NEWS

Majority of Americans Experience Some Form of Gun Violence in Person.
Nearly two-thirds of adults in the U.S. have experienced some form of in-person exposure to gun violence, according to a national study by Rutgers researchers tracking racial disparities in direct and media-based experiences. This study, published in the Lancet...

Family Sparks NJIT Scholar’s Research into Biomedical Engineering.
Seeing her father struggle through rehabilitation exercises after a stroke made Marina Samuel '25 think, why can’t therapy be more personalized, effective and efficient for the patient? So, with a central focus on patients, she pursued a bachelor’s in biomedical...

Extreme Monsoon Changes Threaten the Bay of Bengal’s Role as a Critical Food Source.
New research involving Rutgers professors has revealed that expected, extreme changes in India’s summer monsoon could drastically hamper the Bay of Bengal’s ability to support a crucial element of the region’s food supply: marine life. The study, published in Nature...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Howard's article in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology titled, "Operative Mortality for Male Versus Female Surgeons: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis." In surgical subspecialties, women are least represented in orthopedic surgery...
Join NJ ACTS Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Research Design (BERD) Workshop Series on June 19th
Mapping Adversity to Midlife Health: A Latent Class Study in Hispanic/Latino Adults Ayana K. April-Sanders, PhD, MPH, Rutgers Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, will provide an overview of latent class analysis (LCA), including when and how to apply this...

NJIT Study Probes Genetic ‘Smoking Gun,’ Health Risks of Vaping Among Gen Z.
We all know how bad smoking is for you, but what about vaping? A new study at New Jersey Institute of technology (NJIT) led by forensic anthropologist and biochemist Sara Zapico is exploring the potential long-term health risks of e-cigarettes and how they might...

Measles cases seem to be slowing down in the US. What’s behind it?
About a month ago, the rate of new measles cases was accelerating at a seemingly unprecedented rate with more than 100 infections being confirmed every week. However, over the last couple of weeks, the rate of newly confirmed cases appears to be slowing. The Centers...

Rutgers-Newark Launches Institute on Improving Communities Through AI and Interdisciplinary Data Work.
Rutgers-Newark announced the launch of the Institute for Data, Research and Innovation Science (IDRIS), a groundbreaking effort that explores how AI and other technologies can improve healthcare, education, public safety, and other aspects of community well-being....