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Access Meets Impact at NJIT, Recognized by Carnegie Classifications.
Two of New Jersey Institute of Technology’s most distinguishing qualities — its focus on technology and commitment to access — have been recognized by Carnegie Classification. NJIT is among a small and elite group of universities nationally to receive this combination...
Princeton undergraduates gain real-world experience through community health micro-internships.
Four Princeton undergraduate students — Zoe Tavares, Adrija Kundu, Lena Chau, and Janah Richardson — gave back to communities and gained practical, real-world experience by working with New Jersey-based organizations focused on public health-related projects and...
Are Insulin Resistance Supplements Legit for Weight Loss? Experts Explain How They Work.
Just like Taylor Swift during her Eras Tour, it seems like weight loss supplements are everywhere right now—and that includes insulin resistance supps. Supplement companies market insulin resistance supplements to help lower your blood sugar, curb glucose spikes,...
Overdose deaths see a historic drop. What’s N.J. doing right?
Drug overdose deaths in New Jersey dropped across all racial and ethnic groups for the first time in a decade, the New Jersey Department of Health announced Wednesday. New Jersey had 2,816 drug overdose deaths in 2023, down from 3,171 in 2022, with meaningful...
‘People will die based on these decisions’: Trump administration cuts funding for dozens of HIV studies.
At the end of last week, Dr. Colleen Kelley said she was getting texts about every 10 minutes from colleagues whose HIV-related research grants were being terminated by the federal government. “This is just pure chaos and insanity,” said Kelley, chair of the HIV...
Don’t destroy scientific research grant review.
The Trump administration’s blocking of new grant awards via the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has the potential to be a life and death decision. The fact is federal grants underlie U.S. leadership in disease research and STEM, and it’s essential that everyone...
Founding partners unveil NJ AI Hub as center for innovation.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy joined Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber and representatives from Microsoft, CoreWeave, and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) to officially open the NJ AI Hub, a state-of-the-art, flexible space...
A New Scientific Field Is Recasting Who We Are and How We Got That Way.
Since Francis Galton coined the phrase “nature versus nurture” 150 years ago, the debate about what makes us who we are has dominated the human sciences. Do genes determine our destiny, as the hereditarians would say? Or do we enter the world as blank slates, formed...