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| − | '''Rutgers University''' is a public university run by the State of [[New Jersey]], and is one of the oldest universities in the country. Rutgers is famous as the "birthplace of college [[football]]," and the first intercollegiate game of football took place between Rutgers in Princeton in 1869: Rutgers won. | + | '''Rutgers University''' is a public university run by the State of [[New Jersey]], and is one of the oldest universities in the country. Rutgers is famous as the "birthplace of college [[football]]," and the first intercollegiate game of football took place between Rutgers in Princeton in 1869: Rutgers won. It currently ranks #59 in USNews' 2008 "National [[University|Universities]]: Top Schools" list.<ref>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php</ref> |
Rutgers was the [[alma mater]] of the famous [[African-American]] singer and activist [[Paul Robeson]], who sang ''Old Man River'' in the original and film versions of ''Showboat.'' | Rutgers was the [[alma mater]] of the famous [[African-American]] singer and activist [[Paul Robeson]], who sang ''Old Man River'' in the original and film versions of ''Showboat.'' | ||
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| City: | New Brunswick, New Jersey |
| Type: | Public |
| Sports: | football, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, track and field, wrestling, crew, field hockey, gymnastics, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, volleyball[1] |
| Colors: | scarlet, black, white |
| Mascot: | Scarlet Knights |
| Website: | http://www.rutgers.edu/ |
Rutgers University is a public university run by the State of New Jersey, and is one of the oldest universities in the country. Rutgers is famous as the "birthplace of college football," and the first intercollegiate game of football took place between Rutgers in Princeton in 1869: Rutgers won. It currently ranks #59 in USNews' 2008 "National Universities: Top Schools" list.[2]
Rutgers was the alma mater of the famous African-American singer and activist Paul Robeson, who sang Old Man River in the original and film versions of Showboat.
The word "antibiotics" was invented at Rutgers by Selman Waksman, whose laboratory did very important work on these drugs in the 1950s. His laboratory developed streptomycin, which was extremely important because it was part of the drug combination that was the first cure for tuberculosis.