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The Scarlet Spotlight

Apr 30, 2020

The Scarlet Spotlight is honored to be joined by Dr. Jay Tischfield for Episode 56 of the podcast. Dr. Tischfield's lab at Rutgers, RUCDR Infinite Biologics, developed the COVID-19 saliva test that is in the news. Dr. Tischfield discusses the test at length, its applications, approvals processes and more. He notes the...


Apr 23, 2020

The Scarlet Spotlight is pleased to be joined by two terrific journalists for Episode 55 of the podcast. Mike Vorkunov and Matt Fortuna of The Athletic joined the show to discuss their all-encompassing Rutgers men's basketball and football stories from this past season, which used Jon and Danny in their leads....


Apr 13, 2020

The Scarlet Spotlight is happy to be joined by former Rutgers men's basketball head coach Tom Young on Episode 54 of the podcast. Young, who led the Scarlet Knights from 1973-1985, discusses his playing days at Maryland and the start of his coaching career in the DC area. He notes how outside the box it was to come to...


Apr 3, 2020

The Scarlet Spotlight is happy to be joined by Rutgers athletic director Pat Hobbs on Episode 53. For his third appearance on the podcast, Hobbs discusses the difficult time for the athletic department during coronavirus, as well as the abrupt end to the basketball seasons. He comments on Olympic sports hires and...