On November 12, 2025, the Lifelong Learning Center welcomed students, faculty, and industry partners for Beauty Means Business: Career Paths Around the Beauty You See, an immersive professional development event hosted by Abbe Rosenthal, Assistant Director and lead of Corporate Partnerships for the Master of Business and Science (MBS) degree.
Sustainability professionals face a rapidly evolving landscape—and at the Professional Science Master’s program, we equip students in our Sustainability concentration to drive innovation and lead change at the intersection of science, business, and sustainability.
The Master of Business and Science (MBS) degree’s Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) is one of the most valuable resources available to students in our program. Comprising experienced STEM professionals across a wide range of industries, including pharmaceutical manufacturing, R&D, product development, media and television, consumer goods, and the energy sector, the IAB helps connect our students with experts in nearly every field relating to our concentrations.
On average, it takes about 10-15 years to discover a drug and bring it to market, with the cost soaring as high as $2.6 billion. It's a long, arduous, and expensive process with numerous failures and few successes. However, there's hope on the horizon. Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool to overcome these challenges.
Networking plays a crucial role in professional development, often opening doors to new connections, exciting projects, and better career opportunities. In fact, Hubspot reports that 85% of jobs are filled through networking. A referral or insight from your network can give you a significant edge in today’s competitive job market, often leading to that job offer.
At the Professional Science Master’s program, we provide opportunities for students and alumni to come together to share insights, learn, and forge lasting connections. One of the communities that the MBS has been fostering is Applied Food Science and Technology and Global Agriculture.
The New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists, the premier professional association for the cosmetics and personal care sector in the New York tri-state area, hosted Suppliers’ Day in New York City. The event, which took place May 2-3 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center, is the premier industry event in North America.
On Wednesday, April 26th, 2023, MBS students learned about the flavors industry. We invited four professionals to answer questions from Dr. Paul Takhistov as well as MBS students. It was a night of industry expertise and professional networking, beneficial to students across concentrations.
Most professionals agree, networking is vital to career growth. On Thursday, February 9th, the Professional Science Master’s (PSM) program collaborated with the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) to host a networking event. Our students had the chance to mingle with members of the HBA Central New Jersey chapter over dinner at the Rutgers Conference and Inn.
February 2, 2021, saw the return of the Annual UXPA/NJ Chapter Design Slam, a fun, interactive event where randomly grouped participants must quickly solve a non-hypothetical design challenge—the details of which are kept secret until the start of the event.