By Gina Sanchez

SGS and the Rutgers SACNAS Chapter are proud to be active participants at the National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) Conference the week of Oct. 25-29. Sponsored by SACNAS (Society Advancing Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science), NDiSTEM is the largest multidisciplinary and multicultural STEM diversity event in the country.