The annual Scarlet vs. White game will be played before 5,000 fans on May 20 at SHI Stadium which Rutgers said was not safe for a large gathering like commencement.
One Rutgers professor wonders if people are just a little less concerned about the threat of the virus after a year, and cautions that that may not be the right attitude.
Rutgers researchers are interested in studying the homes of newly infected COVID-19 individuals to measure viral particles in the air to hopefully reduce infection rates among household members.
Support is widespread in New Jersey for additional restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic, but at the same time, Garden Staters themselves are becoming less likely to practice protocols that are meant to reduce the spread of the virus.