Rowan Today

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University celebrated its Class of 2026 on May 15, awarding degrees to 106 new physicians and marking the culmination of years of rigorous training and service. The ceremony highlighted CMSRU’s mission-driven approach to medical education and featured a call to lead with hope, compassion and purpose as graduates begin their careers in an evolving health care landscape.

Four members of the Rowan community are among this year’s INNOVATE100 honorees, recognized for their contributions to innovation, entrepreneurship and immersive learning across New Jersey.

More than 200 new physicians officially joined the osteopathic medical profession as the Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2026 during commencement ceremonies held May 14 in Rowan’s Coach Richard Wackar Stadium

On Thursday, May 14, graduates from the Rita & Larry Salva School of Nursing & Health Professions (SNHP) and the Rowan-Virtua School of Translational Biomedical Engineering & Sciences (TBES) gathered on Rowan University’s main campus to celebrate Commencement for the Class of 2026.

Can new drug delivery methods expand treatment options in pregnancy? Meet Rachel Riley, biomedical engineer.

Rowan University has graduated its first Ph.D. in data science, marking another milestone in its rise toward R1 status as a public research institution.

Rowan University welcomed student entrepreneurs from across New Jersey for the 11th annual UPitchNJ competition. The May 1 event marked the first time the statewide contest has been hosted on Rowan’s campus and was organized by the Rowan Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

Rowan University has announced new partnerships with Rally House, a leading retailer of officially licensed collegiate and professional apparel and team merchandise, to serve as Rowan’s retail merchandise operator, and eCampus.com, to manage course material operations starting in July.

Gerard Capellades, Ph.D., an assistant professor of chemical engineering in the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering, plans to send crystallization experiments into Earth’s orbit aboard the International Space Station.

After Commencement Week at Rowan University, biophysics senior Makaylab Grandal will head to one of the nation’s most competitive medical physics Ph.D. programs — joining The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.